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In depth: Lay tribunals to determine asylum appeals
Lawyers are queasy about the home secretary’s plans to enable lay tribunals to determine asylum appeals. The government has not even stipulated what qualifications they will need.
Firm killed off by work slowdown and rising costs, say administrators
Barrister disbarred for dishonesty in immigration proceedings
Youth courts review fuels debate over age of criminal responsibility
LCJ rebukes CPS over Fordingbridge press release
New asylum appeals body 'will fail to reduce backlog'
BlueCrest ruling a wakeup call for LLPs on tax
More than half of consumers report problems with claims firms
Judge warned over post-acquittal remark to jury
FCA car finance scheme suspended amid legal wrangling
CCRC 'fit for purpose' despite Malkinson case, inspector concludes
'No long-term predictions': Lammy jokes about tenure at judges' dinner
KC overturns disbarment over Oxford University claim
Judges across jurisdictions sanctioned over delays
Solicitor suspended for touching junior colleagues and racist remarks
Victims’ rights ‘still exist only on paper’, warns commissioner
Low-income consumers shun class action payouts
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Best of the blogs - 4 July 2026
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Diary of a white-tie diner
The Gazette's intrepid courts editor braves her third Mansion House judges' dinner.
Bridging the social justice gap
Community power is not a slogan or a policy initiative. It is organisations working together to meet a need that no single institution can address on its own.
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Partnership
My legal life: Kwadjo Adjepong, Court of Arbitration for Sport
Lawyer in the news: Natalie Cosgrove, Ashtons Legal
Lawyer in the news: Alice Goodenough, Goodenough Ring Solicitors
My legal life: Natalie Murray, Lawbox
My legal life: Diane Astin, Brunel University of London
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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.
Attorney general goes back to school with rule of law lessons
No, it isn’t a career change for Richard Hermer KC - yet.
Memory lane
SDT anonymity, bill 'tyranny', tax man targets and a conference in Torquay: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Artificial lawyer in the news
Obiter subjects Garfield, 'the world’s first AI-powered law firm', to the Gazette’s regular ‘Lawyer in the news’ questionnaire.
AG stops Twittering
Lord Hermer orders his office to stop using social media platform X.
Essex legal chief advises councils to audit for Mazur risks
SEND, debt recovery and traffic enforcement identified as risky areas in relation to conduct of litigation and supervision.
LegalTech: Power players
From compliance to strategic board-level risk
DBT unveils redomiciliation regime
Ockenden review must be a turning point
Are regulation changes fit for purpose?
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA consults on additional rules on how firms handle complaints
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Research highlights risks in high-volume consumer claims sector
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SRA consults on strengthened notification requirements to help identify risk earlier
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SRA updates supervision guidance to aid litigation work
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SRA joins Advisory AI Growth Lab to support responsible AI adoption in legal services
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SRA strengthens safeguards to protect client money and reduce consumer harm
Firm hires: Residential development duo joins Gateley Legal
Firm hires: WSP Solicitors strengthens commercial property and child law teams
Firm hire: Senior associate appointment at Olliers Solicitors
Firm hire: Mackenzie Jones welcomes family law solicitor
Firm hire: CM Murray appoints former Hill Dickinson CEO as strategic adviser and consultant
Firm hire: Switalskis appoints head of commercial property
Firm hire: Associate joins Johnson Law Group
Firm hire: Insurance disputes partner joins Norton Rose Fulbright
Comprehensive guide to new tenant rights
Joanne Parsons reviews 'The Renters’ Rights Act: A Practical Guide'.
Charting historical remedies
James E Hurford reviews 'Law and healing: A history of a stormy marriage'.
The errors of our ways
David Pickup reviews 'Owning Up to Mistakes (1st edition)'.
Jeremy Bamber: Murder and Turmoil at White House Farm
What is it about this case that fascinates so many people?
A lacuna in our legal DNA
Michel Kallipetis KC and Susan Rodway KC reviews 'The Place of Mediation within the Modern Civil Justice System: Critical Perspectives'.
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