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Private investigators must be trained to spot signs of domestic abuse and stalking | Letter

19-01-2026 18:53

It is horrifying that victims and survivors of abuse can be traced by someone with no licence or training who is willing to take a perpetrator’s money, writes Noor Da SilvaI was grateful to read the Guardian investigation revealing how perpetrators of abuse are using private investigators to further harm by proxy, exposing the unseen threat faced by victims and their supporters (You feel violated’: how stalkers outsource abuse to private investigators, 11 January).As the manager of a

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Costs slashed and appeal permission refused in Brazil dam claim

19-01-2026 16:40 via lawgazette.co.uk

Judge acknowleges ‘dedicated work by many lawyers and experts' but describes costs as 'extraordinarily high'.

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Pepper spray use at young offender institutions in England ruled legal

19-01-2026 15:07

Howard League charity fails in battle to halt government’s decision to make Pava available to prison staffAn attempt to halt the use of pepper spray on children held in young offender institutions (YOIs) has failed after the high court ruled on Monday that the weapon’s rollout was lawful.The Howard League for Penal Reform challenged the Labour government’s decision to authorise the use of Pava, a synthetic form of pepper spray, in three prisons in England holding boys as young

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Unclaimed £3.7m from class action to fund free legal advice

19-01-2026 12:19 via lawgazette.co.uk

Access to Justice Foundation establishes new grants programme to redistribute unclaimed damages to frontline advice organisations.

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Profits climb as ULaw adapts to 'fragmentation' of solicitor training

19-01-2026 10:00 via lawgazette.co.uk

University of Law has nearly 4% of the undergraduate law market and is capitalising on the popularity of apprenticeships.

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Solicitor who lied to his firm about having cancer struck off

19-01-2026 09:00 via lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found lawyer ‘compounded his initial lie with further acts of dishonesty’.

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City solicitor who lied about having cancer struck off

19-01-2026 09:00 via lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found lawyer ‘compounded his initial lie with further acts of dishonesty’.

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Local government body will not intervene in Mazur

19-01-2026 07:00 via lawgazette.co.uk

Lawyers in Local Government says unique role of members cannot be properly addressed in appeal.

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Council lawyers will not intervene in Mazur

19-01-2026 07:00 via lawgazette.co.uk

Lawyers in Local Government says unique role of members cannot be properly addressed in appeal.

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In depth: Kirsty Brimelow KC’s priorities as bar chair

19-01-2026 01:30 via lawgazette.co.uk

A fairer allocation of briefs to women barristers is one of Kirsty Brimelow KC’s 12 priorities as bar chair. Protecting lawyers from abuse and intimidation is also high on her agenda.

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