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BHP ‘cynically and doggedly’ tried to avoid responsibility for dam collapse, court hears
Mining giant denies liability claim over Fundão Dam collapse brought against it in the English courts.
Warning for magistrate who used status to put pressure on company
National firm wins contact ban on litigant who harassed staff
'SLAPP' tribunal to hear evidence about 'highly unusual features' of Zahawi threat
'Underpaid' £225,000 equity partner loses tribunal claim
Four solicitors join new-look justice committee
Prisons crisis: Gauke to lead sentencing review
Axiom Ince and Post Office prosecutions set for 2025
Top 10 UK law firms increase fees by 40% in five years
Judgment reserved in fee test cases against Slater and Gordon
Brazil dam collapse liability trial opens in London
Climate risk and TA6: takeaways from the Law Society’s Property Conference
Court rules that claims survive despite personal injury dishonesty
Formal warning for recorder with 12 points on licence
Fujitsu told Post Office this year to stop relying on Horizon
Slater and Gordon reports small loss after year of transition
Tech solution to access to justice crisis 'tantalisingly close'
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Government help for LiPs, police checks for child law solicitors and the Post Office goes metric: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
£150k job vacancy: relevant skills optional
The Law Commission is on the hunt for two new commissioners.
Cruel summer: attorney general asked about Taylor Swift
Richard Hermer KC tells journalists he can't say if he advised government on the singer - let alone what that advice might have been.
Court stats? 404 error page. Just keep waiting
'Concerns about the quality' of court statistics may be more serious than first admitted.
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Revised 2024/25 Business Plan published
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Updated resources to help firms comply with transparency rules
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Asylum seeker review highlights general good practice and areas for improvement
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Compensation fund increases confirmed, while practising fees to remain unchanged
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SRA named one of Britain's top 20 LGBT-inclusive employers
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Board gives go-ahead for CILEX change
Firm hire: Freeths recruits real estate partner
Firm hires: Trio of solicitors join Bond Turner
Firm hires: Two NQs join Furley Page
Firm hire: Banking and finance partner joins Howard Kennedy
Firm promotions: Osbornes Law appoints three partners
Firm hires: Senior associate and NQ join Debenhams Ottaway’s corporate and commercial team
Reeds Solicitors opens office in Exeter
Firm hire: Planning specialist joins Weightmans as partner
How private equity became a powerhouse
Jeff Zindani reviews Private Equity: A Transactional Analysis by Chris Hale.
Authoritative overview of HRA for non-specialists
James Wilson reviews Blackstone’s Guide to The Human Rights Act 1998 by John Wadham et al.
Law and religion as interacting social systems
James E Hurford reviews Russell Sandberg's Rethinking Law and Religion.
False economies
David Pickup reviews 'Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts: Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix it' by Shaun S Yates.
Safe as houses – avoiding common pitfalls
Anna Newport reviews 'Post-completion: A Conveyancer’s Guide to Process, Risk and Compliance'.
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