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Pay review body says not enough 'outstanding' judges being appointed
Senior Salaries Review Body concerned judicial recruitment decisions are being driven by need to fill vacancies.
Solicitor who made antisemitic tweets allowed to continue in practice
US firms seize the cream of London litigation
Rugby head injury claim set for crucial July hearing
Land Registry warns over conveyancer competence
High Part 36 offer upheld as genuine settlement attempt
SRA faces £516,000 costs bill for Dentons case
In-house solicitor struck off for misleading SRA and doctoring emails
Fear over custody time limits 'hindering CPS decision-making'
Employment lawyers draw up radical plans for cutting tribunal backlog
Law firms face scrutiny as FCA starts claims management review
SRA justified in shutting down firm on dishonesty grounds, court finds
Consider apologising, family judge tells father
London Capital and Finance solicitor struck off over 'endemic' backdating
Knights expecting big jumps in revenue and underlying profit
Lammy repeats anti-SLAPPs pledge as media lawyers deny lobbying coup
Funders should not be expected to make gifts, Mastercard JR court hears
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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.
B(ach)-boys and b(ach)-girls
Hamlins has been appointed the official legal partner to the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
10 years work for pennies?
Administrative Court hears arguments in latest episode of long-running epic Merricks v Mastercard.
Memory lane
EU court referrals, a solicitor in cabinet, PI trial juries and rights of audience: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Harper’s brush with the law
Harper Beckham has reportedly been refused initial trade mark approval in the US for her planned beauty brand, Hiku By Harper.
Fintech giant scraps law firm panel as AI helps to rate performance
Chief legal officer says firms cannot rely on existing relationships to keep their places on panels.
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SQE at five: Pass or fail?
The dreaded legal letter
Moving the goalposts on football policing
A mentoring programme to make connections
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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New data reveals significant rise in reports and investigations
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SRA seeks feedback on reforms as Business Plan published
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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
Firm hire: Insurance disputes partner joins Norton Rose Fulbright
Firm promotion: Residential property lawyer joins Ellisons partnership
Firm hire: Irwin Mitchell welcomes agricultural and rural property specialist
Firm hires: Family lawyer duo join Hedges Law
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
Treading carefully around the 'landmines'
David Glass reviews 'Contract Hazards: Lawyers and Their Landmines'.
Parenthood: raising the bar
Zoë Chapman reviews 'Baby at the Bar: Navigating life as a barrister after becoming a parent'.
Watching brief as technology clashes with rights
David Pickup reviews 'Artificial Intelligence and Public Law'.
Asking the right questions
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'The Future of Legal Knowledge Management: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence'.
A world of suffering
Christopher Stanley reviews 'Law and Torture: Widening the Apertures from the Doctrinal to the Critical'.
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