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Defendants of 'good character' will be denied jury trial, MPs told
Racial bias concerns also raised during justice committee evidence session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Foreign proceedings do not interfere with English claim, CoA rules
Defence lawyers hail cap on agency charges as 'important turning point'
SRA flags cost risks from client account interest levy
Client was right to feel aggrieved but not entitled to damages
DJ's ex-partner escapes costs order in bitter family proceedings
LCJ expresses 'grave security concerns' over judge-only trials
Costs judge slashes agency fees with 25% mark-up cap
In depth: Put AI on your risk agenda, firms told
'Whac-a-Mole' solicitor's negligence claim struck out
City solicitor hid £2.1m shortage through false bank statements
Lammy rebrands and expands problem-solving family court
Probate director jailed over missing estate funds
‘Structural failings’ still delaying Post Office compensation, MPs warn
Society rebukes education secretary for attack on lawyers
Tech making reserved activity list obsolete - LSB chief
'Chronic overwork': Flexible working has greatest impact on women’s careers, says IBA report
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Tackling predatory marriage will not be easy
The Law Society has called on government to update a 19th-century wills law that is ‘not fit for the future’.
Shock, anger and lost caseloads: A chartered legal executive on life since Mazur
We speak to the law firm director told by the court she could no longer represent her client.
The law on anticipatory self-defence
The US has not demonstrated ’requisite imminence’ of an attack by Iran.
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Professional indemnity insurance: Playing hide and seek
Stable prices and ample capacity remain benign characteristics of the PII market, but some experts fear that cost does not reflect risk. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette Roundtable
Dispute revolution
London International Disputes Week turns seven.
Bunfight for office space
It seems that demand for London office space is booming – led, predictably, by law firms.
Memory lane
Gove’s City levy, Saddam Hussein’s trial, and a fashion show in aid of the Solicitors’ Benevolent Association: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Cornish litigation firm wins free office for a year
Firm plans to grow without the pressure of paying commercial rent for a year.
Novice solicitor lied about university career to get City job
Former in-house practitioner ‘created a persona that he thought was required for a role in private practice’.
Donald Trump gave me $5
Why it’s time to modernise legal regulation
KC appointments: Out ranked
Teaching lawyers to understand code
Recalling ubiquitous and exhausting nonsense
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Update on the Solicitors Regulation Authority investigation on the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
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Ten-year diversity data shows improvements but more to be done
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SRA intervention into PM Law Ltd
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Update on the SRA's investigation into PM Law Ltd group
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SRA intervention into PM Law Ltd
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FCA and SRA issue joint warning to firms representing motor finance commission claims
Firm hire: Penningtons Manches Cooper appoints partner
Firm hire: Medical negligence partner appointment at Stewarts
Double hire at Emsleys Solicitors
Firm hire: Agricultural team expands at Harrowells
Firm hire: Doyle Clayton appoints regulatory partner
Firm hire: Personal injury team leader joins Optimal Solicitors
Firm hire: Capsticks welcomes claims partner
Firm hire: Medical negligence partner joins Stewarts
Demystifying the parole process
Steven Ball reviews 'Parole Board Hearings – law and practice (4th edition)'.
An invaluable tool
Richard Charlton reviews 'Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide (5th edition)'.
Doctrinal rigour and practical utility
Zainab Zaeem reviews 'Statutory Nuisance: law and practice (3rd edition)'.
Law and the human brain
James E Hurford reviews 'International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn'.
The shot 'went off by itself': Accidents don't happen with The King's Players
Opening night of ‘The Accident’, a play written and produced by staff and students at King’s College London, poses the question: 'Did the gun go off accidentally?'.
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