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UK Finance drops £50 fee for Mortgage Lenders' Handbook

2026-01-30T14:48:00+00:00By Monidipa Fouzder2 comments

Law Society commends banking trade body for reacting swiftly to the strength of opposition over annual charge.

Reform of inflated clinical negligence damages 'long overdue', say MPs
2026-01-30T14:35:00+00:00By John Hyde4 comments
CCRC refers former City trader convictions to Court of Appeal
2026-01-30T11:50:00+00:00By Bianca Castro2 comments
In depth: PM takes to TikTok to announce leasehold shake-up
2026-01-30T10:57:00+00:00By Monidipa Fouzder6 comments
SQE cohort more diverse than working-age population, progress report finds
2026-01-30T10:44:00+00:00By Monidipa Fouzder11 comments
Regulator eases practising rights rules amid post-Mazur delays
2026-01-30T10:27:00+00:00By John Hyde8 comments
Solicitor 'motivated by resentment' banned for deceiving friend
2026-01-30T10:11:00+00:00By John Hyde
Court makes triple whammy ruling on key fixed costs disputes
2026-01-30T10:00:00+00:00By John Hyde1 comments

Mail fail: SDT dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor
2026-01-30T00:04:00+00:00By Bianca Castro
Pre-Mazur advice 'not always articulated with sufficient precision', LSB concludes
2026-01-29T12:00:00+00:00By John Hyde21 comments
Court upholds £50,000 ombudsman award to complaining clients
2026-01-29T09:14:00+00:00By John Hyde6 comments
Conveyancers outraged by £50 fee to access Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
2026-01-29T09:02:00+00:00By Monidipa Fouzder27 comments
Claims firm fined £120,000 for sending millions of unsolicited texts
2026-01-29T00:30:00+00:00By John Hyde6 comments
Over a third of magistrates' hearings delayed or adjourned, report finds
2026-01-29T00:01:00+00:00By Bianca Castro14 comments
Extending criminal contempt to foreign proceedings would open floodgates, BHP warns
2026-01-28T14:52:00+00:00By Bianca Castro

Ukraine crisis

In depth: Ukraine - fears grow that justice could be traded away

2025-05-06T07:00:00+01:00By Michael Cross

During the first Ukraine Law Day, participants discussed how Russia can be made to pay for its war. But fears were also voiced that justice could be traded away as part of any peace deal.

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Obiter

'Don’t laugh, he’s better than you'

2026-01-26T00:46:00+00:00By James Morton

I heard some great (and lesser) solicitor advocates in magistrates’ courts.

MBE for legal aid royalty

2026-01-25T00:25:00+00:00

The Solicitors’ Charity trustee Audrey Ludwig collects her MBE from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle.

'Hotshot' hair and the spare

2026-01-24T00:01:00+00:00

Press photographers camped outside the side entrance to the Royal Courts of Justice this week, to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry.

Exhibition showcases frontline lawyers

2026-01-23T00:02:00+00:00

'On the Front Line for Justice', in the Law Society library, is open until 20 March.

Brooklyn Beckham bombshell takes a legal turn

2026-01-21T10:50:00+00:00

Have David and Victoria instructed solicitors over their estranged son? Er, no.

Memory lane

2026-01-20T00:01:00+00:00

ABS reform red tape and breathalyser offences: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.

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