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SRA seeks budget boost amid surge in investigations work

Solicitors regulator calls for 23% funding increase as growing caseload becomes more complex

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UK lawyers rue omission of legal services from trade deal with India

UK dropped request for legal services access in exchange for Indian visa concessions, according to reports

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City of London Law Society names ex-Linklaters learning director as next CEO

Patrick McCann will replace Matthew Rous at the start of September

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‘Lessons have been learned’: Judge sounds warning over Fieldfisher’s judgment embargo breach

Mr Justice Fordham accepts ‘sincere and heartfelt apologies’ over release of confidential draft to journalists

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Careful calibration: Lawyers weigh up UK FDI reform proposals

Report backed by TheCityUK and Freshfields calls for smarter screening to protect security without stifling investment

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More than 700 Big Law partners file brief backing Susman Godfrey’s bid to overturn Trump executive order

Amicus brief argues executive orders “threaten the legal profession, the judiciary and the rule of law”

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Appleby partner achieves rare honour of BVI silk award

Andrew Willins is first KC to be appointed in BVI since 2013

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Judiciary has crucial role supporting arbitration – top-level IBA panel

Speakers at IBA Arbitration Day underline importance of rule of law in underpinning effective arbitral systems

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Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue to headline at London International Disputes Week

Main conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre will tackle topics ranging from AI to judicial innovation and professional ethics

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Law firms must ‘rethink roles’ when accepting clients to combat corruption claims

Institute of Business Ethics taskforce challenges legal profession to act as ‘steward of public trust’

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IBA reaffirms support for rule of law and diversity amid Trump attacks on legal profession

International Bar Association launches new initiative aimed at young lawyers to help safeguard rule of law

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HSF to pay £465k fine for Russian arm's sanctions breach ahead of closure

Anglo-Australian giant 'disappointed' by fine levied for ‘human error’ payments to sanctioned entities

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'Win for democracy': convention protecting Europe’s lawyers inches closer to reality

Council of Europe adopted the Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer last week

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UK legal profession marks International Women’s Day

The Law Society and Bar Council of England and Wales highlight efforts to achieve gender equality in legal system

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