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Firms still fear COLP/COFA change despite SRA clarification
Regulator has not done enough to persuade firms that changes are necessary and proportionate, practitioners say.
Insurer denied committal chance against dishonest claimant
In depth: Inside the Woodville scandal
MoJ evaluation reveals legal aid training grant success
Waiting times for more complex civil trials down by six weeks
Foreign lawyer produced AI-generated false citations at SDT
No date yet for PACCAR legislation
'Normal person language': one in six consults AI for legal help
Employee-owned firm increases all-staff payment by 25%
Minister urged to move quickly on cohabitation reform
In depth: SRA beats partial retreat on compliance officer split
Enforcement action against SRA intensifies after latest failure
SRA missed numerous chances to halt PM Law losses, report finds
Axiom Ince: SRA making 'timely progress' on raising its game
Top 50 firm named and shamed for not paying minimum wage
Ombudsman fee hikes 'unfair and excessive', Law Society complains
SRA amends COLP/COFA rules following backlash
Decade-long saga ends with ENRC-SFO settlement
IPP sentences to be abolished 'by end of this parliament'
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PM’s conjuring trick may prove less than magic
Andy Burnham’s decision this week to exclude killers and some other offenders from the government’s early-release scheme for prisoners serving fixed sentences is a hostage to fortune.
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PM Law mess was foreseeable, but the SRA wouldn't listen
Profession is likely to end up paying £30m for the PM Law client losses. But the warning signs were all there.
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AI for mid-size firms: 'It’s about not wanting to be left behind'
The global elite’s development of proprietary artificial intelligence tools dominates legal tech headlines, but AI is also transforming law’s mid-market. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion.
Let a computer say yes to justice
‘All these cases now to be heard by the magistrates. They’ll never get through them.’
Bootcamps put Gen-Z on the line
Firms are resorting to bootcamps for newcomers to learn certain arcane skills.
Norris turns on charm on debut
As-yet-unsworn-in lord chancellor makes his House of Commons debut.
Lawyer's surprise coaching role
Aviation finance specialist is nurturing women's cricket - in Spain.
Leading lights
Smriti Sinha reviews 'Legal Leadership: A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers'.
PII: Security alert
What disputes lawyers need to know
Lawyers are not investigators for the state
Employee ownership – a smart exit choice
Data page – August 2026
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA publishes independent review into its pre-intervention handling of PM Law
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SRA cautions profession about safe and responsible use of AI in legal sector
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Applications open for government's Advisory AI Growth Lab in legal services
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SRA continues planned expansion of executive leadership team
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SRA seeks feedback on reforms as Business Plan published
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SRA responds to feedback on its 2026/27 business plan and compensation fund proposals
Firm hire: Partner appointment at Morr & Co
Firm hire: Optimal Solicitors welcomes clinical negligence and serious injury solicitor
Firm hire: Flint Bishop recruits corporate partner
Firm hire: New partner opens FM Family Law office in Bishop's Stortford
Firm hire: Dual-qualified solicitor joins Thackray Williams
Firm hire: Greenwoods Legal Services strengthens residential real estate team
Firm hire: Thomson Hayton Winkley welcomes family solicitor
Firm hire: Commercial property partner appointment at Machins Solicitors
Fighting for the rule of law in Putin’s Russia
Kiron Reid reviews 'Suing the Kremlin: The Battle for Putin’s Billions'.
Turning down the heat over ‘sharia’
Naureen Shariff reviews 'Contemporary Trends in Sharia: Critical Debates in Historical Contexts'.
Leading lights
Smriti Sinha reviews 'Legal Leadership: A Practical Guide for In-house Lawyers'.
An authoritative guide to legal issues shaping the Arctic and Antarctic
Simone Mamini reviews 'Polar Law' by Yoshifumi Tanaka.
How do we know what the River wants?
Michael Smith reviews 'Is a River Alive?' by Robert Macfarlane.
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