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Civil and criminal courts put focus on witnesses’ use of AI

The CJC is to continue exploring “proportionate transparency” on the use of AI in preparing witness statements as the Court of Appeal recommends a similar investigation for criminal cases.

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Solicitor struck off for “alarming” email and stalking conviction

A non-practising solicitor who sent a misleading email “designed to influence and alarm” the two sons of a mentally ill woman has been struck off.

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Law firm platform offers £50,000 incentive to aid “softer landing”

The legal arm of AIM-listed professional services business DSW Capital is offering teams that join it an incentive of £50,000 per lawyer to set up their own practices on its platform.

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Claimant cannot rely on document solicitor disclosed by error

A libel claimant cannot rely on a document inadvertently disclosed by the defendant’s solicitor in “an absolutely paradigm case of a clear and obvious mistake”.

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My learning journey as mum to an autistic son with profound additional needs completely changed the way in which I work as a child protection lawyer.


The real cure for inequality at law firms? Listening

How can men, as one male panellist put it, “get out of the way of people coming up through the ranks?”
Most of these conversations only happen after the men leave the room.


Andy Burnham and the Hillsborough Law: should solicitors be worried?

Now that Andy Burnham has become prime minister, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, otherwise known as the Hillsborough Law, will receive a real boost of political capital.