All articles by Paul Rogerson
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NewsSociety to research feasibility of independent defence union
Committee of inquiry issues recommendations on supporting solicitors subject to disciplinary proceedings.
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NewsIn depth: 15 years after Holyrood sanctioned ABSs, will the Law Society finally bend?
A new campaign group aims to ‘unlock long-blocked reforms’ and push the Law Society of Scotland to finally change course on alternative business structures.
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OpinionJuries out? Cynical expediency may be the best we can hope for
Few things unite the right-wing press and the soft-left liberal ‘elite’ it so despises. Curbing jury trials seems to be one of them.
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NewsPeer review
An influential group of peers is the latest to call for compulsory ethical training for lawyers ‘throughout their career’.
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NewsPayne Hicks Beach toasts record growth and profits
Venerable Lincoln’s Inn outfit whose partners include feared divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton is growing rapidly amid a strategic overhaul.
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NewsExclusive: Lawyers urge Lammy - and the Law Society - to defend solicitor who brought Hamas case
Open letter accuses lord chancellor and Society of a ‘shocking dereliction’ of their duty to defend the rule of law.
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News‘15 years of inertia’: Scottish firms unite to lobby for non-lawyer ownership
Holyrood approved the introduction of ABSs in 2010 - but the Law Society of Scotland has failed to act.
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NewsFirms embroiled in HMRC tax dispute eye tribunal hearing
Issue arises over significant sums in interest on client money which firms have benefited from since rates began to rise in 2022.
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OpinionSeeing double
After an announcement that AML supervision of solicitors is to be streamlined, fears have been voiced that the compliance burden will become heavier.
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NewsIn depth: 10 key takeaways from this year’s Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey
Majority support for some form of regulation, the use of AI and the risk of acting in high-profile cases are among the key takeaways from this year’s Bond Solon Expert Witness Survey.
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NewsExpert witnesses back formal regulation – Bond Solon/Gazette survey
Annual bellwether finds six out of 10 expert witnesses believe sector should be properly regulated.
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OpinionSparring partners
The chancellor is reportedly poised to raid LLP partners for tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds by removing their tax breaks. Lawyers are in her crosshairs too.
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ProfileHyrwyddwr cymuned
Mae Mark Evans yn dod ag agwedd ‘gallu gwneud’ nodweddiadol Gymreig a dosbarth gweithiol i lywyddiaeth Cymdeithas y Cyfreithwyr, ysgrifenna Paul Rogerson. Mae’n dal record byd hefyd.
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ProfileCommunity spirit: An interview with Law Society president Mark Evans
Mark Evans brings a distinctively Welsh and working-class can-do attitude to the Law Society presidency, writes Paul Rogerson. He’s a world record-holder too.
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OpinionOld flames
You can tell how long a business journalist has been around by the number of ‘bonfires of red tape’ they have witnessed.
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NewsChancellor poised to end LLP tax breaks for lawyers
Rachel Reeves' budget will remove NI exemption for partners - potentially adding over £100,000 to tax bills of top City earners.
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OpinionA culture of inertia
Incoming SRA chief executive Sarah Rapson will need to get to grips with the organisation’s cultural flaws as soon as she arrives.
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NewsIn depth: SSB Law - how regulator failed to defuse timebomb
Carson McDowell’s excoriating verdict on the SRA’s handling of the SSB Law crisis describes multiple missed opportunities to protect vulnerable clients. Yet no one has been held formally accountable.
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OpinionKite shot down
When the Employment Rights Bill’s champion Angela Rayner quit, speculation grew that the government would dilute the legislation.
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OpinionMoney troubles
The SRA is less cocksure than it was, but boardroom flux may also have contributed to this week’s emollient noises on the future of the client account.