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One in three legal workers planning to get out
Profession 'at a crossroads' in terms of how it protects and enhances wellbeing, says mental health charity.
MoJ finally says 'I do' to wedding law reform
Father jailed for threatening family judge
Labour ‘planning to bring back employment tribunal fees’
Employee-owned firm repeats £4,000 staff bonus
Mazur: Furious legal executives rally as SRA makes first public statement
Lord chancellor's swearing-in a 'constitutional first'
Starmer promises action on ECHR 'interpretation'
Labour conference: Calls for IPP sentences to be fully abolished
Solicitors plead with Treasury to rethink extra AML burden
Firm swoops on rival to recruit team of 28 lawyers
Lammy opens legal year with promise of more sitting days
Labour conference: PM opens speech with Hillsborough Law
Ombudsman exposes 10 more 'public interest decisions' - but denies naming and shaming
National bars convene in London to discuss threats to lawyers
Call for consistency on unclaimed damages in collective actions
Law Society wades in on Mazur - but SRA still silent
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In the face of far-right violence, we lawyers need to be vigilant against ‘fake law’
Runnymede Trust’s recent analysis finds that the word ‘illegal’ remains the number one term associated with ‘immigrants’ in public discourse.
What the High Court’s Mazur ruling means for non-qualified staff
Court rules that unqualified law firm employees cannot conduct litigation – so what is next for high-volume litigation law firms?
Does mass litigation really harm the economy?
Claims that group claims cost the country £18 billion do not stand up to scrutiny.
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Roundtable: Coming forward - supporting profitability and growth
In seeking business success, law firms lean ever harder on functions that were traditionally ‘back office’ – and clients are noticing. Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion, sponsored by Travelers.
Judicious advice on chancellor churn
The loudest laughs at David Lammy's swearing-in as lord chancellor yesterday went to quips by the lady chief justice, Lammy himself and attorney general Richard Hermer - though not necessarily in that order.
Here’s looking at you, lady chief justice
Portrait of Baroness Carr to hang in Inner Temple.
In case of an emergency
Regular Gazette readers will recall that the SRA went all ‘Edith Piaf’ over Axiom Ince and the missing millions.
Memory lane
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In focus: D-day for new 'failure to prevent' offence
SFO will be keen to bring the first prosecution for the new offence, so that companies ‘feel the bite’.
The three pillars of child-centred justice
Criminal charges in Peru matter for everyone
Fear and posing
Rival lobbies clash on SEND rights
Local heroes
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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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
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Report shows small firms keen to adopt technology but barriers still exist
Firm hires: Thrings
Firm hires: Actons
Firm hires: mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: McHale & Co welcomes motorbike claims team lead
Firm promotion: Morrish Solicitors appoints employment associate
Firm hires: Six trainees join TWM Solicitors
Firm hire: Chief operating officer appointment at Gowling WLG
Firm hire: Osbornes Law welcomes family partner
Bringing doctrinal debates alive
Comparative Contract Law: Exercises in Comparative Methodology (4th edition)
The Writers’ Castle: Reporting History at Nuremberg
While the world’s greatest journalists and writers covered the Nuremberg trial of Nazi leaders in 1945-6, another story was unfolding in the nearby town of Stein.
Anatomy of a war crimes trial
Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
Conviction: The case of Lucy Letby
There have been few criminal trials that have elicited such strongly held and opposing views as the case of Lucy Letby.
Evolution not revolution
James E Hurford reviews 'Public Law and the UK Supreme Court' and 'Private Law and the UK Supreme Court'.
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