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High Court splits ex-postmaster Castleton’s fraud claim
Former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton alleges that 2019 group settlement was agreed based on ‘untrue’ statements.
No solicitors in latest annual silk round
Law lecturer brings action against student over 'sex-for-marks' defamation
Day of the Endangered Lawyer focuses on United States
Wheelchair user inspired by his own case to pursue law career
Treasury urged to rethink on tax adviser registration
Motor injury claims fall to lowest level on record
Judicial diversity strategy targets High Court and Court of Appeal
Former minister joins bar as conduct commissioner
Legal executives in limbo amid authorisation delays
Swift courts 'will save only 2% of Crown court time'
Strike-off for failing to verify known client's ID in person
Trainee solicitors 'invisible' as most omitted from big firms' websites
Sentencing remarks offered free to victims
No date in the diary for non-judges to hear asylum appeals
'Like Russia and Belarus' ECHR argument a fallacy, thinktank argues
Solicitor banned for certifying documents online
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Best of the blogs - 24 Jan 2026
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Witness wellbeing framework
HHJ Damien Lochrane reviews 'The Conscious Witness Handbook'.
Does Brooklyn have a right to use his own name?
The Beckham family disagreement has unexpectedly shone a spotlight on a niche corner of intellectual property law.
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Clinical negligence roundtable: Speaking up, speaking out
Health outcome statistics for women expose a ‘gender pain gap’. With a sky-high clinical negligence bill, how can law and lawyers work with patients, clinicians and health trusts to narrow the divide? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
MBE for legal aid royalty
The Solicitors’ Charity trustee Audrey Ludwig collects her MBE from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle.
'Hotshot' hair and the spare
Press photographers camped outside the side entrance to the Royal Courts of Justice this week, to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry.
Exhibition showcases frontline lawyers
'On the Front Line for Justice', in the Law Society library, is open until 20 March.
Brooklyn Beckham bombshell takes a legal turn
Have David and Victoria instructed solicitors over their estranged son? Er, no.
Council lawyers will not intervene in Mazur
Lawyers in Local Government says unique role of members cannot be properly addressed in appeal.
New year, new energy: Top destinations to unwind
Commission seeks to reshape outdated law
The importance of evidence-led reform
Criminal trial services: Slowly does it
What makes a great partnership?
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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New report charts perceptions of Solicitors Qualifying Examination
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SRA consults on new proposals to strengthen safeguards for client money
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SRA apologises and fully accepts recommendations of SSB review
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SRA calls for views to shape further robust action on claims
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SRA acts on concerns about law firm practices on high-volume claims
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SRA awards £360,000 for disadvantaged candidates to take SQE
Witness wellbeing framework
Firm hire: Senior employment lawyer joins Blandy & Blandy
Firm hire: Grosvenor Law welcomes white collar crime lead
Firm hire: Maguire Family Law appoints Manchester head
Firm hire: Family law specialist joins mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: Residential property partner appointment at Ramsdens
Firm hire: Clinical negligence team strengthened at Medical Solicitors
Firm hire: mfg Solicitors welcomes corporate partner
A Vienna whirl through the treaty maze
Simone Mamini reviews 'The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties (2nd edition)'.
Standard bearers
James Wilson reviews 'Global Standards and EU Law: Challenges for the EU Principles of Good Governance'.
Being a Trainee Solicitor: How to Survive and Thrive
Elizabeth Tarling reviews Tom Proverbs-Garbett's guide.
Blue-sky thinking
Dr Carlo Corcione reviews 'Comparative Environmental Law'.
Mining for feedback from the coalface
David Pickup reviews 'The Client Feedback Playbook'.
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