Sports Calendar

In the City: the lure of Mayfair

Luxury living in the West End has its appeal for lawyers in the East End

Weird cases: explosive court tactics

An advocate discovers that what you can't achieve through the power of language you can’t achieve with physical tricks

In the City: Super Tuesday get the festive season off to a warming start

There were so many events for me to go to that it would have taken a Belgrave playboy’s taxi account to get around them all

David Pannick: a difficult line to draw

Disrespectful abuse of opposing lawyers, or judges, is not necessarily a contempt of court - it may depend on local conditions

Frances Gibb: the war on legal aid

If there is already mismanagement of the scheme - to the tune of £25 million in overpayments - how will the Government's other changes work?

In the City: creavity in conflict? It's all an illusion

Among the fine arts students was a solicitor who entertained the crowd by cavorting with a bottle of champagne balanced on his head

Frances Gibb: publishers' nightmare

Five years ago many commentators believed that libel was dying in the English courts. Last year's figures from the High Court prove otherwise

Weird cases: don't disturb the bears

A disturbed young man is prosecuted for unlawfully entering the grizzly bear enclosure at San Francisco zoo

David Pannick: politicians must know their limits

When sweeping changes are announced without proper consultation, it’s time for a written constitution

In the City: no holds barred as solicitors and insurers let fly

It was mid-afternoon in a very wet Russell Square in London when suddenly the fireworks started

Frances Gibb: the art of the expert witness

In-depth knowledge of a subject is not enough. Professionalism and integrity are essential too, says senior judge

Weird Cases: what not to wear in court

The lawyer who challenged the court's definition of a "staid environment" with his baseball outfit

In the City: it’s simply not our culture

Being hopelessly devoted to clients may seem appealing ... but wouold it show up the locals?

Frances Gibb: victims in the driving seat?

At the Bar conference barristers leaders warned that people should not be deceived into thinking that they are in the driving seat

Weird Cases: briefs grief

A holidaymaker claims the design of his underwear was at fault for his discomfort

Frances Gibb: the internet and the super-injunction

The recent clash between the courts, media and Parliament over the Trafigura injunction has exposed the latest enemy of press freedom

In the City: you have a dispute. Are lawyers the solution?

Litigation might be booming but how did everyone at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' annual mediation symposium answer the question?