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Supreme Court showdown begins in car finance case
Lawyers stand on brink of multi-million payouts if appeals are dismissed.
'Wagatha Christie' saga rumbles on in costs appeal
Regulators urged to fix access to justice crisis
Ministry of Justice finds £6m for legal support
In depth: Spring statement - HMRC targets tax avoidance enablers
Employment judge sanctioned over comments to tribunal members
CAT president slashes 'wholly disproportionate' costs in Mastercard case
Judges block Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ crackdown on law firms
Legal training manager who lost her team was not forced to resign
Legal Services Board slams SRA failings in damning report
Be ready to battle fake reviews, in-house lawyers told
Judge demands proof before cutting 'duplication' costs
CCRC sets up case study hub to 'assist potential applicants'
New threat to legislate as Sentencing Council row escalates
Legal aid fee increase will be 'swallowed up' by NI rise, Society warns
Council law firm makes £575,000 loss after costly IT meltdown
Society condemns Istanbul 'attack on the rule of law'
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AI and mid-sized firms roundtable: Intelligence testing
For mid-market firms, the advent of generative AI is a double-edged sword. The technology can handle routine tasks and free up billable time, but also obscure intrinsic flaws in processes. Joanna Goodman reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Exceptions to the cab rank rule
In 25 years of practice, I never met a clerk who, if he or his master did not want a case, could not evade it.
It ends as it began
Richard Nelson, who applied for a trainee position after seeing an advert in the Gazette, retires after 42 years with the same firm.
Fighting talk
Hopes for a debate between the AG and his opposite number on their widely divergent visions of the rule of law received a boost last week.
Stamp duty sing-a-long
Conveyancing director ends a busy and stressful period on a positive note.
Be ready to battle fake reviews, in-house lawyers told
New powers will make it easier for Competition and Markets Authority to take direct action on consumer law breaches.
Feminist legal activism between the wars
Balancing fairness and certainty in prenups
The end of the shareholder rule?
Private equity’s next big opportunity
Data page – March 2025
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: Intellectual property partners appointed at Edwin Coe
Firm hire: Trio of senior associates join mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: Construction specialist appointed partner at Hawkswell Kilvington
Firm hire: DMH Stallard recruits fifth partner of 2025
Firm hire: Senior litigation solicitor joins BTTJ
Firm hire: PCB Byrne welcomes civil litigation partner
Firm hires: Five solicitors qualify at Switalskis
Firm hire: Lee & Thompson welcomes advertising and marketing partner
Magna Carta, did she die in vain?
James E Hurford reviews 'Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens'.
ECHR – are you being served?
David Glass reviews 'Legal Services and the European Convention on Human Rights: Securing Private Rights and Public Interests'.
Little grey cells and judging when it’s time to go
Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges
ESG debate rages on: shareholder value versus accountability
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Corporate Purpose, CSR, and ESG'.
Charting privacy law through the ages
James Hurford reviews 'Landmark Cases in Privacy Law'.
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