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Weird Cases: brain invasion

The computer programmer who claims Wal Mart and the Canadian mounted police probed his brain to steal an invention

In the City: chattering on about Bond

Collyer Bristow hold an event in honour of long-time client David Arnold, the Bond composer

Freed from his judicial shackles, Lord Bingham delivers his judgment on the Iraq war

The legality of the invasion is not just a moot point: five years on it continues to haunt lawyers

Weird Cases: suing a judge is asking for trouble

A Canadian lawyer loses a case for a 'scurrilous attack' on a panel of judges

Quirks, oddities and wit: a continuing saga of the common law

As a collection of his columns is published, David Pannick, QC, looks back at some memorable legal characters

In the City: what's in a name?

Kinstellar's style advisers were briefed to come up witha single word that embodied its links with Links

Free, gratis and for nothing: why pro bono has finally come of age

At the start of National Pro Bono Week, lawyers can collectively pat themselves on the back

Weird Cases: speeding challenge

An American woman charged with speeding delivers a spirited defence

In the City: how to say 'sorry'

Not a week seems to pass without Collyer Bristow announcing its client has received yet 'another apology'

Should MPs interview new supreme court judges?

If judges are becoming increasingly active in creating law, pressure may grow for them to have 'democratic accountability'

Weird Cases: prosecuting profanities

Does American law limit what a citizen can shout in her own home at her overflowing toilet?

In the City: when is it wise to take a stand?

A high-powered panel appears in a discussion at Lovells, but what about the common folk's views?

Reasons to back Barack Obama

A John McCain victory would set back constitutional law for a generation, argues David Pannick, QC

Seal of approval for Sharia councils?

Sharia rulings are in the limelight again with suggestions that mediation on family disputes could go before English judges

Weird Cases: blonde or brunette?

Do blondes have more fun? An American judge had to consider the question in a recent case

In the City: the good, the bad and the ugly

A recent survey of who graduates want to work for shows three different types of cool among City law firms

Fast-track divorce for Madonna?

Collaborative law is the new non-confrontational way for couples to reach agreement out of court, says Frances Gibb

Weird Cases: flying fruit

A Scottish court rules that, legally, a pineapple can be the agent of harm in an assault

William Blackstone: a sour, morose and imperious judge of the common law

The man who wrote the first reliable guide to the common law is largely unknown, says David Pannick, QC

In the City: Norton Rose first out of the traps

According to the firm's research, the overwhelming view is that the financial crisis will take up to five years to dissipate