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Fintech giant scraps law firm panel as AI helps to rate performance
Chief legal officer says firms cannot rely on existing relationships to keep their places on panels.
Funders should not be expected to make gifts, Mastercard JR court hears
Lammy defiant over jury trial reform
Long-serving practice manager took client and business funds
Written retainers with hourly rate 'could be CBAs', Court of Appeal hears
Firm sees off £50m negligence claim over property development
Tribunal finds duty solicitor did not receive £250 cash from client
Merricks hit for costs over abandoned class action role
National firm in talks with staff over closure of volume wills sector
Judge turns to AI to help parents understand decision
Youth intervention courts to keep offenders 'on track'
SDT fines solicitor £15,000 over failure to report drink drive convictions
In depth: CAT ready to get tough on 'entrepreneurial' class actions
Magistrate sanctioned over refusal to return to court for verdict
Misconduct reports to SRA continue to rocket
Duty solicitor shortage causing court delays
In depth: What's really ailing criminal justice
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Key justice reforms must now be at risk
Draft bills are unlikely to become law in the current parliamentary session. How much of this programme would survive a change of Labour leader remains to be seen.
Chisinau declaration: what it is – and what it is not
Given the intensity of public debate around migration and human rights, it is important to be honest and precise about the declaration adopted by the Council of Europe.
Why 'tax adviser' status risks creating more confusion than clarity for conveyancing firms
Current approach introduces a label without improving the underlying process.
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Lawyer in the news: Helen Tringham, Mills & Reeve
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AI for mid-size firms: 'It’s about not wanting to be left behind'
The global elite’s development of proprietary artificial intelligence tools dominates legal tech headlines, but AI is also transforming law’s mid-market. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion.
Sights and sounds of 10,000 walkers
More than 1,000 teams and 10,000 walkers have already signed up for the 2026 London Legal Walk on 9 June.
A legal scholar ahead of his time
It is 50 years ago this month since campaigner Michael Zander published an article entitled ‘Should solicitors profit from their client accounts?’
Judicial top trumps
The US Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by the US government in Jenner v Department of Justice.
Football soap opera means legal work never dries up
The evolution of football from sporting contest to melodrama continues apace, to the extent that the actual 90 minutes of action increasingly seems like an unwelcome distraction from the off-field theatre.
Fintech giant scraps law firm panel as AI helps to rate performance
Chief legal officer says firms cannot rely on existing relationships to keep their places on panels.
SQE at five: Pass or fail?
The dreaded legal letter
Moving the goalposts on football policing
A mentoring programme to make connections
Judicial support for unexplained wealth orders
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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New data reveals significant rise in reports and investigations
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SRA seeks feedback on reforms as Business Plan published
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SRA consults on proposals to strengthen continuing competence requirements
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Reports find SQE to be robust with improvements made
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Update on support for clients of PM Law
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SRA to expand executive leadership team as part of operational excellence drive
Firm hire: Insurance disputes partner joins Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm promotion: Residential property lawyer joins Ellisons partnership
Firm hire: Irwin Mitchell welcomes agricultural and rural property specialist
Firm hires: Family lawyer duo join Hedges Law
Firm hire: Kuits Solicitors strengthens intellectual property team
Firm hire: Real estate and construction energy lawyer joins Winckworth Sherwood
Firm hire: Farrer & Co appoints senior counsel
Firm hire: Irwin Mitchell strengthens military team
Watching brief as technology clashes with rights
David Pickup reviews 'Artificial Intelligence and Public Law'.
Asking the right questions
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'The Future of Legal Knowledge Management: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence'.
A world of suffering
Christopher Stanley reviews 'Law and Torture: Widening the Apertures from the Doctrinal to the Critical'.
How broadly can a statute be interpreted before its consequences outpace its intent?
Rebecca Ward reviews 'Cell 2455, Death Row' by Caryl Chessman.
The art of law
Exhibition in Richmond - lawyers show their creative side.
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