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Law Society calls for civil legal aid increase over unrepresented parties in family court
Society president says more action was needed as ‘rise in litigants in person [creates] further pressure on system already in crisis’.
SQE results fiasco: £250 'goodwill payment' on its way
Magistrate who ‘ranted loudly’ at court staff issued with formal warning
Claim for £68m dismissed as losses ‘were not attributable to firm’s alleged negligence’
Solicitors furious over ‘heavy-handed’ pat-downs
PI lawyers urge ‘case-by-case’ approach to court documents access
Supreme Court allows government appeal over ‘limbo’ asylum seeker
SRA fights costs order in ‘flawed from top to bottom’ prosecution
Government reviewer hails ‘enormous benefits’ of early disclosure for criminal justice
Bar gender pay gap has little to do with caring responsibilities
Judge’s delayed ruling leads to formal advice
In-house dilemmas: Society seeks input from practitioners
Post Office latest: Former top lawyer blames firm for disclosure failure
SRA opts against fining solicitor for drink-drive conviction
Post Office chief Vennells complained that GC put professional integrity ‘above the business’
Judges 'apprehensive' about security, Family Division president tells MPs
Post Office GC wanted to ‘box off’ Horizon probe, inquiry hears
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Family courts: fit for the modern era?
The spring budget's spotlight on the overburdened family court is welcome but not enough to address the root of the problem.
SLAPPs and SLAPPers
There is a 'rising tide' of strategic lawsuits against public participation.
The golden mean between online and in-person
We are in a state of transition in terms of both climate awareness and technological possibilities.
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Partnership
Lawyer in the news: Ayesha Vardag, Vardags
My legal life: Petra Green, PromoVeritas
Lawyer in the news: Gerry Liston, Global Legal Action Network
My legal life: Monica Kapur, Isadore Goldman
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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.
Memory lane
Heralding the ‘Wi-Fi era’, a supreme vision for a new court, and a solicitor in the Grand National: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Echoes of Escobar and a morality tale
Brother of late (alleged) Colombian drug lord brings trade mark appeal.
Shorthand trumps tech
No matter how smart the tech is, sometimes it simply does not work.
'Bitcoin identity' trial Rolls on
A brief encore to Mr Justice Mellor’s triumphant performance in COPA v Wright.
In-house dilemmas: Society seeks input from practitioners
New Law Society resource, the ethical practice framework, will help in-house lawyers navigate challenges.
LIDW24: Uniting the dispute resolution community
Data page – April 2024
Crowded house
Assisted dying – the unanswered questions
Fiduciaries and own-interest conflicts
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All the latest news from Solicitors Regulation Authority
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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
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SRA launches review of consumer protection
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
Firm hire: Fieldfisher expands pensions practice
Firm promotion: Spire Solicitors appoints equity partner
Firm promotion: Partner appointment at Quillon Law
Firm hire: Hill Dickinson welcomes commercial disputes partner
Ethical Data Science – Prediction in the Public Interest
by Anne L Washington.
AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law
by Uwais Iqbal et al.
Clinical Negligence (6th edition)
by Michael Powers KC and Anthony Barton.
Governing Cross-Border Data Flows
Governing Cross-Border Data Flows: Reconciling EU Data Protection and International Trade Law by Svetlana Yakovleva.
The Many Paths of Change in International Law
Edited by Nico Krisch & Ezgi Yildiz.
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