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NewsMore lawyers take swipe at Treasury plans for single AML supervisor
Government plans to remove AML regulation from SRA have gone down badly with lawyers.
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NewsGallery: Law firms going the extra mile at Christmas
The Gazette is delighted to showcase firms spreading festive cheer.
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NewsLAA scales back contingency measures following cyber attack
Legal aid providers told to move away from email as new arrangements come into force.
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NewsWhiplash reforms hindered access to justice, Law Society says
Chancery Lane responds to post-implementation review of previous government's reforms to claims process.
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NewsPogust Goodhead seeks £113.5m interim costs for dam collapse case
'The scale of funding has obviously been, and continues to be, huge and no funder has unlimited resources,' High Court hears.
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NewsSupreme Court upholds CAT over £2.7bn collective action
Court of Appeal had no proper basis for interfering with the tribunal’s assessment of the strength of the opt-out claim.
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NewsEx-solicitor disbarred - years after being struck off the roll for the same misconduct
‘Misleading the court and others in legal proceedings is a serious failure,’ says Bar Standards Board spokesperson.
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NewsSociety members back SGM threshold proposal
Ballot was called after defeat of a proposal to raise the number of signatures required to call special general meeting.
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NewsCompliance officer barred for lying about working from home
Employee spent a week misleading colleagues about whether he had come in to office.
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NewsHillsborough bill 'needs fine tuning'
Legal aid concerns raised at parliamentary meeting on Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
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NewsJudge was caused ‘considerable distress’ when solicitor sued her
Solicitor advocate launched an ‘appalling action’ against Master Jennifer James, for which he faces paying costs in excess of £300,000.
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News'Important difference' in age assessment JR claims, Court of Appeal rules
Unanimous judgment on whether High Court was correct to order local authority to treat migrant as a child.
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NewsCandidates' confidence in SQE plummets
Law firms are increasingly confident about exam but candidates criticise multiple-choice test.
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NewsSFO secures £900,000 confiscation order against Axiom Fund adviser
Former practitioner has three months to pay £928,479.89 or he could face more years added to his sentence for fraudulent trading.
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NewsSolicitors fear burden of dual regulation under AML plans
Society says fundamental change to AML supervision should not be rushed through.
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NewsSave the date: Mazur appeal given February 2026 listing
Court date brought forward in recognition of importance of litigation conduct decision.
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NewsNew backlog record renews conflict on jury curbs
Law Society says justice secretary David Lammy's solution merely transfers problem from one court to another.
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NewsSRA shuts down Manchester firm with links to collapsed practice
Regulator says it has acted to protect the interest of Precision Solicitors’ clients.
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NewsShoosmiths unlocks £1m bonus after hitting ‘AI prompts’ target
Firm says technology has freed up staff to focus on important client-facing work.
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NewsBindmans lodges super-complaint over lengthy rape investigations
Law firm highlights 'potential systemic breach' of ECHR obligations.