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New threat to legislate as Sentencing Council row escalates
Mahmood 'extremely disappointed' by rejection of her request for new guidance to be revised.
Legal aid fee increase will be 'swallowed up' by NI rise, Society warns
Council law firm makes £575,000 loss after costly IT meltdown
Society condemns Istanbul 'attack on the rule of law'
Whiplash reforms have cut insurance costs, Treasury says
Old Bailey cleaners strike over privatisation
Costs order over consumer rights firm's unreasonable behaviour
Top firms maintain gender targets in latest partner promotions
'This is an emergency': Crown court backlog reaches record high
Firm complains to HMCTS over 13-month probate delay
Lawyers promoting tax avoidance could be named
Spring statement 'lacks proper investment plan' - Society
Slaughters promotes one woman to partnership as 40% target deadline looms
Rogue solicitor, 83, caught running unauthorised £86m practice
Partisan practitioners 'threaten rule of law' - Wolfson
BigLaw blacklisted: Trump targets another 'anti-American' firm
Warning for magistrate who shared 'offensive' post
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Mother in Law: Samantha Lowe, mediator extraordinaire
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
Whiplash reforms: motorists got pennies, insurers got millions
Promised £35 annual saving turned out to be just £15 — and even that’s debatable.
How ‘Big Law’ might respond to Trump attacks
There is shock at all levels of firms in this global elite bracket: shock that such significant businesses can face ‘existential threat’ based on executive whimsy, and shock that the rule of law can be put in such jeopardy in a large, mature democracy.
My legal life: Patrick Geddes, Allington Hughes Law
Lawyer in the news: Layla Barke-Jones, Aaron & Partners
Obituary: Chris Long
My legal life: Mandhir Seera, Hodge Jones & Allen
Lawyer in the news: Craig Cooper, Barings Law
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PII roundtable: Soft sell
With the PII market still benign, solicitors can focus their energy on how best to present themselves to insurers as a good risk. Eduardo Reyes and Rachel Rothwell report from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Fighting talk
Hopes for a debate between the AG and his opposite number on their widely divergent visions of the rule of law received a boost last week.
Stamp duty sing-a-long
Conveyancing director ends a busy and stressful period on a positive note.
Remembering WH Smith’s short-lived legal detour
Back in 2011, the retail giant agreed to host 500 ‘legal access points’ - endorsed by Amanda Holden.
Unbearable damage
District judge’s sentencing remarks go worldwide.
Council law firm makes £575,000 loss after costly IT meltdown
Pathfinder Legal's business model is ‘to charge lower legal fees than other private sector options’.
Data page – March 2025
Proceeds of crime: crypto scam recovery
Whipping up a storm
Modernising England’s arbitration laws
Sanctions, class actions and regulations
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: Intellectual property partners appointed at Edwin Coe
Firm hire: Trio of senior associates join mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: Construction specialist appointed partner at Hawkswell Kilvington
Firm hire: DMH Stallard recruits fifth partner of 2025
Firm hire: Senior litigation solicitor joins BTTJ
Firm hire: PCB Byrne welcomes civil litigation partner
Firm hires: Five solicitors qualify at Switalskis
Firm hire: Lee & Thompson welcomes advertising and marketing partner
ESG debate rages on: shareholder value versus accountability
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Corporate Purpose, CSR, and ESG'.
Charting privacy law through the ages
James Hurford reviews 'Landmark Cases in Privacy Law'.
Portfolio careers
Rosemary Auchmuty reviews 'The Rising Role of Women in Family Offices and Family Businesses'.
Judging the morality of death
James E Hurford reviews 'Act and Omission in Criminal Law' by Roni Rosenberg.
Richard Susskind's best book yet?
Michael Cross reviews Richard Susskind's 'How to Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed'.
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