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Regional heavyweights in acquisition talks
Stockmarket announcement made 'following recent press speculation' about potential deal.
Judge calls for media sensitivity as he jails 'romance fraudster'
Dentons challenge to AML ruling reaches Court of Appeal
MP clashes with victims commissioners over jury reform
Reform bids to mobilise legal allies
Solicitor struck off for giving clients false case updates
Former attorney general warns over Henry VIII powers
Biggest civil fraud trial concludes with £177m award
LSB set to block 11% budget boost for ombudsman
SDT reveals surge in private prosecutions
'1948 relic': Personal injury lobby faces new fight to cling onto private health costs
In depth: SEND 'listening exercise' sparks scepticism
Unclaimed class action cash attracts £68m worth of funding bids
Two-year suspension for ex-City partner found in contempt
Medical records disclosed to accused in domestic abuse cases, peers told
'I can't trust anyone again': Mesh victims speak out after solicitor banned
Gerry Adams case dropped after court signalled loss of QOCS shield
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Reflections after a council meeting
Members can think those governing a members’ body don’t have a clue. But the Law Society Council meeting last week showed we are at the heart of their current concerns.
SDT's anonymity ruling takes us on a slippery slope from open justice
Alarm bells rang as the SRA brought an anonymity application over parties named in a case already in the public domain.
Carr’s coded message on sentencing
Lady chief justice's message to David Lammy was unspoken but entirely clear.
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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
Transparency champion LSB forgets to open its own files
There is no mention of last month's board meeting on PM Law anywhere on the oversight regulator's page.
KC Day questions
Why bother with a process predisposed to ignore applications from outside the bar?
Whereabouts of 'expert' irks judge
Reports of a solicitor being struck off for telling a judge he was in London rather than Germany reminds me of a case I had at Lewes Crown Court.
Keeping up appearances
Select committees rarely flex their power to summon.
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’.
Later life divorce: the retirement risk family lawyers can't ignore
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Contempt: Prejudice in pixels
Who pays when private treatment goes wrong?
Family court proceedings – time for a rethink?
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Chief executive sets out priorities for change in 2026
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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
Firm hire: Penningtons Manches Cooper appoints partner
Firm hire: Medical negligence partner appointment at Stewarts
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
Reverse MIDAS touch?
Sally Azarmi reviews 'Outsourcing Crimmigration Control'.
Shaping and shaped by 250 years of history
James E Hurford reviews 'The U.S. Supreme Court in American Society: Historical Perspectives'.
Our debt to Roman law
James E Hurford reviews 'Principia Iuris: A Historical and Comparative Introduction to the English Law'.
Demystifying the parole process
Steven Ball reviews 'Parole Board Hearings – law and practice (4th edition)'.
An invaluable tool
Richard Charlton reviews 'Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide (5th edition)'.
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