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Government strips SRA of anti-money laundering powers
Responsibility for AML and counter-terrorism financing supervision will pass to the Financial Conduct Authority.
Amendment widens NDA protections
We need continuity of leadership, says SRA chair after damning SSB report
Strike-off for misleading divorce client and firm
Ex-solicitor caught in immigration sting barred from further litigation
Legal aid lawyers 'entitled to cyber attack compensation'
New date set for court documents pilot
SSB scandal exposes 'systemic shortcomings', says consumer watchdog
Court of Appeal allows lawyer's harassment claim against former employer
Magistrate sanctioned for citing position in election campaign
In depth: Litigation funders tap private credit market
CILEX row with ex-president escalates with data protection warning
Free speech includes right to express views that 'offend, shock or disturb'
In depth: SSB Law - how regulator failed to defuse timebomb
New property information form 'less legalistic', conveyancers told
Public spending watchdog calls for clin neg costs curbs
‘I was an easy target,’ says cleared solicitor ordered to pay SRA’s costs
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NOT PASS – how to navigate SQE failure
Failure can, at first, feel like a fatal blow to an aspiring solicitor’s career.
A scandal waiting to happen
A case almost unknown to the British public raises profound questions of justice in the UK.
Judge sends clear message on blasphemy
Mr Justice Bennathan’s robust approach tells prosecutors and magistrates that freedom of expression includes the right to cause offence.
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Roundtable: Coming forward - supporting profitability and growth
In seeking business success, law firms lean ever harder on functions that were traditionally ‘back office’ – and clients are noticing. Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion, sponsored by Travelers.
Fast worker
Alexander Morgan, partner at national firm Knights, races classic cars competitively.
SRA leaders face the music at annual conference
More than 1,000 compliance officers will be in Birmingham tomorrow.
Of mice and ministers
One-time junior barrister recalls days before digital evidence.
Judicious advice on chancellor churn
The loudest laughs at David Lammy's swearing-in as lord chancellor yesterday went to quips by the lady chief justice, Lammy himself and attorney general Richard Hermer - though not necessarily in that order.
In focus: D-day for new 'failure to prevent' offence
SFO will be keen to bring the first prosecution for the new offence, so that companies ‘feel the bite’.
Offshore: Island mentality
A threat to freedom of expression?
The rise of parental surveillance
Why law firms should apply to be B Corps
Data page – October 2025
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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SRA apologises and fully accepts recommendations of SSB review
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SRA calls for views to shape further robust action on claims
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SRA acts on concerns about law firm practices on high-volume claims
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SRA awards £360,000 for disadvantaged candidates to take SQE
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SRA and FCA warn law firms and claims management companies over poor practices in motor finance commission claims
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SRA appoints Sarah Rapson as new Chief Executive Officer
Firm hires: Thrings
Firm hires: Actons
Firm hires: mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: McHale & Co welcomes motorbike claims team lead
Firm promotion: Morrish Solicitors appoints employment associate
Firm hires: Six trainees join TWM Solicitors
Firm hire: Chief operating officer appointment at Gowling WLG
Firm hire: Osbornes Law welcomes family partner
Hale goes back to her roots
With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make it Work Better.
Fighting for the right to say your piece
David Pickup reviews 'On the Law of Speaking Freely' by Adam Tomkins.
When Coke took on the King
James E Hurford reviews 'The Reformation of the Constitution: Law, Culture and Conflict in Jacobean England'.
Riveting whodunnit set in the Swinging Sixties
David Pickup reviews 'The Fall Guy: Rock ‘n’ roll murder in 1960s London'.
When diseases cross borders
James E Hurford reviews 'Global Pandemics and International Law: An Analysis in the Age of Covid-19'.
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