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Minority Anexo investors accuse buyers of conspiracy
Shareholders say they are in ‘information vacuum’ amid delay to reporting full-year results at listed legal business.
Rebuff for JAC as judge seeks information on recruitment
Family firm overturns ombudsman’s £15,700 award
Dana Denis-Smith to be Society president in 2027
Hermer: No pick and mix on international law
Pioneer firm's paralegals devastated by apprenticeship funding cut
Barristers to be forced to come clean on client complaints
Second Daily Mail 'sting' solicitor cleared of misconduct
Axiom Ince collapse has ‘negatively affected trust in solicitors’, says lord chancellor
SRA chief executive: 'Essential that we learn'
York firm shuns buyout option to become employee-owned
SRA sanctioned over Axiom Ince failures
Top Indian firm joins CMS network
Solicitors could still face sanction for delays caused by other parties, LeO warns
Litigant handed restraint order after bringing meritless claims against solicitors
Judge condemns late disclosure in life-support child case
'Grave concerns' as Istanbul bar chief faces criminal trial
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Paralegals are now recognised as a genuine branch of the legal profession
The view of what a paralegal is and what they can do has changed dramatically over the past decade.
Let slip the dogs of law
When the international order is breaking down, why are lawyers not more vocal in protest?
Defendant firms are to blame for soaring credit hire costs
Claimant firms want to find a way to keep cases out of court - but do defendants agree?
Lawyer in the news: Sarah Myatt, Switalskis
My legal life: Simon Man, Government Legal Department
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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.
Memory lane
An embarrassing question to ask during divorce proceedings and the Society’s centenary celebrations: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Trix of the trade
Law commission says its recommendations for electronic wills would ensure the law is fit for purpose for the modern age; but not everything is being updated.
Wrong numbers
Misnumbering of court bundles is ‘only too common’, an unimpressed Court of Appeal judge tells litigants.
Hill treats blues
Everton Football Club has unveiled an exclusive sponsor for its new Bramley Moor Dock home, but will it stick?
Safeguarding clients and legal documents: Capita’s partnership with the SRA
All in it together
GenAI generation gap
Something must be done about surrogacy
Resolving the enforcement conundrum
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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First-tier complaints rule changes should help everyone improve
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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
Firm hire: New associate director at Manolete Partners
Firm hire: Womble Bond Dickinson welcomes first non-executive UK board member
Firm hires: Birketts appoints five to partnership
Firm hire: Employment partner appointment at mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: Construction and infrastructure disputes expert joins Beale & Co
Firm hires: New commercial team head and litigation partner join Bermans
Firm hire: Gilson Gray welcomes real estate head
Firm hire: Level welcomes corporate partner
Mapping the maze
Charlotte Collier reviews the 'Legal Aid Handbook 2024/25'.
A smorgasbord of navigable wisdom
Fiona du Feu reviews 'Risk and Compliance Questions and Answers (2nd edition)'.
Warning signals
Fraud Markers, De-banking, and Financial Crime: A Legal Analysis of Counter-fraud Practices in the UK and Beyond.
Transitioning to a nature-positive and net-zero future
Rob Biddlecomb reviews 'The Law of Net Zero and Nature Positive'.
Cape and the crusader
Michael Cross reviews David Kinley's 'In a Rain of Dust: Death, Deceit and the Lawyer who Busted Big Asbestos'.
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