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SRA to update SLAPPs guidance following file review
Post Office lawyers warned of ‘red rag’ if Horizon faults came out
Does £250 cut it? Picking up the pieces from the SQE1 marking debacle
The week in 60 seconds - digested news
Court of Appeal allows single claim form in law firm negligence action
Fixed costs in clinical negligence claims set for October
Solicitor misled clients as case ‘spiralled away’ from him
Suspended sentence for ex-solicitor convicted of fraud
‘Deliberately high level’ SFO strategy looks to AI
Post Office lawyer advised withholding documents, inquiry hears
Trade union law 'incompatible' with ECHR, Supreme Court rules
YouGov Legal Needs survey suggests solicitors losing market share
Profits climb at listed law firm as ‘war for talent’ subsides
Post Office Inquiry live: solicitors on the spot
Betting disputes on the rise as gambling addicts seek lawyers
Solicitor accused of misleading SDT fined £30,000 despite being cleared of most charges
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‘Tell, don’t ask’: how in-house lawyers should treat their employers
In-house lawyers must defy their law school training when it comes to behaving as leaders.
Reflections on the KlimaSeniorinnen climate change case
We can decide to be agitated about a ruling from an international court, but it seems pointless - the direction of travel regarding climate change is clear.
Should litigation funding fees be recoverable?
Change is clearly on the way for the sector, but this does not necessarily mean bad news for litigation funders.
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Partnership
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My legal life: Monica Kapur, Isadore Goldman
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Double indemnity
Greater choice is driving a more competitive PII renewal round. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Of alibis and advocacy
I don’t think I ever encountered a professional alibi witness, but I certainly knew a man who was a professional mitigator.
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44 and out for Darryl
Litigation executive Darryl Barnes retires 44 years after first stepping through the doors at Leamington Spa firm Blythe, Owen George & Co.
The friendly kind of lively
Obiter was intrigued to read the minutes for last month’s SRA board meeting.
A glorious run comes to an end
Final episode of US sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm plays out in a courtroom.
‘Tell, don’t ask’: how in-house lawyers should treat their employers
In-house lawyers must defy their law school training when it comes to behaving as leaders.
Why become a B Corp?
Wolverhampton: potential application to fraud?
Building better
Reaching a tipping point
Time for a revolution in how family solicitors are trained?
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Clinical Negligence (6th edition)
by Michael Powers KC and Anthony Barton.
Governing Cross-Border Data Flows
Governing Cross-Border Data Flows: Reconciling EU Data Protection and International Trade Law by Svetlana Yakovleva.
The Many Paths of Change in International Law
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The Law of Loyalty
by Lionel Smith.
Profitability in Law Firms – Insight and Analysis
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