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• Data page – October 2026

  19-10-2026 06:20 via Law Gazette - Features
  
  The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
  
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• Higher rates band for solicitors comes a step closer

  21-10-2026 16:38 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Consultation also begins on applying guideline rates to counsel fees.
  
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• Apprentice covered up arrest from his firm

  21-10-2026 16:26 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Kent-based prospective solicitor explained his absence from work by saying he had been unwell.
  
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• English law's lead may not survive in digital world, warns master of rolls

  21-10-2026 13:51 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  The law chosen by dominant AI providers will have an advantage - and they are not in the UK.
  
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• Court gives Irwin Mitchell choice: repay client or be open to litigation

  21-10-2026 13:00 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Judge offers firm the chance to cover 60% of client’s potential claim for compensation.
  
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• Tell clients about AI use, solicitors advised

  21-10-2026 12:41 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Law Society practice note gives specific guidance on how lawyers can integrate AI in their practice in line with professional obligations.
  
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• Firm to pay ‘recommendation fee’ for serious injury referrals

  21-10-2026 11:05 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Minster Law plans to build network among firms that want to pass on serious injury claims.
  
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• ‘Deluded’ solicitor deluged court blogger with sexual messages, court hears

  20-10-2026 19:37 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Day two of Andrew Milne’s appeal against stalking conviction hears evidence from alleged victim.
  
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• 'Power event' disrupts remote hearings

  20-10-2026 16:03 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  HM Courts & Tribunals Service working with technology partners to restore service.
  
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• SRA intervenes to shut down Preston firm

  20-10-2026 15:11 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Regulator says closure of Gowlings is necessary to protect the interests of clients.
  
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• Parliament's sub-judice rule should remain, say MPs

  20-10-2026 13:05 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Review of resolution on mentions of active proceedings was ordered following Southport attacks.
  
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• MoJ suggests below-inflation pay rise for judges

  20-10-2026 12:52 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Pay review body told a higher judicial pay award would come at the expense of other priorities in the justice system.
  
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• Mother faces £27,100 costs bill for false accusation

  20-10-2026 12:27 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  £260,000 sought by man wrongly accused of sexual abuse was 'disproportionate', judge rules.
  
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• Judge calls for change after two-year wait to resolve child care case

  20-10-2026 11:11 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Proceedings to decide children's future care were subject to 12 case management hearings.
  
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• Solicitor's appeal against stalking conviction opens in Crown court

  19-10-2026 21:04 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Judge and two magistrates begin hearing appeal challenge to conviction and sentence for stalking legal blogger.
  
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• In depth: Law Society Commercial Litigation Conference

  19-10-2026 16:06 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Why clients fall out with solicitors over bills, reform of product liability law and an update on disclosure were among the topics covered at the Law Society’s Commercial Litigation Conference.
  
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• Fighting over fees - Law Society Commercial Litigation Conference

  19-10-2026 16:06 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Why clients fall out with solicitors over bills, reform of product liability law and an update on disclosure were among the topics this year.
  
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• Tribunal judge sanctioned for standing in local election

  19-10-2026 15:44 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Guide to judicial conduct provides that judicial office holders should avoid activity which could compromise, or appear to compromise, their impartiality.
  
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• Burges Salmon to pilot 'sector-focused' training contracts

  19-10-2026 13:49 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Firm says clients need lawyers who understand from day one the pressures they face.
  
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• 'Squeezed middle' firms under pressure as top 10 pull away

  19-10-2026 13:41 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Firms positioned between 11 and 50 are losing market share and not matching profit with revenue increases.
  
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• BHP fails to challenge interest payment order in Brazil dam case

  19-10-2026 11:55 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Master of the rolls gives lead judgment in the latest twist to the Mariana dam litigation.
  
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• Firm sees off MoD allegation of 'inflating' claims costs

  19-10-2026 09:32 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Court asked to rule on dispute over costs for thousands of hearing loss claims.
  
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• Ownership of bitcoin scam billions must be decided in China, court rules

  19-10-2026 02:20 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Jurisdiction issue resolved in largest ever UK cryptocurrency civil recovery case.
  
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• Delays lead to sanctions for judges

  19-10-2026 02:01 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Both judges who were subject to separate complaints explained workload and court pressures contributed to delays.
  
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• Assets of community value revisited

  19-10-2026 02:01 via Law Gazette - Legal updates
  
  Local government.
  
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• A walk in the park? Former colleagues plan start-up on kids' playdate

  16-10-2026 13:49 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Working mums were both ambitious and driven - so they decided to work together.
  
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• Top firms' merger talks still on despite leader change

  16-10-2026 12:07 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Long-serving lawyer will take over as chief executive at the end of this year.
  
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• Cross-border enforcement ‘at risk due to AI’, master of rolls warns

  16-10-2026 11:37 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  Sir Geoffrey Vos calls for international debate on good practice in AI use for judicial and arbitral decision-making.
  
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• In depth: Whistleblowing - sensible pragmatism or moral hazard?

  16-10-2026 10:56 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  A proposed SFO scheme to pay whistleblowers has sparked fears about fair trial safeguards. Could such an initiative also prove a ‘moral hazard’ that weakens corporate governance?
  
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• In depth: Paying whistleblowers - sensible pragmatism or moral hazard?

  16-10-2026 10:56 via Law Gazette - Headlines
  
  A proposed SFO scheme to reward whistleblowers has sparked fears about fair trial safeguards. Could such an initiative also prove a ‘moral hazard’ that weakens corporate governance?
  
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