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NLJ this week: The insider goes behind the scenes

17 May 2024
Issue: 8071 / Categories: Legal News , Privacy , In Court
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Love Actually and Bridget Jones star Hugh Grant features in this week’s ‘The insider’ column, where Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School, hails the much-admired actor’s contribution to legal education

Meanwhile, the professor has noticed a number of High Court judges out and about recently, ‘kissing babies, giving presents to their long-suffering staff’. This is unusual behaviour. Whatever could be the reason?

He also tells a shaggy dog story, shares an insight into the Parisian court system, and—donning his Sherlock Holmes deerstalker and magnifying glass—reveals an intriguing discovery about judges’ rooms.

Issue: 8071 / Categories: Legal News , Privacy , In Court
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