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Judge attack litigant given extra five months for contempt
Litigant in person told one recorder: 'I don’t want to listen to your rubbish and I will not abide by it.’
Firm’s tribute to gifted young lawyer who died after car crash
Barrister who ignored suspension 'not fit' to stay in profession
Judge throws out solicitor's claim over 'AVOID AVOID' Google review
Credit hire reform could take 100,000 cases out of court
Court interpreting inquiry: government contractor corrects profit 'assumption'
Judge approves GLO to control mass Jaguar claims
'Immovables rule' has not moved, Supreme Court rules
SRA tells in-house lawyers they must report wrongdoing
Firm to pay solicitor £11,500 over unfair dismissal
Firm targets more acquisitions despite debts of £50m
Law centre group takes £33k hit from employer NI hike
Post Office Inquiry costs climb past £50m
SRA to be urged to go further on AML crackdown
Commercial leaseholds under scrutiny in Law Commission consultation
Barristers rebel over 'advance equality' duty
Deathbed nod to solicitor accepted by court
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Best of the blogs - 17 Nov 2024
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My legal life: Geraldine Stephens, Clarke Willmott
Lawyer in the news: Sophie Kemp, Kingsley Napley
Lawyer in the news: Eleanor Clarke, Myerson Solicitors
My legal life: Hayley Davies, JCP Solicitors
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Stuck in the middle?
Mid-sized law firms are very far from being also-rans. Eduardo Reyes finds that they are dynamic actors, finding ways to innovate and endure by utilising service, structure, technology – and even a sense of mission.
Crimes changing with the seasons
January and February were for burglary, summer months were reserved for hotel theft, while October was the lorry hijack season.
TV lawyers: which show is the least authentic?
Obiter's piece on how wills are executed in EastEnders hit a nerve with readers.
Kemi Badenoch appears at the Post Office Inquiry
The Post Office Inquiry has gone on so long that Kemi Badenoch, a junior minister when it started, is now leader of the opposition.
Law firm ringside for Paul v Tyson
US firm spends big for the most exclusive seats in the house as Mike Tyson fights YouTuber Jake Paul.
SRA tells in-house lawyers they must report wrongdoing
Post Office scandal fallout prompts new ethical guidance for the 34,500 in-house solicitors.
Are physically disabled people being excluded?
Succession planners
A safe way to die?
Neurodiversity: Tech that can help in the workplace
Is there treasure in your vaults?
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Dedicated guidance issued to support in-house solicitors
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Consultation on potential changes to how client money is handled in the legal sector
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Report shows more AML action driving improvements
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Independent report finds complex picture behind overrepresentation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors in our enforcement processes
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Response to Legal Services Board's (LSB) review of events leading up to our intervention into Axiom Ince
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Research shows trust in legal services high
Firm hire: TWM Solicitors expands family team
Firm hires: Hodge Jones & Allen appoints three partners
Firm hire: Competition disputes partner joins Austen Hays
Firm hires: Glaisyers ETL welcomes trio of new starters
Owen White Catlin appoints new managing partner
Firm hires: Lodders recruits trio of trainees
Firm hire: Corporate tax specialist joins Charles Russell Speechlys
Firm hire: Freeths recruits real estate partner
Setting the boundaries
Charles Clark reviews 'Borderlines in Private Law'.
Pedagogy reduced to the level of the nursery
James E Hurford reviews 'How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching'.
Horror faced by refugees unfolds in pacy thriller
David Pickup reviews William Kinread's 'Refuge'.
Balancing innovation and regulation as AI marches on
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master? AI Governance and Policy for the Future' by Tim Clement-Jones.
A musical that powerfully unravels the Post Office Scandal
A review of Make Good, which tells the stories of three people whose lives were turned upside down.
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