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‘People are distressingly ignorant’: Hale and Sumption at the Lords rule of law inquiry
Appearing before a Lords inquiry into the rule of law, Lady Hale and Lord Sumption called for better education, while highlighting media misinformation and inequality of arms.
Ex-Orrick lawyer touched colleagues inappropriately, tribunal finds
UK law firm offices caught by Trump’s DEI assault
Criminal sanctions warning over City’s dirty money failings
SRA neglected risks of ‘accumulator’ firms - Law Society
Chartered legal exec at top PI firm banned for fabricating defendant’s admission
‘Discriminatory’ VAT on school fees ‘breaches ECHR’
Secret commissions breached duty to borrowers, Supreme Court hears
High Court allows abuse victim to 'tell her story'
Car makers and trade bodies fined £77m by CMA
Firm scraps global diversity pledge amid US pressure
Profits soar again at ABS pioneer Co-op Legal
Former managing associate accepted he had 'upset' colleague
£250 advice from ‘shoddy’ lawyers forces employees into silence, MP claims
Retired magistrate advised over ‘extensive reference’ to JP suffix
US firm pledges $100m for pro bono in Trump deal
'No quota' on SQE passes, conference hears
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From lecture hall to law firm: unlocking talent
The legal profession embraces career changers, but one transition that remains relatively under-explored is the move from academia into legal practice.
The case for onshore: Dubai is about more than offshore and free zones legal work
Excello Law expanded our UK law firm into Dubai recently and one of the most significant decisions we made was to operate as a mainland firm rather than setting up in a free zone.
My legal life: Winona Chan, Aldermore Bank
Lawyer in the news: Katy Colton, Mishcon de Reya
My legal life: Patrick Geddes, Allington Hughes Law
Lawyer in the news: Layla Barke-Jones, Aaron & Partners
Obituary: Chris Long
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AI and mid-sized firms roundtable: Intelligence testing
For mid-market firms, the advent of generative AI is a double-edged sword. The technology can handle routine tasks and free up billable time, but also obscure intrinsic flaws in processes.
Exceptions to the cab rank rule
In 25 years of practice, I never met a clerk who, if he or his master did not want a case, could not evade it.
It ends as it began
Richard Nelson, who applied for a trainee position after seeing an advert in the Gazette, retires after 42 years with the same firm.
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.
Be ready to battle fake reviews, in-house lawyers told
New powers will make it easier for Competition and Markets Authority to take direct action on consumer law breaches.
Insight: Unused pension assets will be liable for IHT from April 2027
The challenge of crypto
Feminist legal activism between the wars
Balancing fairness and certainty in prenups
The end of the shareholder rule?
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Firm hires: Gilson Gray
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Firm hire: Boyes Turner appoints head of residential property
Firm hire: Health and social care senior associate joins RWK Goodman
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Firm hire: Intellectual property partners appointed at Edwin Coe
Firm hire: Trio of senior associates join mfg Solicitors
Magna Carta, did she die in vain?
James E Hurford reviews 'Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens'.
ECHR – are you being served?
David Glass reviews 'Legal Services and the European Convention on Human Rights: Securing Private Rights and Public Interests'.
Little grey cells and judging when it’s time to go
Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges
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'.
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