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New calls for litigation funding regulation as CJC deadline passes
In most instances, third party litigation funding cases are of more financial benefit to the funder than the claimant, says LSB.
Crown court delays are ‘actively harming victims’, says commissioner
In depth: Eight-year Mastercard saga rumbles on
Boutique firm sees off campaign by YouTube conspiracy theorist
Exclusive: Media overturns ‘secret inquest’ move
Contempt: views sought on broader public interest defence
Fee earner caught falsifying emails banned by SRA
'Beginning of the end' of leasehold: Commonhold white paper published
Knights announces record £30m acquisition
'Get on with it': peers tell MoJ to make pre-nuptial agreements binding
LSB chair leaves with immediate effect
Judgment and order delays lead to sanctions for judges
SRA bars former law firm boss over client money transfers
Supreme Court rules on neighbours' boundary battle
Private equity reshapes UK law firms with record investments
In depth: Law Commission issues proposals on reforming criminal appeals
Land Registry: error-check service will save 300,000 hours a year
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Younger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
Battle royal for our crown jewels
The UK is in an unfortunate position: large AI models, whose training the government is seeking to regulate, are predominantly US-developed and owned.
Mother in Law: Q&A with my managing partner
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
My legal life: Andrew Gill, Forrester Sylvester Mackett
Lawyer in the news: Iain Wilson, Brett Wilson
My legal life: Annabelle Vaughan, Enable Law
Lawyer in the news: Sabrina Simpson, Coram Children’s Legal Centre
My legal life: Gavin Grewal, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors
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PII roundtable: Soft sell
With the PII market still benign, solicitors can focus their energy on how best to present themselves to insurers as a good risk. Eduardo Reyes and Rachel Rothwell report from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
A little fun in judgments
Let's hear it for judges who manage to inject a little colour into their hand-downs.
Settling down at the fledgling CPS
Teething problems are overcome at the new Crown Prosecution Service.
Ouse-ing personality
Relatively modest Sussex waterway receives a unique distinction.
Cut a long story short? I lost my mind
Hats off to judges who provide press summaries.
Legal privilege at the intersection between civil and criminal disputes
Confidentiality considerations.
Using AI to achieve a balanced onboarding process
Split decisions
AI change agents
Disclosing client information to investigators
Modernising the Business and Property Courts
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: Corporate partner joins RWK Goodman
Firm hire: Court of Protection appointment at Simpson Millar
Firm promotion: Keystone Law appoints healthcare regulation specialist as partner
Firm hire: Immigration partner joins DMH Stallard
Firm hire: Bevan Brittan welcomes pensions specialist as partner
Firm promotions: Six appointments at Glaisyers ETL
Oswestry litigation executive retires after 33 years at firm
Firm promotions: 17 appointments across Switalskis
Challenging paradigms
The Principle of Systemic Integration in International Law
The case for a written constitution
James Wilson reviews 'Repairing British Politics: A Blueprint for Constitutional Change (2nd edition)'.
Scottish feminist and legal pioneer
Rosemary Auchmuty reviews 'Chrystal Macmillan 1872-1937: Campaigner for Equality, Justice and Peace'.
From the Poor Laws to national insurance
James E Hurford reviews 'Research Handbook on Social Welfare Law'.
Mitigation comes out of the shadows
David Glass reviews 'Mitigation in the Law' by Andy Summers.
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