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Secrecy, scrutiny and the Afghan data breach
2025-07-18T11:21:00+01:00By Kevin Keith
Democracy must function, even, and especially, in the dark.
Afghan data leak: government faces wave of compensation claims
By Monidipa Fouzder
Legal aid fees consultation: what's changing?
2025-07-18T10:41:00+01:00By Joseph Summers
The Ministry of Justice’s transformative ambition is welcome, but first steps highlight the scale of reform needed.
What are prisons actually for?
2025-07-16T11:14:00+01:00By Lord Foster of Bath
Solving the crisis requires more than simply creating more prison spaces.
Space: the final frontier of law
2025-07-16T10:13:00+01:00By Marcus Bagnall and Akber Datoo
The UK has a unique opportunity to take the lead in the development of space law and regulation.
SEND rights 'reform'
2025-07-14T13:52:00+01:00By Eduardo Reyes
The Local Government Association has long lobbied for ‘reform’ of the legal rights that attach to the educational needs of disabled children and young people.
Ringside seat at rule of law boxing match
2025-07-14T10:06:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
The rule of law is not an aggressive fighter trained to land knock-out blows. It takes time to be appreciated through its passive qualities of stability and fairness.
Best of the blogs - 11 July 2025
2025-07-12T15:42:00+01:00
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Mother in Law: Casual racism
2025-07-11T07:30:00+01:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
South Asian Heritage Month: Overcoming (invisible) emotional tax in legal careers
2025-07-10T09:10:00+01:00By Anita Gohil
There’s immense pride in our shared heritage and in those South Asians who’ve become lawyers, but there’s also a quieter reality.
Rhino hide required
2025-07-09T15:25:00+01:00By Paul Rogerson
Who’d want to regulate lawyers, the most cussed and querulous constituency in British business life?
A superpower based on speaking English
2025-07-09T09:56:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Promotion of UK English language-learning could help support our services sector.
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
2025-07-03T09:48:00+01:00By John Hyde
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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