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SRA makes emergency compensation payments to PM Law clients
Intervention spanning 24 offices could be the biggest ever undertaken by the regulator.
MoJ cautions against proposed 'drill music' safeguard
Client to pay costs after failing to cut lawyer's bill by 20%
Record number of solicitors call mental health charity
Complaint numbers rocket to record high
Solicitor who covered up late arrival in court is struck off
New-look lender handbook for conveyancers paused
Oatly’s 'post milk generation' trade mark sours in Supreme Court
Judgment reserved in first SLAPP strike-out bid
Herbert Smith Freehills joins flight from Canary Wharf to the City
Just two in 10 law firm leaders are women - global report
Solicitor convicted of stalking court observer
Coroner’s two-year adjournment amounted to misconduct
Not-for-profits cool on client account interest raid
LSB’s effectiveness under scrutiny in new review
Nationwide becomes first lender to accept e-signature
Court rejects abuse claim in Capita data breach case
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My digested week
A firm closure, an agentic AI and the deadline for the Ministry of Justice client account interest consultation.
Why risk and compliance matters more than ever
Solicitors are facing an expanding set of regulatory, technological and operational pressures.
Lawyers in danger: Ahmed Souab
Tunisian former magistrate is serving a five-year prison sentence just for doing his job.
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Partnership
My legal life: Laura Hadzik, JMW Solicitors
Lawyer in the news: Gerard Airey, Kilgannon & Partners
My legal life: Camilla Tamiolakis, Shakespeare Martineau
Lawyer in the news: Aman Thakar, Leigh Day
My legal life: Kerri-Anne Ball, Clarion Solicitors
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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.
Roses are red, lawyers are grey
Here’s a grim press release for Valentine’s Day.
Getting away with murder
Sleepwalking used as a defence.
Book ’em, Danno!
Witness statements in the marathon phone-hacking action brought by Prince Harry and others have piqued Obiter’s interest.
SRA escapes to minor victory
In a horrible week for the regulator, a small victory.
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’.
Office politics: commercial property
A world of difference: Alternative careers in law
Percentage costs orders – when does the cap fit
A success story for women’s rights?
Knowledge gaps in parental child abduction
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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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
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The SQE: Four Years On - new report highlights diversity and assesses factors affecting performance
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SRA warning notice over 'no win, no fee' practices
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SRA strengthens executive team with new Executive Director for Transformation
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2021 press releases
Firm hire: Real estate appointments at Addleshaw Goddard
Firm hire: Harrogate Family Law welcomes senior lawyer
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
Managing the immigration paradox
'In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular'
A pandemic of inhumanity
Christopher Stanley reviews 'Law and Inhumanity: Dehumanization, Silent Claims and Atrocity Crimes'.
Giving political cover to legal decisions
James E Hurford reviews 'Rethinking Legitimacy: Courts, Constitutions and Politics'.
Challenging the blind spot
Jeff Zindani reviews 'Mastering Legal Pricing: Strategies for Profit, Value, and Innovation'.
Complex relationships and moral dilemmas
David Pickup reviews 'Behind Her Smile' by Caroline England.
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