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
Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin
Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire
Gilson Gray—Jeremy Davy
Partner appointed as head of residential conveyancing for England
DR Solicitors—Paul Edels
Specialist firm enhances corporate healthcare practice with partner appointment
NEWS
Personal injury lawyers have urged parliamentarians to reject plans to enact an extra defence in civil cases where child sexual abuse is alleged
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a post-Mazur regulatory review into litigation rights, and is fast-tracking an application from CILEX
The Court of Appeal has upheld the principle of core immunity for advocates, in an important judgment
The Bars, Faculty of Advocates and law societies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have come together to accuse politicians of putting lawyers at risk through their use of ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ language
The beleaguered TA6 property form has been re-released after almost a year of tests with a working group of residential conveyancers
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