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Solicitor's appeal against stalking conviction opens in Crown court
Judge and two magistrates begin hearing appeal challenge to conviction and sentence for stalking legal blogger.
In depth: Law Society Commercial Litigation Conference
Tribunal judge sanctioned for standing in local election
Burges Salmon to pilot 'sector-focused' training contracts
'Squeezed middle' firms under pressure as top 10 pull away
BHP fails to challenge interest payment order in Brazil dam case
Firm sees off MoD allegation of 'inflating' claims costs
Ownership of bitcoin scam billions must be decided in China, court rules
Delays lead to sanctions for judges
A walk in the park? Former colleagues plan start-up on kids' playdate
Top firms' merger talks still on despite leader change
Cross-border enforcement ‘at risk due to AI’, master of rolls warns
In depth: Paying whistleblowers - sensible pragmatism or moral hazard?
PE-backed consolidator slips into red as buying spree continues
Women's justice charity to run landmark legal advice service
Legal revenues dipped in August - but are up 12% on the year
Axiom Ince CFO denies conspiracy to destroy documents
Call for single regulator in 'holistic' justice system
Very few legal professionals know what they can legally copy and paste
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Why the jury is still out on the Courts and Tribunals Bill
Dropping one element of a bad package does not make the remaining elements good law, says shadow justice minister Kieran Mullan.
Best of the blogs - 18 October 2026
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Insurance-backed legal services: HR processes imposed might not be protecting businesses
Insurance-based HR services are putting up barriers and creating risks.
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Partnership
Lawyer in the news: Jennifer Richardson, Blackfords
My legal life: Philip Banks, Irwin Mitchell
Lawyer in the news: Reena Saini, Chase Morgan Solicitors
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Lawyer in the news: Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky, BCL Solicitors
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Private client roundtable: 'It feels like it’s devaluing our profession'
Clients’ use of artificial intelligence is changing how they interact with law firms – and not always for the better. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable
'The man they could not hang'
John ‘Babbacombe’ Lee became known in the 1880s as ‘The man they could not hang’.
Testing the waters
We reckon Karen Mee may be the first UK lawyer to have swum the channel solo.
Gazette memory lane
'Dumbing down' exam fear, transfer test record, and the Association of Women Solicitors: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Battlelines drawn in Miller v West
Sky’s new drama, War, features a high-profile divorce and a cutthroat battle between law firms.
Data page – October 2026
Reforming the Solicitors Act
Specialist rape courts: intention and reality
Hidden risks of corner-cutting in construction
Solicitor apprentices: Earn and learn
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Firm hire: Family law partner appointment at Jurit LLP
Firm hire: Private client senior associate joins Taylor Walton Solicitors
Firm hires: Freeths strengthens construction and engineering practice in London
Firm hires: Harrowells recruits newly qualified solicitors
Firm hire: Thrings welcomes private client team lead
Firm hire: Court of Protection specialist joins Enable Law
Firm hire: Real estate partner appointment at Brodies
Firm hires: Trio of new starters at IFLG
Serious work for serious solicitors
Anna Newport reviews 'Dovar & Sawtell on the Building Safety Act'.
Scientific and legal battle lines in sport
Lee Wall reviews 'Fair Play: Fighting to Protect the Spirit of Sport'.
Getting down to business
Mark Anderson reviews 'Building a Business Development Culture and Strategy'.
Putting theory to the test
Sally Azarmi and Kevin McVeigh review 'Conflict between Equals: Tort Law beyond Wrong, Harm and Cost'.
An anthropocentric approach to harm
Michael Smith reviews 'Environmental Justice: A Very Short Introduction'.
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