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Russian litigants flood back to London courts
Some 93 nationalities were represented in commercial courts in 2024-25, a new record, with United Arab Emirates also climbing the charts.
Firms in England's oldest town future-proof in different ways
Married pair held in contempt over doctored evidence
SDT fines firm £120k for 15-year breaches of AML regulations
New Everton home to be named the Hill Dickinson Stadium
In depth: ECHR withdrawal 'no longer just the headbanger's view'
District judge’s final order delay leads to sanction
MPs demand urgent plan for cutting clin neg costs
UK-EU summit: Law Society calls for talks on mutual recognition
Cautious welcome for Law Commission's wills reform blueprint
In depth: Law firm and US bar strike blows against Trump - is the tide turning?
Allow electronic wills, Law Commission tells government
Court of Appeal shows no mercy over 16-month delay
Ex-solicitor ordered to stop promoting tax avoidance schemes
Conveyancers still in the dark on material information
Ex-solicitor loses appeal after Google search spewed out fake cases
Fraudster secured jobs at law firms with bogus degree
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Naming rights and wrongs: Will Hill Dickinson stick at Everton?
Hill Dickinson is now moving in the same circles as Allianz and Spotify.
A special tribunal for aggression against Ukraine
New court would try senior political and military leaders accused of planning, preparing, initiating or executing the war of aggression that Russia and its allies launched in 2022.
Starmer's bizarre misrepresentation of UK immigration will damage growth and industries
Debate around immigration should not be based on oversimplified, sweeping comments seeking to reduce a technical and complicated legal landscape to soundbites.
Lawyer in the news: Richard Langley, Broadfield UK
My legal life: Paige Gajic, Freeths
My legal life: Nabil Shah, Leadenhall Law Group
Lawyer in the news: Nusrat Zar, Herbert Smith Freehills
My legal life: Brenda Albert, KONE plc
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AI and mid-sized firms roundtable: Intelligence testing
For mid-market firms, the advent of generative AI is a double-edged sword. The technology can handle routine tasks and free up billable time, but also obscure intrinsic flaws in processes.
Trial by TV: You be the Judge
Channel 5 programme presented by Anne Robinson is designed to show the flaws of our sentencing system.
First AI law firm? Er, not quite
The regulator has authorised a start-up firm to provide legal advice generated by AI. But did the excitement go a little too far?
Edith Piaf back at the Cube
Your regulator continues to accept criticism with all the humility of a toddler denying they drew on the walls while holding a crayon.
Truth stranger than Whitehall fiction
Is government policy being modelled on classic Whitehall sitcom Yes Minister?
Rights of light: defence against the dark arts
A living resource – supporting good ethical practice
Military justice: Uphill battles
Data page – May 2025
Digital Assets Market: Technology, Policy and Law
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA issues record-breaking fine to Kingly Solicitors owner
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SRA sets out expanded 2025/26 business plan to address rising risks in legal services
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SRA approves first AI-driven law firm
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Annual conference gives SQE updates
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Our approach to SLAPPs cases
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Third year review of SQE shows continued improvements
Firm promotions: Trio of litigation appointments at Grosvenor Law
Firm hire: Gateley Legal welcomes residential development legal director
Firm hires: Trio of new joiners at ESP Solicitors
Firm hire: Hall Brown Family Law appoints joint head of London office
Firm hires: Gateley Legal strengthens residential development team
Firm promotions: Four new partners at DMH Stallard
Firm promotion: Enable Law appoints medical negligence specialist as partner
Firm hire: Hodge Jones & Allen welcomes criminal defence solicitor
Transitioning to a nature-positive and net-zero future
Rob Biddlecomb
Cape and the crusader
Michael Cross reviews David Kinley's 'In a Rain of Dust: Death, Deceit and the Lawyer who Busted Big Asbestos'.
How the Reformation created a patchwork
James E Hurford reviews 'The Legal Legacy of the Reformation: Catholic and Protestant Approaches to Law'.
Going to the polls
Kevin McVeigh reviews 'The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law'.
Charting the data protection labyrinth
Sean Gordon reviews 'Data Protection, Privacy and Information Law'.
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