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Law firms face higher AML fines and more inspections than accountants
Latest oversight body report reveals that fines imposed on law firms have reached a record high.
Veteran silk denies tax evasion charges
MoJ lays bare solicitor disparity in judicial appointments
Director exits triggered collapse of Chinese satellite firm
Trump abandons attempts to punish law firms
SRA told to reveal what it knew in build-up to PM Law collapse
Asylum reforms 'stand in tension' - Law Society
LinkedIn 'like' leads to sanction for magistrate
'Dieselgate': Three weeks of closing submissions begin
'Stay away from windows': Gulf law firms batten down
Irwin Mitchell reaffirms commitment to Sheffield with office move
Shoosmiths staff compete to win £25,000 or new car
North-west claims firm closes as key funder pulls capital
Suspension for running unauthorised sole practice
In depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs
Save the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March
‘Unfair and unlawful’ SEND consultation facing challenge
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What has the rules-based order ever done for us?
This is a good time to reflect on what the ‘international rules-based order’ means for lawyers.
Mother in Law: Back to 'basics' - honing your CV
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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Partnership
My legal life: Hannah Bradshaw and Sarah Lyons, BlueSky
Lawyer in the news: James Drydale, Taylor Emmet
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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.
It's a wonderful language
Claimants' closing submissions in the dieselgate claim run to 721 pages.
Memory lane
Super-exam, e-conveyancing trial, divorce bill and the Solicitors Acts: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Six years on, Gazette Towers rises from the ashes
Restoration of Grade 11* listed building is finally complete.
DPM deadbats curveball
David Lammy is wily enough to have expected a curveball or two following his speech at London’s Excel centre.
Novice solicitor lied about university career to get City job
Former in-house practitioner ‘created a persona that he thought was required for a role in private practice’.
Competition law: All together now
SaaSpocalypse Now
Exploited by AI: non-consensual deepfakes
Is the misconduct bar set too high?
Crime and consent: False positives
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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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Update on the SRA's investigation into PM Law Ltd group
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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
Firm hire: Associate solicitor appointment at Hugh Jones
Firm hire: Asserson welcomes legal director
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
Charting the journey from police station to charge
Hugh French reviews 'Defending Suspects at Police Stations (9th edition)'.
Thorough examination
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Furmston and Tolhurst on Privity of Contract (2nd edition)'.
Lessons from the alehouse
James E Hurford reviews 'An Ungovernable People: The English and Their Law in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries'.
Flawed play book fails to realise its potential
Lee Wall reviews 'Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Sports Law'.
In our hour of need
James E Hurford reviews 'Time Management for Lawyers: Making Every Six Minutes Count'.
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