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Covid campaigner sought to 'cloak political view in legal terminology', SDT hears
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal prosecution centres on correspondence threatening legal proceedings during pandemic.
Canal company can bring private law claim over sewage, SC rules
SRA approves plan for regulating legal executives
Firm makes lasting memorial to much-loved colleague
City firm wants staff to call out 'microaggressions'
Court of Appeal criticises judge who 'descended into the arena'
Solicitor fined £10k after switching signatures
SRA revises fines regime in anticipation of unlimited powers
Breakthrough in talks to open up India to UK law firms
Law Society calls on SRA to evidence huge rise in compensation fund levy
In depth: PO inquiry - Ex-Fujitsu engineer claims he was unaware of expert witness obligations
Thousands of children 'trapped' in family justice system
Court of Appeal ruling on forced labour profits a ‘watershed’ for British business
Firm hit in latest 'targeted cyber campaign'
'Climate-washing' actions surge - but backlash gathering momentum
Man who attacked Milton Keynes judge named
‘House of brands’ firm poaches partners for new practice
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Digital election: party manifestos assessed
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Gen Z: Coming through
Stereotypes abound in any discussion about ‘Gen Z’. Many are unfair, but it is clear that the professional and life priorities of this generation are different from those who came before. Can the legal profession adapt? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
Gallery: London Pride
On Saturday the Law Society marched with the Bar Council at London Pride.
Boy of the Rovers kitted out as club sponsor
Law firm boss and lifelong Blackburn Rovers fan achieves ultimate dream of any entrepreneur.
Solicitor works for free for chance to watch Glastonbury
Head of family law at London firm will do three eight-hour bar shifts at festival.
Lords leaping into marriage
Three daughters of the 1930s nightclub queen Kate Meyrick married peers of the realm.
'Climate-washing' actions surge - but backlash gathering momentum
Annual bellwether charts increase in climate change litigation - including dozens of cases opposing climate action, and SLAPPs seeking to deter environmental activism.
ADR consultation: LSLA responds
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Anonymity for all claimants in Grindr group action
Getting to grips with electronic disclosure
The body clock is ticking for Big Law
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Board gives go-ahead for CILEX change
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SRA consults on updates to financial penalty regime
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Firms must immediately replace client account shortages, SRA warns
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Statement: Update on the Solicitors Regulation Authority investigation on the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
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Firms should make sure clients’ interests are central in mergers and acquisitions
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Tackling ethnicity gaps in outcomes of professional legal assessments
Firm hire: First female managing partner appointed at Osbornes
Firm hire: Private client specialist joins Bellevue Law
Firm hire: Arc Pensions Law welcomes associate
Firm hire: Legal director appointment at Browne Jacobson
Firm hire: Bivonas Law launches family practice
Firm hire: Freeths welcomes corporate director
Firm hire: International arbitration practitioner joins Seladore Legal
Firm promotion: New competition head at Travers Smith
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The Solicitor’s Handbook 2024
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The Identity of Governments in International Law
by Niko Pavlopoulos.
How to Thrive in a Commercial Law Firm
by Jonathan Watmough.
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