All Obiter articles – Page 46
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NewsSolicitor vexed by village venom
Prosecution case that Harold Greenwood murdered his wife by poisoning was not a strong one.
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NewsAll the court’s a stage
Lawyers come up with suggestions for alternative venues that could stand in as makeshift courts.
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NewsI would walk 10,000 steps
Anneliese completed the 10,000 Steps for Justice challenge on her 95th birthday.
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NewsWomen advocates enjoy wardrobe revamp
Barrister’s venture claims to be first outfitter dedicated to 'ladies courtwear'.
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News‘I can see you but can’t hear you’ - Remote justice crawls on
Employment Appeal Tribunal discovers the 'Turn it off and on again' trick.
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NewsLegal lothario’s lethal liaison
One hundred years ago solicitor Harold Greenwood was charged with the murder of his wife.
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NewsGhost courts put the frighteners on MoJ
Instead of building ‘Nightingale’ courts in hotels and cruise ships, why not reopen some actual courts?
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NewsLawyer stays in tune with charity DJ set
DJ-turned-lawyer goes back to his decks for lockdown gig from his living room.
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NewsTaxi for Johnson? PM’s jibe at Starmer’s legal past
‘One brief one day, another brief the next day.’
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NewsLegal walking - without the crowds
Lawyers complete the 10,000-steps challenge while observing social distancing.
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NewsRemembering Eirian, a council pioneer
In 1977 Eirian Evans was the first woman to be elected to the Law Society council.
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NewsProphet of Zoom’s reality check
Spare a thought for those whose world has been turned upside down by the pandemic crisis: tech futurologists.
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NewsPerjury was only the beginning…
When Arthur Castro aka Orton was sentenced to 14 years for perjury in the Tichborne claim, it wasn’t the end of the case.
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NewsLockdown bards on the new normal
Lawyers show their creative side in collection of Covid-19 poetry.
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NewsVictorian cause celebre goes under the hammer
Archive of letters and printed works relating to the case of the Tichborne claimant.
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NewsVexing case of law’s serial suer
While there is doubtless fierce competition for the title of most annoying lawyer, the winner – by a margin – must be one-time Bedford Row solicitor Alexander Chaffers.
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NewsPharmacist dispenses with legal career (for now)
A trainee solicitor has put her legal career on hold to return to full-time work in the fight against coronavirus. Thorrun Govind was less than a year into her training contract with healthcare firm Hempsons when the pandemic began. Her firm has selflessly allowed her to go back to her ...
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NewsBlonde ambition still burns
Nearly two decades after first wowing audiences with her legal skills, Elle Woods is returning to the big screen (lockdown permitting) in Legally Blonde 3.