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Civil courts ‘not where we want to be’, minister admits
Sarah Sackman targets reducing settlement times for small claims to 30 weeks.
Legal advice service in council rent row 'cannot afford to move'
Trump target firm seeks permanent end to executive order
Tributes paid to criminal defence solicitor Simon King
Judge awards just £1,200 after credit hire firm claimed £50k
Solicitor arrested by SFO allowed firm to be used as £30m banking facility
Sir Philip Green loses privacy case over being named in parliament
Claims agent named in legal feud collapses
Court slams expert witness for mixing up twins in abuse case
JAC must disclose recruitment material
Government fails to keep Apple legal battle secret
HSF confirms transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin
Judge praises defence solicitors for trying to keep claim active
Judge rejects ‘fishing expedition’ in firm’s data claim
‘Ostrich-like’ ex-law firm owner given contempt warning
Review of PI reforms announced as MoJ defies Treasury
In depth: A digital justice system remains ‘within reach’
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A dilemma on climate advice for lawyers
It is the responsibility of bars to issue guidance to lawyers on climate change. But what about 'advised emissions'?
Compromising on pre-sentence reports
The impact of the sentencing standoff on the constitutional balance has been more of a wobble than an earthquake.
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AI and mid-sized firms roundtable: Intelligence testing
For mid-market firms, the advent of generative AI is a double-edged sword. The technology can handle routine tasks and free up billable time, but also obscure intrinsic flaws in processes.
Wagatha Christie goes to extra time
The latest reminder that endings are never as clear-cut as we are led to believe from fairytales is Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney.
Radical surgery for access to justice
David Heath was unknown to Obiter ahead of Tuesday’s launch of the Legal Services Consumer Panel report on access to justice.
Documents, glorious documents
Court of Appeal takes a further welcome step towards open justice - most of the time
Diversity and exclusion
These are unfortunate times for so-called Big Law firms as they balance their rock-solid commitment to diversity and inclusion with the Donald Trump size 12s pressing heavily on their necks.
Be ready to battle fake reviews, in-house lawyers told
New powers will make it easier for Competition and Markets Authority to take direct action on consumer law breaches.
CJC consultation’s competing considerations
Room at the top
Insight: Unused pension assets will be liable for IHT from April 2027
The challenge of crypto
Feminist legal activism between the wars
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Firm hire: gunnercooke welcomes international corporate partner
Firm hire: Intellectual property partners appointed at Edwin Coe
Magna Carta, did she die in vain?
James E Hurford reviews 'Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens'.
ECHR – are you being served?
David Glass reviews 'Legal Services and the European Convention on Human Rights: Securing Private Rights and Public Interests'.
Little grey cells and judging when it’s time to go
Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges
ESG debate rages on: shareholder value versus accountability
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Corporate Purpose, CSR, and ESG'.
Charting privacy law through the ages
James Hurford reviews 'Landmark Cases in Privacy Law'.
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