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• Compensation fund pays out nearly £50m in a year

  27-07-2026 12:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Collapse of accumulator firms including Axiom Ince has cost the profession dear, latest accounts confirm.
  
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• Weightmans celebrates five consecutive years of growth

  28-07-2026 12:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  National firm, which has roots in Liverpool, reports net profit rising by 17% to £17 million.
  
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• Court of Appeal urges AI regulation over 'witness coaching'

  28-07-2026 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Retrial ordered in rape case which was stayed after complainant was found to have used AI to prepare for court.
  
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• Court of Appeal calls for AI regulation in criminal proceedings after trial collapses

  28-07-2026 11:37 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Retrial ordered in rape case after complainant was found to have used AI to prepare for court.
  
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• Prison lawyers raise alarm over home detention curfew stance

  28-07-2026 10:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Association says decision to stop processing home detention curfew applications will increase pressure on prisons.
  
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• Prison lawyers raise alarm over home detention curfew scheme

  28-07-2026 10:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Association says decision to stop processing home detention curfew applications will increase pressure on prisons.
  
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• ‘You failed too’: CILEX hits out at Legal Services Board over Mazur

  28-07-2026 09:36 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  LSB’s final report is ‘insensitive’ and fails to acknowledge the board’s own deficiencies, says legal executive body.
  
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• ‘You failed too’: CILEX hits out at Legal Services Board over Mazur

  28-07-2026 09:36 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  LSB’s final report is ‘insensitive’ and fails to acknowledge the board’s own deficiencies, says legal executive body.
  
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• In depth: Family law 'strategy' requires 'big thinking'

  28-07-2026 07:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  With the government due to unveil a family law ‘strategy’, Beck Fitzgerald’s Jenny Beck tells the Gazette that ‘big thinking and remodelling’ are required to address problems at the coalface.
  
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• In depth: Family law 'strategy' requires 'big thinking'

  28-07-2026 07:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  With the government due to unveil a family law ‘strategy’, Beck Fitzgerald’s Jenny Beck tells the Gazette that ‘big thinking and remodelling’ are required to address problems at the coalface.
  
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• Litigant who harassed law firm jailed

  27-07-2026 17:34 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Party in dispute over aunt's will believed he could get away with threats because 'the jails are full'.
  
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• Litigant who harassed law firm jailed

  27-07-2026 17:34 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Defendant, who did not appear in court but was represented by counsel, ordered to pay £35,000 costs.
  
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• FCA takes motor finance campaign onto claims farmers’ turf

  27-07-2026 12:53 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Broadcast, billboard and social media campaign directs would-be claimants to free template complaint letter.
  
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• FCA takes motor finance campaign onto claims farmers’ turf

  27-07-2026 12:53 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Broadcast, billboard and social media campaign directs would be claimants to free template complaint letter.
  
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• Compensation fund pays out nearly £50m in a year

  27-07-2026 12:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Collapse of accumulator firms including Axiom Ince has cost the profession dear, latest accounts confirm.
  
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• Welsh government reaffirms commitment to tribunal reform

  27-07-2026 11:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  First minister says reformed system will be modern and ready for further devolution of justice.
  
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• Welsh government reaffirms commitment to tribunal reform

  27-07-2026 11:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  First minister says reformed system will be modern and ready for further devolution of justice.
  
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• Court of Appeal stays Menon contempt proceedings

  27-07-2026 10:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Last minute judgment means silk’s contempt trial is stayed pending his appeal.
  
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• Court of Appeal stays Menon contempt proceedings

  27-07-2026 10:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Last minute judgment means silk’s contempt trial is stayed pending his appeal.
  
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• In depth: Reforming the collective actions regime

  27-07-2026 10:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Government proposals to reform the collective action regime offer something to rival lobbies, but whether or not they are implemented will depend on the new lord chancellor.
  
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• In depth: Reforming the collective actions regime

  27-07-2026 10:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Government proposals to reform the collective action regime offer something to rival lobbies, but whether or not they are implemented will depend on the new lord chancellor.
  
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• When civil claims collide with criminal enforcement

  27-07-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
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• SDT decisions: 23 July 2026

  27-07-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
  
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• SDT decisions: 23 July 2026

  27-07-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
  
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• Legal advice for sexual violence complainants to be rolled out nationally

  25-07-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Successful London pilot ‘gave clients a genuine sense of justice’.
  
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• Legal advice for sexual violence complainants to be rolled out nationally

  25-07-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Successful London pilot ‘gave clients a genuine sense of justice’.
  
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• Fresh blow to India legal market liberalisation hopes

  24-07-2026 13:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Bar Council of India seeks to codify restrictions on foreign lawyers and firms after years of deadlock.
  
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• Fresh blow to India legal market liberalisation hopes

  24-07-2026 13:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Bar Council of India seeks to codify restrictions on foreign lawyers and firms after years of deadlock.
  
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• 'Kafkaesque': Lawyers rally to defence of silk cited for contempt

  24-07-2026 13:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Rajiv Menon KC, who represented Palestine Action activist in criminal trial, said he has been ‘overwhelmed’ by messages of support.
  
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• 'Kafkaesque': Lawyers rally to defence of silk cited for contempt

  24-07-2026 13:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Rajiv Menon KC, who represented Palestine Action activist in criminal trial, said he has been ‘overwhelmed’ by messages of support.
  
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