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Leveson looms: curbing trials by jury
4 July 2025By Joshua Rozenberg
Battle lines are already being drawn, with lawyers setting out to defend jury trial and the courts minister insisting that justice delayed is justice denied.
Best of the blogs - 5 July 2025
2025-07-05T11:37:00+01:00
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It’s OK for lawyers (and Rachel Reeves) to cry in public
2025-07-04T09:22:00+01:00By Hannah Beko
Being seen as strong, independent and capable is a hard act to sustain for years, especially when life throws you painful curveballs.
Mansion House: Here we go again!
2025-07-03T16:01:00+01:00By Bianca Castro
The lord mayor’s judges’ dinner was held at Mansion House on Wednesday and the Gazette was on the guest list.
Lord chancellor consigns predecessor to the birdcage
A journalist among judges
By Bianca Castro
Seven priorities for the new SRA chief executive
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Axiom Ince, SSB, AML and ending the frosty relationship with solicitors.
Parting shot
2025-07-02T07:44:00+01:00By Paul Rogerson
A degree of friction between regulators is perhaps healthy, but instances of outright hostility appear to be multiplying.
Parents deserve freedom to be present in the first year of their child’s life
2025-07-01T14:14:00+01:00By Jo Farmer
As the government announces a review of parental leave, Lewis Silkin joint managing partner Jo Farmer explains the far reaching changes her firm has made.
Creative tension: lawyers and digital sovereignty
2025-06-30T10:16:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
We are reliant on US companies for our digital infrastructure. The threat of potential withdrawal has led to a scramble towards digital sovereignty.
Best of the blogs - 29 June 2025
2025-06-29T12:03:00+01:00
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Mother in Law: Inside stories
2025-06-29T00:01:00+01:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
Why apprenticeship levy funding matters
2025-06-26T09:09:00+01:00By Joanna Hughes, Patrick McCann and Colin Passmore
Solicitor apprenticeships as a social mobility tool remain topical following the recent government announcement about funding.
LEI and 21st century justice
2025-06-25T10:05:00+01:00By Matthew Maxwell Scott
Law Society report provides the opportunity to reassess the value of Legal Expenses Insurance.
Learning to walk in integrity
2025-06-24T13:27:00+01:00By Eduardo Reyes
Consequences of moral shortfalls are unfolding in long-running controversies the Gazette continues to cover.
Solicitors' starship reaches the final frontier
2025-06-24T10:22:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
According to the government, the legal profession is a frontier industry - up there with aerospace, life sciences and AI.
What do judges think of artificial intelligence?
2025-06-23T09:58:00+01:00By Joshua Rozenberg
AI carries risks that are all too clear. But judges see opportunities, too.
Best of the blogs - 23 June 2025
2025-06-22T14:06:00+01:00
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200 years in law: From exclusion to inclusion
2025-06-19T13:20:00+01:00By Law Society president Richard Atkinson
As the Law Society celebrates its bicentenary, president Richard Atkinson reflects on its rich history.
History may calm lawyers’ nerves
2025-06-19T08:05:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
These uncertain and threatening days will eventually be in the past. But we have to live through them now, and take the right decisions in the present.
Family non-court dispute resolution one year on
2025-06-17T13:08:00+01:00By Tony Roe
It matters that we know whether or not the new era for non-court dispute resolution has arrived.
Portfolio finance under harsh spotlight
2025-06-16T09:10:00+01:00By Rachel Rothwell
A proposal in the Civil Justice Council review that 'portfolio funding' should be regulated by the FCA as a form of loan was unexpected.
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