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Lawyers attack political backlash over sentencing guidance
Guidance tells courts to consider pre-sentence report if offender is from an ethnic, cultural or faith minority community.
Government hiring lawyers for Post Office scandal response
‘Fake Satoshi’ hit with costs bill over AI evidence
North east firms merge to form £40m business
Supreme Court dismisses immunity appeal over employment tribunal claim
Solicitor's campaign wins paid leave for baby loss
LAA pays out £21m on 7,000 'inactive' cases
My legal life: Cecilia Goodwin, Goodwin & Rose
SRA under fire for ignoring ‘legal intimidation’ tactics
Closings begin in mammoth Brazil dam collapse trial
Claim against family law firm over alleged negligence reinstated by High Court
Barrister suspended over Christmas party behaviour
Law firms repay millions to failed litigation funder
MoJ seeks views on private prosecution reform
Legal Services Board plots ethics overhaul amid evidence standards are slipping
Benchmarking survey: Law firms warned to ‘wean themselves off’ client interest as PEP soars
Landmark ruling streamlines motor finance cases
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New sentencing guidance improves current two-tier system
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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.
My legal life: Cecilia Goodwin, Goodwin & Rose
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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.
Canadian society faces million dollar questions
Law Society of Ontario changes its mind over 50% salary increase to chief executive.
An arbitrator and a minister walk into a bar…
Is there such a thing as an arbitration joke?
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.
Firm hire: Lee & Thompson welcomes advertising and marketing partner
Rebecca Coleman joins the creative industry law firm from international advertising group VCCP.
Minding the gap
Using AI to achieve a balanced onboarding process
Split decisions
AI change agents
Disclosing client information to investigators
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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
Firm promotions: Six appointments at Glaisyers ETL
Oswestry litigation executive retires after 33 years at firm
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.
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)'.
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