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City firm cleared by SDT left with £291,000 costs bill
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal made no cost order following six-day hearing of AML charges.
MoJ funding extension to save immigration solicitors hundreds of pounds
Court of Appeal rules out revocation of adoption order
Lead divorce judge gives guidance on reconciliation and final orders
Law Society identifies key concerns over TA6 property information form
SRA investigates as Scots firm’s demise hits thousands south of the border
Call for wider NDA ban after university law change
Midlands firms to retain identities in triple acquisition
MoJ silent on Pitcher's future as JAC chief
Attorney general refuses to answer MPs on representing Gerry Adams
CMS launches another redundancy round
Listed firms defy market volatility to report positive results
Funding regulator 'monitoring' Mastercard row
Barristers' 'zeal' for their clients putting ethics in doubt
Axiom Ince Five appear before magistrates
Two former partners struck off over property title dishonesty
Simmons rewards Bristol-based NQs with bumper pay rise
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Sitting out a corporate 'war on woke'
Mark Zuckerberg wants 'masculine energy' to replace 'feminine energy' in the work place. For reasons of sound business, and common sense, law firm leaders won't agree.
Completing the speedy justice jigsaw
The sentencing review and the review of criminal courts are important pieces of the jigsaw. But a long-term funding settlement must go alongside reform.
A look ahead to Family Mediation Week
Session topics include hybrid mediation, academic research, digital solutions and mediation with arbitration.
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My legal life: Jen Dinmore, Lewis Silkin
Lawyer in the news: Simon Robinson, Duncan Lewis
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Lawyer in the news: Tom Longstaff, KP Law
My legal life: Ray Chitham, Serious Fraud Office
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Client risks: Danger nous
How should firms manage risk, compliance and client care in the context of rising demands relating to due diligence? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Local law society chooses new president aged 28
Family law specialist Kerry Read, who has been a solicitor for only four years, has become Norfolk and Norwich Law Society's new president.
Lawyer alarm at Sun’s 'will on the phone' headline
Newspaper reported on Max George, a member of pop band The Wanted, making plans ahead of an emergency heart operation.
Calling all traitors: lawyers wanted for BBC series
Criminal bar chief says production company is looking for a diverse range of people to participate in the next series.
We could have danced all night
After the Solicitors’ Waltz, something to have M&A lawyers reaching for their dancing shoes.
NQ pay wars devalue employed sector, say GCs
In-house insights – part two.
Basis period reform: What does it mean for law firms?
Data page – January 2025
The rise of cyber attacks
Off the hamster wheel
25 things for solicitors to look out for in 2025
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
Firm hire: Property disputes specialist returns to Boyes Turner
Firm hires: Thrings welcomes partners to development of land service
Firm hire: Litigation partner joins Capsticks' corporate and commercial team
Firm hires: Trio of partners arrives at Foot Anstey
Firm hire: Private equity partner appointed at Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm hire: DMH Stallard welcomes dispute resolution partner
Firm hires: Simpson Millar expands public law division
Firm hire: Private wealth partner joins Lester Aldridge
Principles of protection and the NIMBY reaction
Julian Phillips reviews 'Forced Migration: An Integrative Perspective for the 21st Century' by Ludger Pries and Rafael Bohlen.
The greatest happiness of the greatest number
James E Hurford reviews 'Research Handbook on Law and Utilitarianism'.
A scathing verdict on the dire impact of austerity
Arrogance, Austerity and the Ruination of the Criminal Justice System: How Justice Was Purged from the Criminal Justice System.
The man (sic) on the Clapham Omnibus
David Pickup reviews Valentin Jeutner's The Reasonable Person: A Legal Biography.
The Displacement Dilemma: Navigating the Survival of Human Expertise in an AI-Driven World
David Pickup reviews Nigel Canning's book.
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