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Big defence firms to merge in search of integrated 'efficiencies'
Acquisition by HF comes 18 months after injection of private equity capital.
Solicitor fined £30,000 for 'obvious conflict' in LCF role
SRA intervenes to shut down three firms in a week
In depth: SFO struggles to hire lawyers – but is it getting value for money from external counsel?
Lord Justice Snowden appointed to Supreme Court
Bar Council names next vice chair
In depth: Jury trial curbs survive bill committee – but the fight goes on
Unmasking law: The woman aiming to reshape the profession for neurodivergent minds
SFO secures first deferred prosecution agreement for four years
Attorney general spearheads public legal learning
MoJ stonewalls on reports of High Court shakeup
Super-silk’s hourly rate slashed by more than half in Nigeria case
Work experience to equity: Solicitors cap long stay by buying stake in the business
SRA set for new status to help whistleblowers
Litigation trends survey: One in six top lawyers using AI to profile judges
Property solicitor banned for signing leases as 'favour' to client
Clyde & Co Hamburg office goes it alone
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Shakespeare's sister and women's legal history
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Professional indemnity insurance: Playing hide and seek
Stable prices and ample capacity remain benign characteristics of the PII market, but some experts fear that cost does not reflect risk. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette Roundtable
Only 1 Old Bailey
While MPs clash over the plans to restrict jury trials during the public bill committee stage, they agree on one thing: there is only one ‘Central Criminal Court’.
Goalscorer's art
Art Not Evidence, which has been campaigning to restrict the use of creative expression as evidence in criminal trials, takes part in an important football tournament.
Baronesses love-in takes a turn as Hale talks jury reform
Obiter was in the audience for the JUSTICE North event in Liverpool on Thursday, which culminated in a fireside (minus the fire) chat in the resplendent town hall between Baronesses Hale and Chakrabarti.
What Not to Wear? Court bars bikinis and Batman costumes
New HMCTS guidance released on dressing appropriately in court.
In depth: SFO struggles to hire lawyers – but is it getting value for money from external counsel?
Last year the SFO spent millions on external counsel as it struggled to recruit. The agency had little option, inspectors concede, but it could still improve the quality of its instructions and record-keeping.
Children in need
China takes fight to APAC rivals
Confiscation reform and meaningful recovery
GenAI market revels in good vibes
Scrutinising litigation disbursements
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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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
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Regulators launch joint taskforce to crack down on poor practice in motor finance claims
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Chief executive sets out priorities for change in 2026
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
Firm promotion: First managing partner at Arbor Law
Firm hire: New residential property head joins Thomson Hayton Winkley
Firm hire: Trowers welcomes banking and finance partner
Firm promotion: International Family Law Group appoints partner
First book dedicated to a narrow subject
V. Charles Ward reviews 'Right to Manage: Law and Practice'.
A towering work of scholarship
David Glass reviews 'The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Law'.
Champion of the underdog
Jon Robins reviews 'Good Fortune: Recollections of a Grateful Lawyer'.
Useful reference point on Islam and UK law
Naureen Shariff reviews 'Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe: United Kingdom (volume 25)'.
Drafts, Disclaimers and Deaths
David Pickup reviews 'Drafts, Disclaimers and Deaths'.
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