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Treasury intervenes in motor finance Supreme Court showdown
Chancellor Rachel Reeves concerned for motor industry - but lawyers stand to make millions from court win.
CAT resolves ‘carriage dispute’ in £2.5bn class action
Ruling addresses medical fee breakdown controversy
Punish more offenders in the community, Society tells Gauke review
Growing Midlands firm seeks more than 50 recruits
Life in the Law: LawCare announces wellbeing and mental health survey
In depth: Journalists test scope of family court transparency initiative
MPs to probe county court work amid growing delays
Judges should block legal privilege abuses, say top legal academics
TikTok lawyer probed by SRA over video share
Government rethinks ‘Computer must be right’ rule
Litigation funder buys UK law firm and pledges ‘one-stop shop’
Judges' union urges removal of Pitcher as JAC chief
Resemblance between discounter's cider and Thatchers 'cannot be coincidental', CoA rules
SRA imposes maximum £25,000 fine over AML failings
Judge blames courts backlog after jury questions rape trial delays
'Government will not be cowed': Hermer reassures MPs on legal risk guidance
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Open justice online: Let’s give credit where credit is due
From the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to the Rolls Building, technology is gradually opening up judicial proceedings.
Lawyers and oligarchs
Here’s another prediction for 2025: our law firms will have to be as careful in their involvement with the new US oligarchy as with the former Russian one.
Back to the future on sentencing?
Restoring the best ideas of the past would bring sentencing up to date.
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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.
Friends reunited as SRA chief jumps ship
Deputy chief executive Juliet Oliver moves on after 10 years at the regulator.
ChatGPT leaves claimant cheesed-off
Judge shares concerns that a claimant, who alleged she was unfairly dismissed for making a protected disclosure over mouldy cheese, did not understand her case.
Been there, done that Sir Brian
Former Queen’s Bench president wants lawyers to give him ‘ambitious’ evidence and ideas that ‘challenge current thinking’.
Local law society chooses new president aged 28
Family law specialist Kerry Read, who has been a solicitor for only four years, has become Norfolk and Norwich Law Society's new president.
'Government will not be cowed': Hermer reassures MPs on legal risk guidance
Atttorney general says previous guidance for government lawyers advising on lawfulness risked diluting legal standards.
Plea bargaining
Hormonal imbalance – the silent predator
Financial remedies – one size does not fit all
FCA broadens approach to disclosure
Basis period reform: What does it mean for law firms?
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: Property disputes specialist returns to Boyes Turner
Firm hires: Thrings welcomes partners to development of land service
Firm hire: Litigation partner joins Capsticks' corporate and commercial team
Firm hires: Trio of partners arrives at Foot Anstey
Firm hire: Private equity partner appointed at Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm hire: DMH Stallard welcomes dispute resolution partner
Firm hires: Simpson Millar expands public law division
Firm hire: Private wealth partner joins Lester Aldridge
Liability for what we fail to do right
David Glass reviews 'Omissions in Tort Law' by Sandy Steel.
What to do when a partner is not doing the business
David Pickup reviews 'Managing Partner Performance: Strategies for Transforming Underperforming Partners'.
The Global ESG Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners
Richard Singleton reviews 'The Global ESG Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners'.
Feeding the machine
James Wilson reviews Chris Reed's AI Fairness and Beyond: Law, Regulation and Technology.
Principles of protection and the NIMBY reaction
Julian Phillips reviews 'Forced Migration: An Integrative Perspective for the 21st Century' by Ludger Pries and Rafael Bohlen.
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