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Post Office scandal: Some defence lawyers 'defeatist'
Lawyers were outgunned, out of their depth or uninterested in what clients had to say, academic report reveals.
Top sports firm appeals SRA intervention
Knights hails return to organic growth
In depth: CILEX bids to erase the memory of Mazur
Methanol awareness campaign in solicitor's memory secures significant reform
No new litigation funding regulation, says EU
Firms embroiled in HMRC tax dispute eye tribunal hearing
Chief constable fined £50,000 over court order breaches
SDT declines late application to open 'SLAPP' case to public
Sighing magistrate sanctioned for misconduct
Bar leaders urge lawyers not to crow about client victories
Lawyers need lifelong ethical training, say peers
Solicitor cleared over cut-price sale of 82-year-old's home
Head of litigation misled client that he had instructed a medical expert
Solicitor lied to secure a company loan
Company that failed to pay £2 million penalty says SFO cannot enforce DPA
Solicitor avoids SRA referral over false case citations
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Accessing injustice? Lessons of Post Office Horizon cases for the defence
University of Exeter report offers well-balanced review of the experiences of sub-postmasters involved in the scandal.
Another tax blow for law firms
Law firms may challenge HMRC at tribunal in a potentially costly tax dispute relating to client interest income. Andrew Allen explains.
Whistleblowing and the in-house solicitor: facing the challenge
Whistleblowing is one of the clearest expressions of ethical integrity in action. It is also one of the most personally and professionally risky actions a solicitor can take.
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Partnership
Behind the headlines: Remembering Simone White
My legal life: Simon Beccle, Payne Hicks Beach
Lawyer in the news: Jeremy Hertzog, Mishcon de Reya
My legal life: Rebekah Woods, Mackenzie Jones Solicitors
Lawyer in the news: Sofie Edwards, Hausfeld
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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.
Naturist fears northern judges' 'unconscious bias'
Judicial review claim is believed to be only the second naturism case to reach the High Court.
A subtext for a moral crusade?
‘It’s a witch-hunt,’ said my friend Tony, referring to the Windsor-Giuffre saga.
Memory lane
An unsuccessful challenge to a parking fine, rights of audience and German inventions: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Criminal justice crisis cuts Leveson short
Justice committee chair forced to wrap up meeting after 73 minutes.
Whistleblowing and the in-house solicitor: facing the challenge
Whistleblowing is one of the clearest expressions of ethical integrity in action. It is also one of the most personally and professionally risky actions a solicitor can take.
The rise of travel as a wellness benefit: Why time off isn’t enough
Data page – November 2025
Insight: Could AI transform law firm compliance?
Four of a kind
Our path to a sustainable future
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA apologises and fully accepts recommendations of SSB review
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SRA calls for views to shape further robust action on claims
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SRA acts on concerns about law firm practices on high-volume claims
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SRA awards £360,000 for disadvantaged candidates to take SQE
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SRA and FCA warn law firms and claims management companies over poor practices in motor finance commission claims
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SRA appoints Sarah Rapson as new Chief Executive Officer
Firm hire: Shakespeare Martineau
Firm hire: Capital markets expert joins Trowers as partner
Firm hire: TWM Solicitors appoints commercial property partner
Firm promotion: Dispute resolution partner appointment at Machins Solicitors
Firm hire: Litigation lawyer joins BTTJ
Firm hire: Gilson Gray welcomes residential conveyancing head
Firm hires: Thrings
Firm hires: Actons
Nuremberg (2025)
Directed by James Vanderbilt.
On the fence: autonomy versus the highest good
James E Hurford reviews 'Embodiment and the Law: A New Approach to Analysis, Discourse and Reasoning'.
Invaluable guide to CoP
Stephen D Sutton reviews 'Court of Protection Practice 2025'.
Normative legal order for the common good
Simone Mamini reviews 'A Theory of Global Energy Governance'.
Capital punishment on celluloid
Kevin McVeigh reviews 'Imagining the American Death Penalty: The Cultural Work of Popular Visual Representations'.
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