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Funding regulation fails to reflect ‘commercial realities’
Class representatives respond to Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding saying urgent reforms are needed.
Peers to probe state of rule of law
International firm condemns HR manager’s offensive tweets
SRA overturns Dentons acquittal in AML case
SRA chief: 'My decision to quit has nothing to do with Axiom Ince'
Fines imposed on SQE provider will fund disadvantaged candidates
In depth: Benchmarking survey - client interest profit warning
Solicitor cannot claim victimisation for firm’s report to SRA
Pre-recorded evidence has no impact on rape conviction rates, MoJ claims
Thousands of documents disclosed in ‘unprecedented’ lottery litigation error
High profile solicitor to quit UK after SRA fine
LAA concedes pages of prosecution evidence after calculations go 'awry'
In depth: Arbitration Act - new rules put UK ahead
Dozens of jobs lost as Home Counties firm shuts suddenly
In depth: Litigation funding - does the cap fit?
Magistrate who was 'rude' to duty solicitor sanctioned
Memery Crystal closing following listed owner's collapse
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Every vessel shall at all times…
We don’t know what caused yesterday’s collision off the Humber, but it could have consequences for maritime law.
Swifter justice relies on radical reforms
The idea of prisoners tackling their addictions in prison and working to earn their release is politically attractive. But the flaws are obvious.
Compulsory ethics training may help to fix the problem
The ethical crisis in the legal profession may be overstated - but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.
Lawyer in the news: Ian Weinstein, Brown Rudnick
My legal life: Cecilia Goodwin, Goodwin & Rose
My legal life: Andrew Gill, Forrester Sylvester Mackett
Lawyer in the news: Iain Wilson, Brett Wilson
My legal life: Annabelle Vaughan, Enable Law
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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.
Is the billable hour bereft of life?
Perhaps the billable hour is not ‘bleedin’ deceased’, but merely ‘resting’?
Bums on seats
What to do in a packed courtroom with more bodies than seats?
Kershaw conundrum
LSB chair Alan Kershaw, who still had more than half of his four-year term to serve, steps down with immediate effect.
Canadian society faces million dollar questions
Law Society of Ontario changes its mind over 50% salary increase to chief executive.
Firm hire: Lee & Thompson welcomes advertising and marketing partner
Rebecca Coleman joins the creative industry law firm from international advertising group VCCP.
Firms must change to help women make partner
A holistic approach to dispute resolution
Minding the gap
Using AI to achieve a balanced onboarding process
Split decisions
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: PCB Byrne welcomes civil litigation partner
Firm hires: Five solicitors qualify at Switalskis
Firm hire: Lee & Thompson welcomes advertising and marketing partner
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
A moral claim to assisted dying
James E Hurford reviews 'What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death'.
Journalism and national security in the post-truth era
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'National Security, Journalism, and Law in an Age of Information Warfare'.
Facing up to the meaning of life
David Pickup reviews 'Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird: Human kind’s unbearable realities – and what might be gained by accepting them'.
Essential Q&A guidance for all compliance officers
Paul Bennett reviews 'Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure: Requirements, Risks and Remedies' by Tracey Calver.
Notes on a Drowning
David Philpott reviews Anna Sharpe's thriller.
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