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• Lord Griffiths

  08-06-2015 18:17
  
  Law lord with a wide range of public responsibilitiesHugh Griffiths, who has died aged 91, had a distinguished career in the legal profession as a barrister, a high court judge and – as Lord Justice Griffiths – a law lord and life peer. Over the years he was called upon to head various official inquiries and to serve on numerous public and legal bodies. A first-class cricketer and excellent golfer in his younger years, he also had the unique distinction of having been both president of the M
  
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• Veteran tax silk denies tax evasion charges

  03-03-2026 15:28 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  KC spoke only to confirm his name and deny the charges against him.
  
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• MoJ lays bare solicitor disparity in judicial appointments

  03-03-2026 13:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body’s review of the judicial pay structure reveals recruitment difficulties.
  
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• Two director exits triggered collapse of £1m firm

  03-03-2026 13:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Zhong Lun Law Firm was wound down at the end of last year after failing to secure insurance.
  
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• Director exits triggered collapse of Chinese satellite firm

  03-03-2026 13:07 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Zhong Lun Law Firm was wound down at the end of last year after failing to secure insurance.
  
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• Trump abandons attempts to punish law firms

  03-03-2026 10:41 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  US Justice Department drops efforts to appeal court rulings finding executive orders unconstitutional.
  
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• SRA told to reveal what it knew in build-up to PM Law collapse

  03-03-2026 10:40 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Oversight regulator acting swiftly in response to sudden closure of law firm network.
  
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• Mahmood's asylum reforms 'stand in tension' - Society

  02-03-2026 18:05 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Home secretary makes refugee status subject to review every 30 months.
  
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• Asylum reforms 'stand in tension' - Law Society

  02-03-2026 18:05 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Home secretary makes refugee status subject to review every 30 months.
  
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• LinkedIn 'like' leads to sanction for magistrate

  02-03-2026 16:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Spokesperson for the JCIO said the magistrate apologised and promptly deleted the like.
  
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• 'Dieselgate': Three weeks of closing submissions begin

  02-03-2026 13:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Claim brought on behalf of more than 1.6 million vehicle owners is one of the largest group actions ever.
  
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• 'Stay away from windows': Gulf law firms batten down

  02-03-2026 13:32 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Thousands of lawyers in United Arab Emirates advised to stay put - and register their presence with the FCDO.
  
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• Irwin Mitchell reaffirms commitment to Sheffield with office move

  02-03-2026 09:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firm now has 24 offices nationwide - but none bigger than in the city where it was founded in 1912.
  
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• Shoosmiths staff compete to win £25,000 or new car

  02-03-2026 07:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  National firm offering prize for the best ideas to build better client relationships or results.
  
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• Shoosmiths staff compete to win £25,000 or brand new car

  02-03-2026 07:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  National firm offering prize for the best ideas to build better client relationships or results.
  
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• Suspension for running unauthorised sole practice

  02-03-2026 01:10 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The SDT also placed conditions on the solicitor’s practise after her suspension ends and ordered she pay £22,140 costs.
  
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• State immunity before the English courts

  02-03-2026 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  International law.
  
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• Save the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March

  02-03-2026 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Justice committee issues call for evidence ahead of second reading of Courts and Tribunals Bill.
  
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• Occupiers liability acts claims and new evidence

  02-03-2026 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Personal injury.
  
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• In depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs

  02-03-2026 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Criminal lawyers have united to oppose jury trial curbs, but David Lammy is refusing to budge. Backbench MPs may yet pitch an eleventh-hour compromise plan.
  
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• North west claims firm closes as key funder pulls capital

  01-03-2026 14:35 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Director says AWH Solicitors was unable to secure funding for ongoing caseload: ’the market simply isn’t there’.
  
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• ‘Unfair and unlawful’ SEND consultation facing challenge

  27-02-2026 18:15 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  A letter before claim has been sent to education secretary Bridget Phillipson
  
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• Appeal over Qur’an burning acquittal dismissed

  27-02-2026 16:19 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi did not consider the Crown court’s reasoning to contain ‘any logical flaw’.
  
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• Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees

  27-02-2026 16:08
  Parents opposing plans told they can home school their children if they object to sending them to state schoolsThe court of appeal has rejected the latest challenge to the addition of VAT to private school fees, telling parents they have the option to home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools.The appeal was launched by families and leaders of four independent Christian faith schools, aiming to overturn a high court ruling last year by arguing that the decision to
  
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• Legal challenge over plan to use East Sussex army camp as asylum housing dismissed

  27-02-2026 15:46
  Judge rules that Crowborough residents cannot challenge a decision before it has been formally madeA residents’ group has lost its high court challenge against a Home Office decision to use an army training camp to house asylum seekers.Crowborough Shield, a group of concerned residents, launched a legal challenge after securing more than £100,000 for legal fees with crowdfunding, after a government announcement about using Crowborough army training camp as accommodation for asylum se
  
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• AI pioneer brands 'probabilistic' tech as unsuitable for law

  27-02-2026 12:04 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Use of generative artificial intelligence in legal services has come under attack - from the founder of an AI-based law firm.
  
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• 'Game changing' AI listing to help clear court backlog

  27-02-2026 11:49 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Criminal Courts Improvement Group hears from the lady chief justice and courts minister Sarah Sackman.
  
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• In depth: Mazur landmark appeal concludes

  27-02-2026 10:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Julia Mazur’s spouse criticises law firms and regulators for ‘losing sight of the interests of the public’ amid fight to decide who can conduct litigation.
  
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• Court of Appeal hears from Mazur

  27-02-2026 10:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Julia Mazur and her husband Jerome Stuart both gave evidence, as this week’s landmark hearing reached its conclusion.
  
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• Court of Appeal hears from Julia Mazur

  27-02-2026 10:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Mazur and her husband Jerome Stuart both gave evidence, as this week’s landmark hearing reached its conclusion.
  
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