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SRA delivers update on Post Office scandal probe
Solicitors are also under investigation over their engagement with Sir Wyn Williams’ public inquiry. ‘We must get this right,’ says regulator.
LCJ snubs international judicial wellbeing pact
Law firm and partner ordered to pay £53,000 in fines and costs for AML failures
Simmons & Simmons sets social mobility targets
MoJ viewing probate progress through 'rose-tinted spectacles'
Competition Appeal Tribunal urged to approve £200m Mastercard settlement
Former junior lawyer appeals strike-off over backdated trust deed
Supreme Court gives ‘welcome confirmation’ on Insolvency Act
Magistrate sanctioned over social media posts on Palestine
Family Division president sounds warning over ‘astonishing’ surrogacy
AI getting more accurate but lawyers still needed, finds new report
Mother asks court's permission to 'tell her story' in legal first
'Deeply caring' solicitor 'blurred lines' between legal work and counselling
HMRC rows back on partner tax change which could have hit law firms
Former Law Society presidents condemn ‘venomous’ attacks on AG
Veteran solicitor lied to hospital to find out about client’s condition
Bid to sink Mastercard settlement opens at Competition Appeal Tribunal
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Best of the blogs - 22 Feb 2025
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Fraud: Big corporates have a target on their back
A new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud comes into force this year. It has important differences to existing ‘failure to prevent’ offences.
Local law societies: the profession's unsung heroes
Societies keep solicitors connected and supported - we should cherish their work.
My legal life: Gavin Grewal, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors
Lawyer in the news: Chris Webber, Squire Patton Boggs
My legal life: Heledd Wyn, Rothley Law
Lawyer in the news: Dino Nocivelli, Leigh Day
My legal life: Chantal Davies, professor of law, University of Chester
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Client risks: Danger nous
How should firms manage risk, compliance and client care in the context of rising demands relating to due diligence? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
From tragedy to triumph: Lawyer swims 10km with one working arm
Justen Bersin-Taylor spent 10 months in hospital but is targeting a return to work.
Matron! Cases for the prosecution
Morton's first day acting as an agent for the newly formed Crown Prosecution Service did not begin well.
How do you like it sofa? BBC lifts the lid
Defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind presents 10-part BBC Radio 4 series, 'You Do Not Have To Say Anything'.
Blooming ’eck. E-conveyancing again?
Plans for breakthroughs in digital conveyancing seem to come into flower once every seven or eight years.
Legal privilege at the intersection between civil and criminal disputes
Confidentiality considerations.
Lawyers must reskill in this era of tech – but we should focus on human traits too
Data page – February 2025
At the double
Celebrating a Caribbean pioneer
Legal aspects of air pollution
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: Immigration partner joins DMH Stallard
Firm hire: Bevan Brittan welcomes pensions specialist as partner
Firm promotions: Six appointments at Glaisyers ETL
Oswestry litigation executive retires after 33 years at firm
Firm promotions: 17 appointments across Switalskis
Firm hire: Private wealth partner arrives at Moore Barlow
Firm hire: Stevens & Bolton appoints commercial litigation partner
Firm hire: Druces welcomes partner to real estate team
A 'third way' on the constitution
James E Hurford reviews Christina Lienen's 'Shaped by the Nuanced Constitution'.
'Policymakers in robes' who create America
Kevin McVeigh reviews Stuart Banner's 'The Most Powerful Court in the World'.
What Clients Want from Law Firms
David Pickup reviews 'What Clients Want from Law Firms', edited by Alex Davies.
In good conscience – how English law developed
James E Hurford reviews 'Conscience, Equity and the Court of Chancery in Early Modern England'.
Extraordinary truths more shocking than fiction
Richard Hanney reviews 'Framed' by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.
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