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Respect Orders Are Here, and Breaking One Is a Crime
Primary source(s): Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026, new Section IX of CPR Part 65 and amended practice directions, justice.gov.uk; Home Office, Anti-social Behaviour powers and Crime and Policing Act 2026 factsheet, gov.uk. Background: Respect Orders became available across…
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A Real Solicitor’s Number, a Fake Legal Letter and a WhatsApp Chat
Primary source(s): SRA scam alert, sra.org.uk, 26 October 2026 (“Document misusing the SRA number of Jamie Dean Jones”). Background: The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned that a document sent to a member of the public quoted the SRA number of…
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Defence Firms Aren’t Being Turned Away by Banks. They’re Being Made to Wait
Primary source(s): FCA blog, fca.org.uk, 26 October 2026 (“Defence SMEs need banking services that work”, Greg Sachrajda, head of department, retail banking); FCA multi-firm review, “Defence SMEs’ access to banking services”. Background: The Financial Conduct Authority has published the findings…
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The SRA Is Circling Manchester City FC’s Lawyers
Manchester City’s problems with the Premier League are not the only ones now circling its lawyers. The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed it will examine the independent commission’s findings against Manchester City for signs of professional misconduct by solicitors, once…
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Labour Scraps Its Own Plan to Replace Juries With Judges
Check out the primary source: Here! Governments love announcing tough reforms. They are much quieter when they drop them. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed a significant U-turn on plans to curb jury trials in England and Wales. The original…
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The Man Who Ran Allen & Overy Now Wants to Bury the Billable Hour
The man who spent sixteen years running Allen & Overy has just bet on a business designed to make that career obsolete. Wim Dejonghe, the former global senior partner who helped orchestrate the merger that created A&O Shearman, has co-founded…
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Legal 500 Accidentally Told Everyone What Clients Really Think of Their Lawyers
Check out the primary source: The directory, one of the two rankings (alongside Chambers) that genuinely move business in the legal market, published its UK 2027 guide on Thursday. Within hours, screenshots were circulating across legal WhatsApp groups showing top-ranked…
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Britain’s Brightest Young Lawyers Are About to Get a Multi-Million Pound Advantage
Primary Source: See the government press release here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-to-be-invested-in-next-generation-of-legal-talent Background: The Government has announced a new £1.5 million-a-year scheme designed to help more aspiring lawyers qualify as criminal barristers. Criminal barristers are specialist lawyers who prosecute or defend people in…
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Respect Orders Are Here, and Breaking One Is a Crime
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A Real Solicitor’s Number, a Fake Legal Letter and a WhatsApp Chat
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Defence Firms Aren’t Being Turned Away by Banks. They’re Being Made to Wait
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The SRA Is Circling Manchester City FC’s Lawyers
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Labour Scraps Its Own Plan to Replace Juries With Judges
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