'Legendary' housing solicitor Giles Peaker dies after short illness
Prominent legal blogger was also one of the architects of landmark legislation that ensured rented homes were fit for human habitation.
Obituary: Ryan Dunleavy
A proud Yorkshireman whose breadth of experience made him a more rounded, empathethic and perceptive lawyer.
Much-loved lawyer for Bowie and the Rolling Stones dies aged 83
Paddy Grafton Green got into the entertainment industry by chance but carved out a niche practice.
Obituary: Gregory P. Joseph (1951–2026)
American trial lawyer and legal scholar whose work influenced litigation practice on both sides of the Atlantic.
Victims commissioner Newlove dies after short illness
She was ‘defined by courage, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to justice’, says deputy prime minister and lord chancellor David Lammy.
Obituary: Her Honour Judge Valerie Pearlman CBE
Pioneering woman barrister and judge gave a judicial summing up from a hospital bed.
Obituary: Ralph Bell
Principal of Torquay firm Ralph E Bell & Co had a strong reputation for legal aid work and a willingness to take on complex, often challenging cases.
Obituary: Robert Bourns
11 May 1956 – 23 June 2025.
Obituary: Gareth Rhys Edwards
A 'mad, infuriating, kind, wise, generous and consummately professional Welshman' who hated injustice, unfairness or prejudice.
Law Society announces death of former president
Society says Robert Bourns was respected for his kindness, thoughtfulness and dedication.
Sentencing Council chair dies suddenly at 70
Lord Justice William Davis was 'one of the very best criminal judges of his generation,' lady chief justice says.
Former bar chair Timothy Dutton dies at 68
'Man of uncompromising principle' retired in January after 45 years at the bar - and a decade after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Lord Etherton, former master of the rolls, dies at 73
Terence Etherton was the first openly gay judge appointed to the High Court and one of the Daily Mail’s ‘enemies of the people’.
Sue Stapely, doyenne of legal PR, dies at 78
Former BBC production assistant became the Law Society’s first head of public relations and then ‘invented crisis PR’.
Tributes pour in for employment judge and solicitor Veronica Dean
Practitioner, who has died aged 65, was 'a force to be reckoned with [...] full of compassion and empathy towards others'.