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The Met on the prowl, welcome to our new Lord Chancellor, and being mistaken for a minor royal

An American lady leaned in and whispered, “Are you going to the coronation?” This is where things went wrong.

By Joanna Hardy-Susskind

The Met on the prowl, welcome to our new Lord Chancellor, and being mistaken for a minor royal

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Joanna Hardy-Susskind’s Diary: The endless wait for a day in court, Suella Braverman’s drug nonsense, and a lawyer in the Big Brother house

Unconvicted murderers are not, in fact, more popular than exhausted junior lawyers.

By Joanna Hardy-Susskind

Joanna Hardy-Susskind’s Diary: Wigs on the picket line and my fight to fix the justice system

Dealing with Dominic Raab is like trying to reason with an ex who’s packed his bags, downloaded Tinder and…

By Joanna Hardy-Susskind

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