All Obiter articles – Page 69
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NewsShoe town dons walking boots
It may still feel like winter, but it is time to get those walking shoes out to support access to legal advice. One of the first events in this year’s season will be the Northampton Legal Walk, on 30 April. The annual event – now in its sixth year – ...
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NewsBy royal appointment
Fewer lawyers are to attend the next royal wedding than that of Prince William’s 2011 nuptials.
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NewsSmooth as Silk? Not quite...
The old dictum ‘You may have your choice of counsel but not the counsel of your choice’ seems to have cropped up recently in the Northern Ireland case over whether a defendant had to have a silk represent him. The question whether a good junior is better than a poor ...
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NewsWill the bashful barrister bare all?
Why the anonymity of the legal blogger who has become an indispensable source with new book?
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NewsKeen lets out the A-word
Advocate general and Ministry of Justice spokesman earns a new title in the Lords.
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NewsDon’t take me to your leader
A northern Irishman last week took his fight to secure the services of junior over senior counsel all the way to the Supreme Court.
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NewsIt’s a mad ad world
Hollywood actor Lindsay Lohan has been appointed spokesperson for Lawyer.com.
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NewsPersons of great interest
So, like Cameron’s ‘hug a hoodie’, this is to be the year of the KLIP (Kiss a Litigant In Person). It certainly hasn’t always been that way. When I was articled and trailed behind the outdoor clerk he was very dismissive of those strange people who could be seen in ...
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NewsReal life drama
Solicitors attending Lawyers in Local Government’s weekend school in Bristol were treated to a theatrical performance by commercial firm Bevan Brittan.
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NewsElizabeth the freight
It appears triggering Article 50 affected the humour on display last week at an august panel discussion held at City firm HFW.
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