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• The Guardian view on cuts to the justice budget: eroding the rule of law | Editorial

  30-07-2015 20:58
  
  Reductions in legal aid and increased court fees are limiting access to justice in England and Wales. That is damaging for everyoneThe Ministry of Justice was trumpeting a minute improvement in gender diversity among judges today. True, any erosion of the white male dominance of the judiciary in Engand and Wales is progress, but only in the way that a glacier’s movement down a mountain is progress. In the courts, the percentage of women on the bench has grown from 24.5% to 25.2%; in tribunals
  
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• IBA 2026: Citizens could draw lots to contact lawmakers, says ex-Google head

  05-10-2026 16:38 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  ‘Agentic flooding’ is swamping public bodies with submissions, conference hears.
  
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• Co-owners short-changed as solicitor favoured interests of loyal client

  05-10-2026 16:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Women ended up receiving much less than they expected from property sales.
  
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• IBA 2026: Law firms 'more profitable' with private equity on board

  05-10-2026 15:13 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  ‘Underprofessionalised’ legal businesses are often held together with ‘Blu-Tack and staples’, global bar conference hears.
  
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• Litigation funder to close after posting £87m loss

  05-10-2026 12:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Company only made a profit on one out of eight concluded cases in the last year.
  
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• Conservative conference: crime 'hotspots' and sentencing on justice agenda

  05-10-2026 12:31 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Party says 10,000 extra police officers, live facial recognition technology and abolishing the Sentencing Council will restore public confidence in law and order.
  
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• Judge warns against unlawful commercial surrogacy deals

  05-10-2026 12:05 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Mr Justice MacDonald says it is ‘important for intended parents to seek legal advice from a specialist solicitor’.
  
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• Rugby claimants ordered to pay £1.5m over non-compliance with orders

  05-10-2026 11:12 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Interim payments ordered by judges in both the Rugby League and Rugby Union group litigation.
  
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• Wanted Down Under: Australian firm launches UK recruitment drive

  05-10-2026 10:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Dozens of UK lawyers have already relocated to work for litigation specialist.
  
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• Wanted Down Under: Australian firm goes on UK recruitment drive

  05-10-2026 10:27 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Dozens of UK lawyers have already relocated to work for litigation specialist.
  
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• Society fears new legal support grant will have 'limited impact'

  05-10-2026 02:17 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Chancery Lane says £16m grant needs to be supported by regular investment in legal aid provision.
  
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• Partial U-turn on jury trial reforms

  04-10-2026 01:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Jury trials will remain for less serious cases but complex fraud trials could still be heard by judge alone.
  
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• Lawyers lament historic former office destroyed by fire

  02-10-2026 16:05 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Staff talk of a beautiful Chesham building from which they could watch deer stroll by.
  
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• The opening of the legal year: heavy robes, tourist selfies - and that choir

  02-10-2026 13:06 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The swearing in of a new lord chancellor and a service at Westminster Abbey provided an interesting start to term.
  
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• SRA eyeing role of solicitors amid Man City fallout

  02-10-2026 11:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Regulator will examine damning Premier League report and investigate any potential misconduct.
  
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• Legal 500 site taken down after negative review fiasco

  02-10-2026 11:00 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  One barrister was described as ‘adequate but disorganised and indecisive’, while another offered ‘nothing of note’.
  
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• In depth: A rare moment of clarity at the Labour party conference

  02-10-2026 10:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The PM has spoken of using his political capital to fix social care. But when it comes to spending more generally, justice appears doomed to forever be the bridesmaid.
  
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• In depth: A rare moment of clarity at Labour conference

  02-10-2026 10:25 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham has spoken of using his political capital to fix social care. But when it comes to spending more generally, justice appears doomed to remain forever the bridesmaid.
  
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• Magistrate’s Facebook posts lead to sanction

  02-10-2026 02:23 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Office holder apologised for identifying himself as a JP on the social media posts and deleted them.
  
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• SDT decisions: 2 October 2026

  02-10-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
  
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• New laws to extend liability for illegal working

  02-10-2026 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Immigration.
  
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• ‘I strongly believe in institutions’: new lord chancellor takes his oath

  01-10-2026 16:47 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Alex Norris praises ‘trailblazer’ predecessors - and promises to be intellectually curious.
  
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• Society moves to protect legal professional privilege

  01-10-2026 16:45 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  European competition case raises novel issues about the application of LPP and non-EU countries.
  
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• 'Strong message': Society bolsters wellbeing and pro bono support

  01-10-2026 15:51 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Three-year grants will see LawWorks receive £130,000 and LawCare £170,000 in first year.
  
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• Society bolsters wellbeing and pro bono support

  01-10-2026 15:51 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Three-year grants will see LawWorks receive £130,000 and LawCare receive £170,000 in first year.
  
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• Third in two years: Norris sworn in as lord chancellor

  01-10-2026 10:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former trade union organiser arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice more than two months after his appointment.
  
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• Legal 500 pay dispute settles as striking workers win £2,000 rise

  01-10-2026 02:19 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Industrial action at publisher Legalease had entered its third week.
  
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• Criminal defence solicitor among trio jailed for drug offences

  30-09-2026 17:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  South Wales Police say solicitor ‘chose to abuse position of trust by actively engaging in the very criminality he was professionally bound to challenge’.
  
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• SRA presses pause on compliance officer separation plans

  30-09-2026 16:33 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Controversial proposal had already been approved and was due to be phased in from January.
  
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• Breaking: SRA presses pause on compliance officer separation plans

  30-09-2026 16:33 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Controversial proposal had already been approved and was due to be phased in from January.
  
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