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NewsCourt of Appeal calls for AI regulation in criminal proceedings after trial collapses
Retrial ordered in rape case after complainant was found to have used AI to prepare for court.
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NewsPrison lawyers raise alarm over home detention curfew scheme
Association says decision to stop processing home detention curfew applications will increase pressure on prisons.
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News‘You failed too’: CILEX hits out at Legal Services Board over Mazur
LSB’s final report is ‘insensitive’ and fails to acknowledge the board’s own deficiencies, says legal executive body.
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NewsIn depth: Family law 'strategy' requires 'big thinking'
With the government due to unveil a family law ‘strategy’, Beck Fitzgerald’s Jenny Beck tells the Gazette that ‘big thinking and remodelling’ are required to address problems at the coalface.
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NewsLitigant who harassed law firm jailed
Party in dispute over aunt's will believed he could get away with threats because 'the jails are full'.
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NewsFCA takes motor finance campaign onto claims farmers’ turf
Broadcast, billboard and social media campaign directs would-be claimants to free template complaint letter.
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NewsCompensation fund pays out nearly £50m in a year
Collapse of accumulator firms including Axiom Ince has cost the profession dear, latest accounts confirm.
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NewsWelsh government reaffirms commitment to tribunal reform
First minister says reformed system will be modern and ready for further devolution of justice.
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NewsCourt of Appeal stays Menon contempt proceedings
Last minute judgment means silk’s contempt trial is stayed pending his appeal.
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NewsIn depth: Reforming the collective actions regime
Government proposals to reform the collective action regime offer something to rival lobbies, but whether or not they are implemented will depend on the new lord chancellor.
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NewsLegal advice for sexual violence complainants to be rolled out nationally
Successful London pilot ‘gave clients a genuine sense of justice’.
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NewsFresh blow to India legal market liberalisation hopes
Bar Council of India seeks to codify restrictions on foreign lawyers and firms after years of deadlock.
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News'Kafkaesque': Lawyers rally to defence of silk cited for contempt
Rajiv Menon KC, who represented Palestine Action activist in criminal trial, said he has been ‘overwhelmed’ by messages of support.
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NewsGlobal giant's first trading results exceed expectations
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's revenue reaches £1.8bn in first year since merger.
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NewsAxiom Ince trial set to run for over three months
Criminal trial of five former executives remains listed for February 2027 with a time estimate of 14 weeks.
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NewsNew lord chancellor backed Lammy's jury trial curbs
'We cannot allow squeamishness about reforming the system to stand in the way', Alex Norris MP said last December.
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NewsConsultant struck off over 'misleading representation' to court
Richard Jefferies, who worked for seven criminal firms, admitted all the allegations against him.
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NewsCanadian lawyer who misled judge about ChatGPT use is suspended
More examples emerge of sanctions imposed on lawyers who deploy bogus case citations.
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NewsRegional firms target acquisitions after securing new funding
Rothley Group and Brady Solicitors adopt contrasting approaches to sourcing extra investment.
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NewsChief coroner issues informal complaints protocol for legal professionals
Protocol follows similar guidance released by the judiciary at the beginning of July.