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Politicians condemn 'sham' lawyers as SRA probes asylum firms
Regulator vows to take action against anyone in breach of their duties.
Law firm income and profits soar - benchmarking survey
Global powers combine in 'world’s largest ever law firm merger'
Government defeats latest jury trial amendment
Much-loved lawyer for Bowie and the Rolling Stones dies aged 83
Solicitor suspended for threatening complaining client with injunction
Magistrates sanctioned over interactions and reactions
Eversheds Sutherland and Irwin Mitchell announce promotion rounds
Claims firm banned from citing Martin Lewis endorsement
Solicitor's 'extraordinary' error renders loan security void
Jury reforms face key hurdle today
Junior banned for falsely recording 100 hours amid billing pressure
AI to get a court transcription try-out
Partners approve Ashurst’s transatlantic merger
Birmingham solicitors tell SRA to stop policing bullying and sexual misconduct
Law Society issues new guidance post-Mazur
Legal aid deserts in Wales fuel demand for clinics
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Lawyers and the Panama Papers – 10 years later
Back in 2016, I was both wrong and right about what I predicted the consequences would be for lawyers.
When travel plans go West
How should Home Office powers be exercised in high-profile cases?
Best of the blogs -11 April 2026
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Partnership
Lawyer in the news: Anna Sari, Morrish Solicitors
My legal life: Sangita Manek, Irwin Mitchell
My legal life: Matthew Vernon, Hill and Company
Lawyer in the news: Chris Hoole, Appleyard Lees
My legal life: Lewis Roberts, Rayden Solicitors
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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
Half a century of comfort, hope and safety
Happy 50th birthday to Central England Law Centre.
PR powerhouses toast bright future
Two of the more venerable names in the legal public relations industry have merged.
Turner on the naughty step
'Uncollegiate' critic of jury curbs has the Labour whip suspended.
Memory lane
Land Registry for sale, personal injuries litigation, and Telex installation at Chancery Lane: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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’.
From snow to sun: Where to find your perfect April getaway
The Strait of Hormuz: What a blockade could mean for commercial contracts
Legacy system
Rewriting the rules of engagement
Climate guidance embraces nature-loss risks
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Regulators launch joint taskforce to crack down on poor practice in motor finance claims
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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
Firm promotions: Directors appointed at Switalskis
Firm hire: RWK Goodman welcomes real estate partner
Firm promotion: Partner appointment at Arc Pensions Law
Firm promotion: Davis Blank Furniss appoints equity partner
Firm hire: Senior health and safety partner joins Forbes Solicitors
Firm hire: Director appointment at Burges Salmon
Firm promotions: Lee & Thompson appoints four partners
Firm hires: Senior construction duo join Gateley Legal
Navigating the turbulent seas of globalism
Kevin McVeigh reviews 'The International Law of Economic Integration'.
Reaching across the divide
Michael Mansfield KC reviews 'How do we even talk about Palestine and Israel? One group's experience in unspoken territory'.
A doomed teenager who changed the course of justice
David Pickup reviews 'Failed Justice: the Craig and Bentley Case Revisited'.
From Kiszko to Dando – cases that went wrong
The World’s Biggest Miscarriages of Justice: When Justice Fails
Reverse MIDAS touch?
Sally Azarmi reviews 'Outsourcing Crimmigration Control'.
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