William Gibson
Freelance writer
William Gibson is a freelance feature writer
Freelance writer
William Gibson is a freelance feature writer
With angry farmers hitting the headlines, William Gibson recalls an earlier story of rural revolt & how justice was finally served
Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson
William Gibson on how an unsuccessful, widely-reported prosecution proved to be an unbeatable marketing tool
William Gibson explains how a high-society pool party brought down a government
Who would believe a granite outcrop in Dartmoor to be one of the oldest seats of English law in the country? William Gibson charts the pre-Norman origins of the tinners’ parliament of Crockern Tor
Did Richard Beeching deserve the public vitriol he attracted for the closure of the railways? William Gibson examines the impact of the swingeing 1960s cuts
William Gibson discusses how the current barristers’ strike is attracting attention to legal fees—again
William Gibson charts the history of the law firm merger & reflects on the bold move which started it all
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice
Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
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