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Annual clinical negligence costs soar past £3bn
NHS Resolution figures suggest costs are still not being brought under control.
Stalker turned up at KC's chambers, court hears
BBC exposé prompts conveyancing referral fees review
In depth: Starting gun fired on digital justice revolution
Afghan data leak: government faces wave of compensation claims
Solicitors still ‘high risk’ for money laundering, government review finds
JAC must use negative material fairly, Court of Appeal rules
Mining giant seeks higher damages from SFO
Profits up at international firms
MR backs legal aid for early advice
High Court rejects anonymity plea from discredited expert
MoJ urged to produce mission statement for prisons
Chancel repair proposals remove 'unnecessary' conveyancing costs
'Borderline negligent' housing disrepair solicitors ordered to pay costs
Fee-earner forwarded client details to new address
New court track proposed for essential patents
Income rises but profits slide at listed law firm pioneer
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Secrecy, scrutiny and the Afghan data breach
Democracy must function, even, and especially, in the dark.
Legal aid fees consultation: what's changing?
The Ministry of Justice’s transformative ambition is welcome, but first steps highlight the scale of reform needed.
What are prisons actually for?
Solving the crisis requires more than simply creating more prison spaces.
Lawyer in the news: James Cockburn, Harcus Parker
My legal life: Nabila Zulfiqar, King’s Trust volunteer
My legal life: Susanna McGibbon KC, Treasury Solicitor
Lawyer in the news: Lucy Stewart-Gould, Stewarts
My legal life: Zoe Mortimer and Alexandra Geelan, Hemisphere Consultants
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Clients and technology roundtable: Plugged in
AI innovation is conditioning clients to expect a speedy service from lawyers. How are mid-tier firms meeting this challenge, as well as ensuring that staff have the right skill-set? Joanna Goodman reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Third time, er, lucky?
A record of played two, lost two would normally be a cause for some introspection. But not for the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Memory lane
'Murder by Lord Lucan', barristers' direct access push and a body on the steps of the Law Society: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Badly executed
Phrase ‘execution of judgments’ has to go, Lord Hermer tells Council of Europe’s summer school in Liverpool.
Fax for the memories
Civil Procedure Rule Committee delivers the coup de grâce for the ‘outdated’ fax machine.
In-house solicitors urged to record reasons for non-reporting to regulator
Regulator’s interest in non-financial misconduct raises new and difficult questions for in-house community.
Best laid plans
State authority over private fantasy
Integrating ESG into risk management
Law firm M&As: Getting together
Parental leave reform – an opportunity for legal employers
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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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
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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
Firm hire: Trowers & Hamlins recruits funds specialist
Firm promotions: Lodders makes four partner appointments
Firm promotion: Managing partner appointment at Arc Pensions Law
Firm promotions: Hugh Jones Solicitors
Firm promotions: Osbornes Law appoints three partners
Firm hire: Beale & Co appoints construction specialist
Firm hire: Forsters welcomes commercial real estate partner
Firm hire: Pensions specialist joins Capsticks
Macrocrimes magnified
Treatise on International Criminal Law: Volume III: International Criminal Procedure (second edition).
Ethics and profits
Max D Winthrop and David Glass review ’Conscience Incorporated: Pursuing Profits While Protecting Human Rights’.
Discrimination, Equality and Health Care Rationing
James E Hurford reviews Rachel Horton's book.
Perfection on pensions
Tony Roe reviews 'Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook (Fourth Edition)'.
Anatomy of an endangered species
James E Hurford reviews 'The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer: Upholding the Heart of Justice'.
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