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'New era' for Hardwicke as it rebrands to Gatehouse Chambers

The change comes after the chambers discovered the name's links to slavery

SRA grants temporary SIF extension

LSB commends cost lawyers' regulator improvements

Previously the poorest performing legal regulator, the CLSB has made positive changes 

Conveyancing: surviving the pressure

What can the residential property sector learn from the frenetic and stressful rush to beat the SDLT deadline? Nicola Laver reports

'Go compare' for legal services: LSB proposes single digital register of legal professionals

'Principal benefit' of single digital register is 'likely' the provision of data to enable the development of comparison tools

SDLT: market and conveyancers burning up and out

Susan Humble warns tired conveyancers to tread carefully over coming months when it comes to compliance

Former partner jailed for fraud 

Robert Wiggans misappropriated over £200,000 from a vulnerable client

PII premiums continuing to rise for majority of firms

Most firms had to pay higher PII costs in the latest renewals season with rates to rise further in October, according to a report from Lockton