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A dollar a second? Hourly rates rocket at top global firms
Billing rates for senior lawyers are already 'exceptionally high' and fee inflation is rampant, new study finds.
More partner promotions as Irwin Mitchell unveils female-only cohort
Want to become a judge? Prepare for two years
Trump deal may be unlawful, firm warned
DWF puts more than 100 staff at risk of redundancy
Jobs lost as high-profile lit funder restructures
Corporate clients ‘demanding firms use AI’
Birmingham firm wins legal aid appeal over retrial
Trump rages at 'sick' and 'deranged' judge in law firm case
Firm must pay former client’s costs over final bill
SFO guidance offers self-reporters a route to deferred prosecutions
Firm employee paid estate monies into his own company
Power couple drives Anexo takeover talks
London legal giants unveil new partners - but don’t mention the ‘D’ word
MPs continue to row over Sentencing Council guidance
Family judge ‘wrong’ about overnight stays following rape finding
Pay for informants on anti-fraud agenda
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Mother in Law: Shun the social media snake oil sellers
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
Best of the blogs - 27 April 2025
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Immigration lawyers defending our core values
Lawyers are under attack from powerful forces in a number of democratic countries.
My legal life: Mital Raithatha, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Lawyer in the news: Rosie Walker, Gilson Gray
Lawyer in the news: Emily Soothill, Deighton Pierce Glynn
My legal life: Bill Bennett, Milford & Dormor Solicitors
My legal life: Zaib Kosser, rradar
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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.
Memory lane
Rising number of practitioners, single civil court fears, the need for a family court and extradition and the Stonehouse case: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Going the extra nautical mile to fulfil a dying wish
Adventurous seafaring lawyer's enduring wish was that his beloved yacht should not end up at the back of a boatyard.
RCJ hydrates hacks at last
Royal Courts of Justice press room has a makeover that means journalists don't need to rinse out their mugs in the toilet sinks.
A (vice) presidential run
When Mark Evans ascends from Law Society VP to president later this year, could he be the society’s fastest president yet?
GenAI finds its voice
AI regulation: What UK businesses need to know
Data page – April 2025
New government Cyber Governance Code of Practice
The minefield of residential Stamp Duty Land Tax
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Annual conference gives SQE updates
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Our approach to SLAPPs cases
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Third year review of SQE shows continued improvements
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SRA launches fund to support disadvantaged candidates sit the SQE
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SRA Chief Executive to retire
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Study shows a universal approach could help consumer vulnerability in the legal market
Firm hire: Hodge Jones & Allen welcomes criminal defence solicitor
Firm promotion: AI specialist made partner at EIP
Firm promotion: Beale & Co appoints construction disputes partner
Firm hires: Seven new joiners at Glaisyers ETL
Firm promotions: Morrish Solicitors appoints new partners
Firm hires: Russell-Cooke
Firm hires: Gilson Gray
Firm promotions: Lee & Thompson LLP
Generic consistency
James E Hurford reviews 'Law at the Frontiers of Biomedicine: Creating, Enhancing and Extending Human Life'.
The science of criminology
Michael Freeman reviews 'Handbook on Crime and Inequality'.
The just and the true
Patrick Keane reviews 'Beauty and the Law' by Mark Fowler.
Judicial Individuality on the UK Supreme Court
Judicial Individuality on the UK Supreme Court
Magna Carta, did she die in vain?
James E Hurford reviews 'Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens'.
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