All articles by Gazette reporter
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NewsTributes pour in for employment judge and solicitor Veronica Dean
Practitioner, who has died aged 65, was 'a force to be reckoned with [...] full of compassion and empathy towards others'.
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NewsSociety consults on small PC fee increase
Chancery Lane accounts for under 30% of the annual levy, which was unchanged this year at £307.
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NewsHSF confirms transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin
Tie-up creates ‘transatlantic and transpacific giant’ with 2,700 lawyers across 26 offices.
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NewsSRA neglected risks of ‘accumulator’ firms - Law Society
Only urgent action from the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s leadership will restore the profession’s trust in its regulator, Chancery Lane said this week.
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NewsProfits soar again at ABS pioneer Co-op Legal
Probate and estate administration giant has more than doubled income and quintupled earnings since 2021.
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NewsLSB poised to commit to ‘regulatory sandbox’ for justice
Chief executive Craig Westwood hopes ‘safe space’ for innovation and will help board fulfil remit to address unmet legal need.
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NewsLaw Society attacks plan to curb ‘critical infrastructure’ JRs
Restriction in Planning and Infrastructure Bill 'could prevent legitimate cases from being heard', Chancery Lane says.
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NewsBoutique firm sees off campaign by YouTube conspiracy theorist
Internet law firm describes ‘financial nightmare’ of running claim against litigant in person.
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NewsSolicitor admonished for branding obsessed LiP a 'sociopath'
Litigant said solicitor had hatched a plan to deprive him of his estate and mislead court.
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NewsSRA awarded £20,000 costs in ‘doomed to fail’ employment claim
Decision follows dismissal of solicitor's claim of age, race and disability discrimination.
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NewsSRA delivers update on Post Office scandal probe
Solicitors are also under investigation over their engagement with Sir Wyn Williams’ public inquiry. ‘We must get this right,’ says regulator.
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NewsChancery Lane condemns SRA’s client account plans
Law Society responds to SRA consultation on client money and compensation fund.
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NewsSociety warns against cuts to apprenticeship funding
Some 3,000 people have begun legal apprenticeships so far - but the government plans to exclude level 7 scheme from the levy.
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NewsUS bar battles Trump's 'equal merit' order
Bar associations are among the bodies that could be prosecuted under executive order barring DEIA policies.
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NewsCity firms pool budgets to mitigate impact of climate change
Kenya scheme, which will earn carbon removal credits for law firms involved, said to be the ‘first of its kind’.
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NewsSafeguards needed on assisted dying - Law Society
Legal aid should be available to all seeking legal advice on ending their lives, Chancery Lane tells parliament.
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NewsPrivate equity house adds £20m firm to its roster
Fifth acquisition of a regional firm will take PE-backed group’s turnover past £100m.
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NewsExclusive: Pre-tax profits dip at Freshfields as revenue surges
Magic circle outfit no longer publishes details of its trading performance, but the firm’s statutory accounts also reveal an 18% rise in income.
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NewsTaylor Wessing's top earner gets 66% rise to £150,000 a week
Highest-paid LLP member drew £7,750,000 last year, newly filed accounts show.
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NewsBank of Mum and Dad: Low-paid legal internships locking out working-class
Half of legal employers offering internships pay less than the minimum wage, benefiting middle-class graduates who rely on the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’.