All Obiter articles – Page 70
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NewsMum's the word for lord chancellor's place on the ladder
David Gauke tells MPs that he has lasted seven weeks so must be doing something right.
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NewsThe snow must go on
How did the country’s legal profession fare when the ‘beast from the east’ hit?
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NewsBug’s life at VWV
Six partners at Veale Wasbrough Vizards have survived a gruelling set of trials beyond the call of duty for charity.
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NewsThe art of the perfect con
The Financial Conduct Authority has been broadcasting radio advertisements warning against scams. The listener is told to choose between Pitch A and Pitch B and decide which is the con. Personally, I thought they both sound like scams. Curiously, and quite by chance, I recently came ...
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NewsLegal London can take it
Bundles in the snow 3 Source: Michael Cross Bundles in the snow 3 Source: Michael Cross Three centimetres of snow is quite exciting, for London WC2A.
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NewsScotland wants its crumbs
The Law Society of Scotland has teamed up with firms and the Scottish government to put the country’s legal services on the map.
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NewsEvidence? Then spill the beans
The quarrel over non-disclosure, particularly in rape cases, rumbles on. I see that austerity is now being blamed for the failure of the police and Crown Prosecution Service to realise that, in some cases, complainants are not being wholly frank. I also see a suggestion that bobbies are to be ...
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NewsBAME boost? Just do the maths
Latest SRA data from its biennial diversity survey was published last week along with a stern injunction from chief executive Paul Philip that there is ‘much more to do to achieve a truly diverse profession’.
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NewsEe by gum! What an advert
Ison Harrison has released a new ad which Obiter says is like a John Lewis Christmas effort put through a Yorkshire filter.
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News285-year-old firm is no stick-in-the-mud
Reading firm Blandy & Blandy LLP first took lease of 1 Friar Street at a rent of £4 a year in 1798.
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NewsIt’s like this, yer ’onour
We all know it is now a requirement for politicians to drop their aitches if they want to appeal to the masses.
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NewsDynamic duo
Armed with only an acoustic guitar and a cello, a pair of former Ashurst trainees have been making a noise in the City.
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NewsPresident Hale marks the wrong countdown
Premature four-minute warning in insurer-claimant case.
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NewsPetty treason
Justice minister Dr Phillip Lee wandered off-piste last week while musing on Brexit.
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NewsPhysician, heal thyself
Solicitors live in fear of a knock at the door from the heavies of the Legal Ombudsman. But what happens if the complaints-handler itself fails to satisfy?
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NewsName game to blame for crime
James Morton ponders the link between names and criminal behaviour.