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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued its first fixed penalties

Lawyers and others who may have questions or issues they would like to raise about the way the legal profession is regulated are invited to submit these to the Justice Committee

Solicitors could face fines in future if their money laundering checks are found to be too lax

Iain Miller & Charlotte Judd mull some tough ethical dilemmas

Client confidentiality is generally seen as absolute with very limited exceptions, but tough ethical dilemmas can still arise, as Iain Miller, partner, & Charlotte Judd, senior associate, Kingsley Napley discuss in this week’s NLJ, complete with some alarming examples

Should lawyers be required by regulators to refuse to participate in NDAs in relation to allegations of sexual misconduct? John Gould investigates

NDAs (non-disclosure agreements), and the role of lawyers in respect of their misuse, is a hot topic, with shocking allegations against celebrities regularly in the news. In this week’s NLJ, John Gould, senior partner, Russell-Cooke, looks into the issue

Regulators acted lawfully in linking a pet food supplier with the surge of an extremely rare health condition that killed more than 100 cats—even though no causative link was establishe

"If I were on a desert island and were permitted only one book on professional conduct, this would be it"

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has chosen London insurer PoloWorks as its delivery partner for managing the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF), starting on 1 October.

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DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

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NLJ this week: Trans pool player loses discrimination fight

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Fraud claims climb as courts brace for AI threats

Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes

NLJ this week: Traders’ convictions quashed in Libor shock

The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement

NLJ this week: Small firms call for tech clarity as AI looms

Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: AI boom collides with courtroom reality

Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ

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Regulatory

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan