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Solicitors Journal Legal Personality of the Year Award shortlist revealed

Five weeks today, the inaugural Solicitors Journal Awards: Recognising brilliance in a changing legal world will announce the winner of the first Solicitors Journal's Legal Personality of the Year Award.

Struck-off solicitor sentenced for impersonating HMRC officer

One time tax expert and pornographer pleads guilty to forgery at Guildford Crown Court

Commonwealth to tackle corruption with compliance kitemark

Patricia Scotland QC announces creation of Commonwealth office for justice reform

Official Solicitor loses High Court misfeasance claim against Kent councils

Judge says claim brought by government lawyer who acted as litigant in person was 'over blown and unsustainable'

Barristers predict a rise in public access work

Market liberalisation scheme is benefitting consumers, say regulators

Surge in HMRC investigations to follow beneficial ownership plans

Major EU economies promise to automatically share information on taxpayers

Employment lawyers wary of knee-jerk move towards Single Employment Court

ELA floats rebranding the Employment Appeals Tribunal to the Equalities and Employment Court

From the archive: April 17, 1869

Since our last publication the Married Women's Property Bill (a copy of which will be found in our last week's issue) has passed its second reading without a division, and has been referred to a Select Committee.