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• Complaint numbers rocket to record high

  12-02-2026 10:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Legal ombudsman figures likely to exceed worst-case projections for the current year.
  
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• Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak

  18-02-2026 18:09
  Kerstin G froze to death on Großglockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch helpAn Austrian mountaineer is to appear in court accused of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia when he left her close to the summit on a climb that went dramatically wrong.The 33-year-old woman, identified only as Kerstin G, froze to death on 19 January 2025, about 50 metres below the summit of the Großglockner, Austria’s tallest mountain, after an ascent of mo
  
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• Young children can recover 'lost years' damages, Supreme Court rules

  18-02-2026 17:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Four to one majority allows appeal and rejects damages distinction between adults and children.
  
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• Solicitor suspended for sexual comments to colleagues at Christmas do

  18-02-2026 15:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former senior partner was inappropriate to several female colleagues while under the influence of alcohol.
  
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• Solicitor suspended for sexual comments at Christmas party

  18-02-2026 15:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former senior partner was inappropriate to several female colleagues while under the influence of alcohol.
  
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• Former senior partner suspended for sexual comments at Christmas party

  18-02-2026 15:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Veteran solicitor said he was drunk and could not remember what had happened.
  
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• Wasteman review – Brit prison drama is as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush

  18-02-2026 14:00
  Some of the tropes are familiar, but this brutally violent and gripping film sidesteps the cliches with committed acting and fierce storytelling punchRising stars David Jonsson and Tom Blyth bring A-game performances for this brutally violent, gripping British prison movie, as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush. Screenwriters Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran and director Cal McMau are feature first-timers, creating a film that is a deserved Bafta nominee in the outstanding British debut cat
  
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• Election planning 'number one priority' for council lawyers

  18-02-2026 13:15 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lawyers in Local Government chief says top priority will be to ensure elections are legal, compliant and safe.
  
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• Housing troubleshooter to chair Office for Legal Complaints

  18-02-2026 13:10 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Richard Blakeway picked to succeed Elisabeth Davies in April.
  
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• Qur’an burning caused 'breakdown in public order', High Court hears

  18-02-2026 11:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi reserve judgment following the half-day appeal.
  
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• Firm fights to reopen after being caught in PM Law collapse

  18-02-2026 11:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Angela Viney Conveyancing Services states that it is ‘actively exploring’ options to stay in business.
  
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• Treasury ignores conveyancing plea over tax adviser requirement

  18-02-2026 10:16 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  HM Revenue & Customs guidance suggests conveyancers will be considered tax advisers because of stamp duty work.
  
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• Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects a month across UK

  17-02-2026 20:33
  National Crime Agency says rise in child sexual abuse being driven by technology and online forumsChild sexual abuse in the UK is soaring, police have said, with 1,000 paedophile suspects being arrested each month and the number of children being rescued from harm rising by 50% in the last five years.The National Crime Agency said the growth in offending across the UK was driven by technology and linked to the radicalisation of offenders in online forums, encouraging people to view images of chi
  
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• Post Office scandal: SRA plans swifter action over conduct

  17-02-2026 16:47 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator not minded to wait over issues such as cooperation with the inquiry, board papers reveal.
  
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• Solicitor fined over vulnerable client's representation

  17-02-2026 13:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Solicitor knew client had autism spectrum disorder when he pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
  
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• Expert evidence branded 'literally unbelievable' as PI claim fails

  17-02-2026 12:57 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge asks whether it was negligence, stupidity or dishonesty to mislead the court over car park collision.
  
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• Legal aid rates in forensic science 'risk miscarriages of justice'

  17-02-2026 10:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Science and technology committee tells Ministry of Justice to fix inequality of arms between prosecution and defence.
  
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• SRA plans risk profiler to flag potential law firm collapses

  17-02-2026 09:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Investigators will have access to crib sheets of key data so they can detect warning signs earlier.
  
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• SRA plans new risk profiler to detect early signs of collapses

  17-02-2026 09:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Greater focus on complaints data and financial performance as regulator goes on front foot.
  
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• Police ‘determined’ to target abusers who drive women to suicide but say they lack resources

  17-02-2026 07:00
  NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogsRevealed: The true toll of female suicides with domestic abuse at their corePolice are “determined to do more” to hold to account domestic abusers who drive victims to kill themselves, the National Police Chiefs’ Council has said.Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe, the NPCC lead for domestic abuse, has said that “more posthumous investigations are taking place&rdq
  
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• Largest tribunal centre in the country to open - at last

  17-02-2026 01:20 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Seven-storey building on Newgate Street, London, was initially expected to be in operation by the end of 2023.
  
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• In depth: Supreme Court delivers 'bombshell' ruling on software patents - or does it?

  17-02-2026 01:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on the patentability of computer software is certainly bold, but experts doubt that it will lead to the erection of IP barriers around the digital economy.
  
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• MoD to pilot free legal support for rape complainants

  16-02-2026 17:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  External solicitors will advise complainants on their rights and implications of sharing phone and medical records.
  
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• Court of Protection declines to replace single joint expert in capacity case

  16-02-2026 16:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Judge orders expert to submit a second ‘focused’ report following disagreement over original assessment.
  
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• SRA investigating potential fraud at collapsed PM Law

  16-02-2026 15:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator sharing results of its investigation with police and other authorities.
  
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• PM Law collapse potential fraud, SRA reveals

  16-02-2026 15:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator sharing results of its investigation with police and other authorities.
  
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• International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight | Kenneth Roth

  16-02-2026 14:00
  A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be prematureIs international humanitarian law (IHL), the law designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of warfare, at risk of imploding? That is the conclusion of a new compendious study of current armed conflicts around the world, citing the killing of civilians and other atrocities in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and elsewhere. “W
  
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• In depth: Lammy's plan to seize client account interest faces bitter opposition

  16-02-2026 11:51 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Early responses to a consultation on the government’s plan to seize interest on client accounts are hostile. Even not-for-profits worry that the cash will be used to cross-subsidise day-to-day spending.
  
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• Solicitor convicted of stalking faces SRA probe over leasehold threats

  16-02-2026 10:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Practitioner accused in parliament of ‘bullying, threatening and harassing’ leaseholders into buying freeholds from him.
  
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• Former employee secures unfair dismissal award against collapsed firm

  16-02-2026 10:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Zhong Lun Law Firm did not appear at employment tribunal hearing.
  
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