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SSB funders sue insurers for £19.5m over ATE policies
Fallout from collapse of Sheffield-based claims firm moves towards legal action.
Courts listing data opened up for (some) re-use
Claims industry hits back at FCA motor claim campaign
Medico-legal chambers aims to address expert witness shortage
Ashurst takes ABS route to consolidate transatlantic merger
In depth: LSB's Mazur postscript prompts new bout of mudslinging
Ex-Liverpool footballer hit with civil restraint order over litigation against firm
In depth: Former rugby pros left in limbo as group claim falters
Burnham hints at dumping jury trial curbs
Supreme Court state immunity ruling could lead to 'tidal wave of cases'
West End firm shut down by SRA to protect client interests
Lawyers make plain their distaste for new disclosure rules
Sole practitioner hit for costs over failed appeal against AML fine
Magistrate would have been removed over 'intemperate' comments
New online procedure code will cover ethical use of AI
Indemnity costs would be 'very harsh' on claimants in Prince Harry case
Shorter prison sentences surged ahead of policy shift
Firms must come clean on secret commissions, court hears
Mail seeks indemnity costs for Prince Harry case
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'Legality illusions': An interview with Richard Moorhead
My legal life: Alexandra Steffensen, Stone King
Lawyer in the news: Nathan Eastwood, Watson Farley & Williams
My legal life: Esther Gunaratnam, Wedlake Bell
Lawyer in the news: Tom Snelling, Signature Litigation
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AI for mid-size firms: 'It’s about not wanting to be left behind'
The global elite’s development of proprietary artificial intelligence tools dominates legal tech headlines, but AI is also transforming law’s mid-market. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion.
CEO brushing away cobwebs at the Cube
New broom wielded by SRA chief executive is sweeping in some impressive-sounding new hires.
Schrödinger’s lord chancellor
A constitutional conundrum.
Truth and consequences
The Royal Courts of Justice was packed for this week’s consequentials hearing following the demolition of the claim against the Daily Mail’s publisher.
Memory lane
Truss takes the mantle, ministers under fire over ABSs, and PI lawyers attack Woolf reforms: a trip down Gazette memory lane.
Essex legal chief advises councils to audit for Mazur risks
SEND, debt recovery and traffic enforcement identified as risky areas in relation to conduct of litigation and supervision.
Journalistic exemption and data protection
Presumption of parental involvement repeal
It's debris, but not as we know it
Licensed firearms: preparing for the inevitable
Claimant personal injury: Pain points
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA continues planned expansion of executive leadership team
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SRA seeks feedback on reforms as Business Plan published
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SRA responds to feedback on its 2026/27 business plan and compensation fund proposals
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SRA consults on new proposals to strengthen requirements for solicitors using or arranging third-party litigation funding in consumer claims
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SRA consults on additional rules on how firms handle complaints
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Research highlights risks in high-volume consumer claims sector
Firm hire: Maternity clin neg specialist joins Irwin Mitchell
Firm hire: Wrigleys welcomes managing associate
Firm promotions: Trio of partner appointments at Osbornes Law
Firm hires: Four senior appointments at Schofield Sweeney
Firm hire: Constantine Law appoints employment senior partner
Firm hires: Residential development duo joins Gateley Legal
Firm hires: WSP Solicitors strengthens commercial property and child law teams
Firm hire: Senior associate appointment at Olliers Solicitors
Church, state and the fracturing liberal consensus
James E Hurford reviews 'Politicized Religion and the Reframing of Fundamental Rights'.
Real coppers and their narks
Scotland Yard’s Supergrass Years: The Flying Squad’s War Against Armed Robbers
Judgement call
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Ambiguous Proposition', performed at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s London office.
Spies like us – entertainingly different solicitor stories
David Pickup reviews 'Room Four' and 'Long Weekend at Niagara'.
White-collared: fine contribution to fast-expanding area
David Glass reviews 'A Theory of Corporate Crime' by Professor Jeremy Horder.
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