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SRA to double leadership in bid to rebuild public trust
Four newly created posts will cover risk, data and insight, external affairs and communications, general counsel and supervision.
CAT rejects group claim which would mostly benefit lawyers and funder
In depth: On the money - Law Society financial benchmarking survey
Battle to water down jury trial reforms continues
Machine age law is already changing practice, says master of rolls
High-volume litigation funder placed into administration
Serious Fraud Office outlines tech-driven roadmap
RAAC-riddled London court reopens
NDAs will be invalid without legal advice, government proposes
City pledges support for LawCare
Law firm income and profits soar - benchmarking survey
Politicians condemn 'sham' lawyers as SRA probes asylum firms
Global powers combine in 'world’s largest ever law firm merger'
Government defeats latest jury trial amendment
Much-loved lawyer for Bowie and the Rolling Stones dies aged 83
Solicitor suspended for threatening complaining client with injunction
'Not a happy tale': SRA chief admits complaints system is confusing
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End of an era: McGibbon reflects on her time leading GLD
Susanna McGibbon spoke to the Gazette ahead of stepping down from her role as treasury solicitor and GLD permanent secretary.
Seven key takeaways from the SRA’s justice committee grilling
It wasn’t always comfortable, but SRA leaders gave glimpses of their aims and priorities.
Lawyers and the Panama Papers – 10 years later
Back in 2016, I was both wrong and right about what I predicted the consequences would be for lawyers.
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Professional indemnity insurance: Playing hide and seek
Stable prices and ample capacity remain benign characteristics of the PII market, but some experts fear that cost does not reflect risk. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette Roundtable
Expect a junior minister to take the (white) heat
HMCTS will test the ability of its home-grown AI software to generate transcripts of Crown court proceedings.
Empty seats in the Commons
Just four MPs bothered to show up to interrogate leaders of the LSB and SRA – and one left halfway through.
Putting the big screen on trial
A discussion on the best legal films.
Half a century of comfort, hope and safety
Happy 50th birthday to Central England Law 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’.
Data page – April 2026
2026 Private Client industry report: What to expect
From snow to sun: Where to find your perfect April getaway
The Strait of Hormuz: What a blockade could mean for commercial contracts
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA to expand executive leadership team as part of operational excellence drive
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Regulators launch joint taskforce to crack down on poor practice in motor finance claims
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Chief executive sets out priorities for change in 2026
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Update on the Solicitors Regulation Authority investigation on the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
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Ten-year diversity data shows improvements but more to be done
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SRA intervention into PM Law Ltd
Firm promotion: International Family Law Group appoints partner
Firm promotion: Private client partner appointment at Clough & Willis
Firm promotions: Directors appointed at Switalskis
Firm hire: RWK Goodman welcomes real estate partner
Firm promotion: Partner appointment at Arc Pensions Law
Firm promotion: Davis Blank Furniss appoints equity partner
Firm hire: Senior health and safety partner joins Forbes Solicitors
Firm hire: Director appointment at Burges Salmon
A wake-up call to arms
We Set the Bar: Fighting for Equality, Empowerment and Change within the Legal Profession.
Beyond national jurisdiction: the High Seas and the deep seabed
Simone Mamini reviews 'The Agreement of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction'.
Navigating the turbulent seas of globalism
Kevin McVeigh reviews 'The International Law of Economic Integration'.
Reaching across the divide
Michael Mansfield KC reviews 'How do we even talk about Palestine and Israel? One group's experience in unspoken territory'.
A doomed teenager who changed the course of justice
David Pickup reviews 'Failed Justice: the Craig and Bentley Case Revisited'.
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