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Equity partnership still heavily dominated by men, SRA data shows
Proportion of female lawyers continues to soar but seniority gap continues.
Complaints must be 'tools for learning', incoming LeO chief tells MPs
Children at heart of 'problem-solving' blueprint for family lawyers
Judge makes first 'statutory SLAPP' declaration
AI is administrative justice tribunal’s future - but data improvements needed
PM Law windup begins as police probe alleged fraud
Bid to curtail jury trials clears first parliamentary hurdle
SRA chief signals shift away from enforcement as reports surge
Defence firms 'exploiting' stranded PM Law clients
Rule of law is good for growth - but hard to prove
High Court: No mandatory breakdown of litigation costs in every case
Stalker solicitor given two-year community order
'Light-touch' oversight of SRA no longer fit for purpose after failures
Solicitors take jury reform fight to parliament
CPS instructions to counsel lack key details, inspectors find
More than 3,200 lawyers urge Starmer to rethink jury trial reforms
Lawyers to advise rape complainants on 'unnecessary' requests
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Reducing court delays without compromising justice
Coordinated action must address judicial and court staffing, sitting availability, venue capacity, and the implementation of more viable legal aid rates.
The economic riddle of the rule of law
China's experience since the mid-1990s is a challenge to the magic ingredient theory.
Trial by jury must not become the casualty of a strained justice system
Efficiency must never come at the expense of the constitutional principles that give that system its legitimacy.
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Professional indemnity insurance: Playing hide and seek
Stable prices and ample capacity remain benign characteristics of the PII market, but some experts fear that cost does not reflect risk. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette Roundtable
How now, no cow: SC judgment inspires give-away
Forbidden slogan is put out to pasture.
Employment tribunal videos get five stars for effort
While lacking in razzle-dazzle, judge-produced clips are packed with useful detail for LiPs.
How to succeed – don’t be flash
Advocacy is almost as much about what you don’t do as what you do.
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Post Office scandal takes centre stage
'Glitch – The True Story of the Post Office Scandal' may be coming to a theatre near you.
Novice solicitor lied about university career to get City job
Former in-house practitioner ‘created a persona that he thought was required for a role in private practice’.
Ofcom raises the stakes
Expansion of ‘newcomer’ injunctions
Listening to the next generation of lawyers
Insight: Why flexibility alone is not easing pressure in the legal sector
Competition law: All together now
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Update on the Solicitors Regulation Authority investigation on the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
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Ten-year diversity data shows improvements but more to be done
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SRA intervention into PM Law Ltd
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Update on the SRA's investigation into PM Law Ltd group
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SRA intervention into PM Law Ltd
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FCA and SRA issue joint warning to firms representing motor finance commission claims
Double hire at Emsleys Solicitors
Firm hire: Agricultural team expands at Harrowells
Firm hire: Doyle Clayton appoints regulatory partner
Firm hire: Personal injury team leader joins Optimal Solicitors
Firm hire: Capsticks welcomes claims partner
Firm hire: Medical negligence partner joins Stewarts
Firm hires: Seven new employment and pension lawyers at Freeths
Firm hire: Associate solicitor appointment at Hugh Jones
The shot 'went off by itself': Accidents don't happen with The King's Players
Opening night of ‘The Accident’, a play written and produced by staff and students at King’s College London, poses the question: 'Did the gun go off accidentally?'.
A meeting of minds
Tony Roe reviews 'Staying Sane in Family Law'.
When an inspector calls
An International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations (2nd edition)
A timely and ambitious reconceptualisation of climate-related human mobility
Simone Mamini reviews 'Climate Change, Human Rights and Adaptive Mobility'.
Charting the journey from police station to charge
Hugh French reviews 'Defending Suspects at Police Stations (9th edition)'.
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