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£1.3bn needed to get Welsh courts up to standard - LCJ
Lady Carr becomes the first chief justice to give evidence to a Senedd committee.
Windrush commissioner to probe legal support
Return to office mandate 'detrimental' to women's career progression
Mis-sold motor finance pioneer reports £10m loss as income slumps
Former nurse barred from courts after 20 years of litigation
Firm can go ahead with JR of ombudsman decision
'Video vans' and mobile courtrooms could help backlog - SERCO
In depth: Leveson's 135 recommendations to fix the criminal courts
In depth: Another accumulator firm goes under - reviving tough questions for the SRA
PM Law did report closure to SRA
SRA's new boss pledges 'empathy' and transformation
Korean company faces £91m bill for 'exceptionally serious' disclosure failures
Administrative failures create 'inaccessible justice' for LiPs
Magistrate’s call to radio show was misconduct
Law centres latest interveners in Mazur to halt access to justice threat
Master of rolls predicts surge in AI-generated claims
Top New York lawyer steps down over Epstein contacts
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My legal life: Laura Hadzik, JMW Solicitors
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Clinical negligence roundtable: Speaking up, speaking out
Health outcome statistics for women expose a ‘gender pain gap’. With a sky-high clinical negligence bill, how can law and lawyers work with patients, clinicians and health trusts to narrow the divide? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
In the wrong ’uns lane
Our favourite among Leveson’s criminal courts review recommendations? Allowing prison vans to use bus lanes so defendants can get to court on time.
Memory lane
Bitcoin technology, foreign lawyer admissions and satire at the bar: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
'You were lucky!'
Topic of City solicitors’ chargeable hours kicks off a debate in the pages of The Times.
Dear Deirdre drops in
Agony aunt Deirdre Sanders kicks off Family Mediation Week with an online webinar for separating and divorced parents.
In-house lawyers say whistleblowing guidance is 'unworkable'
Advice issued last October 'falls short in a number of areas and risks exacerbating current problems'.
A world of difference: Alternative careers in law
Percentage costs orders – when does the cap fit
A success story for women’s rights?
Knowledge gaps in parental child abduction
Talent drain: women leaving practice
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA intervention into PM Law Ltd
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FCA and SRA issue joint warning to firms representing motor finance commission claims
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The SQE: Four Years On - new report highlights diversity and assesses factors affecting performance
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SRA warning notice over 'no win, no fee' practices
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SRA strengthens executive team with new Executive Director for Transformation
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2021 press releases
Firm hire: Real estate appointments at Addleshaw Goddard
Firm hire: Harrogate Family Law welcomes senior lawyer
Firm hire: Senior employment lawyer joins Blandy & Blandy
Firm hire: Grosvenor Law welcomes white collar crime lead
Firm hire: Maguire Family Law appoints Manchester head
Firm hire: Family law specialist joins mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: Residential property partner appointment at Ramsdens
Firm hire: Clinical negligence team strengthened at Medical Solicitors
Managing the immigration paradox
'In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular'
A pandemic of inhumanity
Christopher Stanley reviews 'Law and Inhumanity: Dehumanization, Silent Claims and Atrocity Crimes'.
Giving political cover to legal decisions
James E Hurford reviews 'Rethinking Legitimacy: Courts, Constitutions and Politics'.
Challenging the blind spot
Jeff Zindani reviews 'Mastering Legal Pricing: Strategies for Profit, Value, and Innovation'.
Complex relationships and moral dilemmas
David Pickup reviews 'Behind Her Smile' by Caroline England.
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