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SRA must pay Carter-Ruck partner costs in failed 'SLAPP' case
Practitioner subject to ‘legally flawed’ SRA proceedings is claiming around £1 million from regulator.
Client account 'stealth tax' will hit clients, say lawyers
Taylor Wessing's highest earner nets £200,000 a week
Client's emails accusing firm of fraud were defamatory
Solicitor appeals 'disproportionate' SDT sanction
Northern giant targets London
Partners approve transatlantic merger
In depth: The SQE at four - what have we learned?
UK Finance drops £50 fee for Mortgage Lenders' Handbook
Reform of inflated clinical negligence damages 'long overdue', say MPs
CCRC refers former City trader convictions to Court of Appeal
In depth: PM takes to TikTok to announce leasehold shake-up
SQE cohort more diverse than working-age population, progress report finds
Regulator eases practising rights rules amid post-Mazur delays
Solicitor 'motivated by resentment' banned for deceiving friend
Court makes triple whammy ruling on key fixed costs disputes
Mail fail: SDT dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor
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Long winter of discontent for the SRA as problems pile up
The past month has exposed fundamental issues with the regulator which need urgent attention.
Mother in Law: Appraising appraisals – no surprises, please
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
Escaping Donald Trump’s mind
Lawyers’ efforts to gain Trump's attention last week seem to have come to nothing.
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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.
'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.
What a carve up
Courts minister Sarah Sackman MP donned the traditional hard hat and Hi-Vis vest this week for a visit to Legal London’s most impressive building site.
'Don’t laugh, he’s better than you'
I heard some great (and lesser) solicitor advocates in magistrates’ courts.
In-house lawyers say whistleblowing guidance is 'unworkable'
Advice issued last October 'falls short in a number of areas and risks exacerbating current problems'.
Talent drain: women leaving practice
Consultant model firms: Breaking free
Victim compensation and the limits of POCA
AI and the evolving role of solicitors
Why independence and specialism matter in PI insurance
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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
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.
Creating a contract from the ground up
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Practicing Legal Design' by Marco Imperiale.
Lessons for a modern lawyer
Michael Smith reviews Dickens’ classic 'Bleak House'.
Tools of the trade
Jasper Wong and James E Hurford review 'Law’s Sources'.
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