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EXCLUSIVE: 'I felt I was fighting for my life': Stratford duty solicitor describes being pinned down by court security
Gazette speaks to duty solicitor involved in Stratford Magistrates' Court incident - who says he does not feel safe to return.
‘I didn’t come here to lie’: Post Office solicitor denies evidence cover-up
SRA warns of ‘improper practices’ in mass claims sector
Exclusive: judges take action to improve court security
Post Office live: Former head of criminal Jarnail Singh worried about brand reputation
Post Office lawyers held secret meeting with judge to stop disclosure
Neurodivergent lawyers let down across legal sector, finds survey
In depth: Probate modernisation can't happen until 37-year-old rules are updated
‘Dine and dash’ solicitor struck off over £60 Harvester bill
Council had no duty to prevent psychiatric harm
Solicitor ‘injured’ in incident with court security officers
Independent BSB? That's for us to decide, Bar Council tells MPs
Profits edge up as NAHL pushes more enquiries to in-house law firm
Post Office live: Solicitor said disclosure may give victims 'ticket to the Court of Appeal'
Post Office solicitor rejected ‘grumbling’ defence disclosure requests
Solicitor strung along client for 16 years with false case updates
Private equity snaps up Slater Heelis
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Best of the blogs - 5 May 2024
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Vulnerable patients held in isolation for years
Government must take action to protect those forced into isolation in mental health facilities.
Navigating the changing landscape of divorce
Reflections on the no-fault divorce era.
Lawyer in the news: Wessen Jazrawi, Hausfeld
My legal life: Rachel Jaysan, Child & Child
Lawyer in the news: Ayesha Vardag, Vardags
My legal life: Petra Green, PromoVeritas
Lawyer in the news: Gerry Liston, Global Legal Action Network
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Double indemnity
Greater choice is driving a more competitive PII renewal round. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Legally Come Dancing
Furnival Chambers is hosting Return of the Glitterball in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Bridge too far for jumpers
Bridge jumping was once a fashionable sport in both England and America. It was viewed with disdain by the judiciary on both sides of the water.
Maiden victory parade is world’s first
Law Society Yacht Club highlight was the chance to cheer yacht as it arrived home after 27,000-mile Ocean Globe.
Post Office probe gets intimate
Malapropism highlighted in last week’s hearing prompts snorts of amusement.
In depth: Post Office Inquiry shocks even the cynical
Two former general counsel and a head of legal appeared at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry last week. What was revealed shocked even the cynical – and there is a lot more to come yet.
Recognising and overcoming digital burnout
'Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.' Henry Ford
Touching the void
Ghost in the machine
Maternity leave: My perspective as a deputy senior partner
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Warning to law firms working on financial compensation claims
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SRA finds firms are aware of SLAPP issues, but need to be clearer when instructing third parties
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SRA starts search for new Board Chair
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Year two review of SQE shows continued improvements
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SRA consults on potential regulation of CILEX students and paralegals
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SRA wants views on suite of support for in-house solicitors
Firm hire: Dispute resolution partner joins Blandy & Blandy
Contentious probate specialist retires after 27 years at mfg Solicitors
Firm hire: Bridge McFarland welcomes commercial property partner
Firm hires: Actons recruits new family team
Firm promotions: Partner and associate appointments at Clough & Willis
Firm hires: Chartered legal exec and five paralegals join Johnson Law Group
Firm promotions: Four new partners at Gowling WLG
Firm promotion: Duncan & Toplis appoints head of legal services
Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice and Procedure (7th edition)
by Victor Joffe KC, David Drake, Giles Richardson KC, Daniel Lightman KC, Timothy Collingwood KC, Thomas Elias and Zahler Bryan.
Migrant Support Handbook
by Shu Shin Luh and Connor Johnston.
On Arbitration: VV Veeder QC, selected writings and contributions to the development of law
by Sam Wordsworth KC and Marie Veeder.
Vintage Crime: A Short History of Wine Fraud
by Rebecca Gibb.
Ethical Data Science – Prediction in the Public Interest
by Anne L Washington.
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