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18 Jul 2023

Two solicitors join Insolvency Rules Committee

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Robert Paterson and Alexander Wood as solicitor members of the Insolvency Rules Committee.

17 Jul 2023

National Audit Office to scrutinise FCA

The UK's independent public spending watchdog is to look into how effectively the Financial Conduct Authority is carrying out its role.

17 Jul 2023

MoJ: call for evidence

The UK's Ministry of Justice is seeking evidence on a range of topics covering open justice, access to data, and the transparency of court and tribunal services.

17 Jul 2023

SFO seizes Sheffield flat in £17m China bribery probe

At the High Court on 14 July, the UK's Serious Fraud Office successfully recovered a property and its rental income from Dr Guang Jiang, an agent who helped British technology company Sarclad to pay bribes to secure business in China.

14 Jul 2023

Walking a tightrope: policing and legislating public order

Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the UK's recent public order legislation, its implications for the right to protest and competing human rights issues.

14 Jul 2023

A&O managing partner resigns amid Shearman merger negotiations

Gareth Price has announced he is to leave Allen & Overy just months after the City firm announced its multibillion-dollar merger plans with New York rival, Shearman & Sterling.

14 Jul 2023

Lawyers say more should be done to reduce gender inequality

Research by the Next 100 Years project has found that less than half of women in the legal profession feel current measures to improve equality in the workplace are effective.

14 Jul 2023

Practice guidance on non-molestation injunctions issued

New guidance from the Family Division focuses on the issuance of non-molestation injunctions where an order is made without notice to the respondent.