25.12.2023
Transparency pilot opens financial remedies proceedings to media
Financial remedies proceedings will be able to be reported on in three courts in the…
25.12.2023
Supreme Court finds AI is not and never was an inventor for patent purposes
The Supreme Court has upheld that an artificial intelligence program cannot be named as the…
25.12.2023
Lawyers must email ahead to enter Old Bailey under new security measures
New security measures will require legal professionals wishing to enter the Old Bailey to email…
25.12.2023
Land Registry assurance check ‘will not shift liability on to conveyancers’
Automation work to speed up HM Land Registry applications by cutting down the number of…
25.12.2023
Children fall victim to growing crisis in family courts
Rising backlogs in the family court system continue to delay justice for families and children.…
25.12.2023
Surge in suspects needing police station advice as duty solicitor numbers continue to fall
Legal aid statistics for July to September 2023 have been released today (December 21). The…
25.12.2023
Firm wins legal aid appeal over prosecution evidence and expert report
firm has won an appeal over the Legal Aid Agency’s decision to base a fee…
25.12.2023
Lacked moral compass’ solicitor was not dishonest, tribunal rules
A tribunal has ruled that a solicitor who misled two clients about their cases made…
25.12.2023
New stats show public family court proceedings now exceed 10 months
New figures show the average length of public law supervision proceedings was 46 weeks and…
25.12.2023
Senior associate struck off over amended claim form
A senior associate has been struck off after he filed a claim form with incorrect…
25.12.2023
Plans for court fee rises ‘back of a fag packet’ job
Representatives of claimant lawyers have questioned why court users have to keep funding the service…
25.12.2023
Judge rules in second stage of ongoing litigation between mining giant, international firm and Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office was a ‘vital participant in the overall wrongdoing’ of now retired…
24.12.2023
Solicitors divided on wills reform to tackle ‘predatory’ marriages
Solicitors are divided on whether a marriage or civil partnership should automatically revoke a will,…
24.12.2023
$11bn arbitration award in Nigeria oil case is set aside by High Court
An $11.1bn arbitration award which ‘should not have come into existence’ has been set aside…
24.12.2023
Season’s greetings and opening hours
As the year draws to a close, we want to take this opportunity to thank…