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NewsPogust Goodhead wins battle for control of Mariana dam litigation
Mr Justice Waksman gives oral judgment following a two-day hearing last week.
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NewsConditions could be imposed on barristers awaiting misconduct hearing
Bar regulator creates a halfway point between allowing practitioners to carry on as normal and placing them under an interim suspension.
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NewsRemote hearings pilot to speed up justice
Announcements coincide with the return of the Courts and Tribunals Bill to parliament this week.
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NewsPlaid held talks with Burnham on justice devolution
Welsh government's counsel general insists that separate Welsh jurisdiction is back on the table.
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NewsUncertainty surrounds PM's pledge on 'non-compete' clauses
Government will legislate against ‘drag on innovation’ - but announcement is short of details.
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NewsSolicitor lied to court with backdated letter in attempted cover-up
Practitioner tried to argue he had served claim form on the right party and had evidence to show it.
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News'Positive' steps made as small firms talk face-to-face with SRA
Reforms due to come into force in January are now on hold amid ongoing discussions with regulator.
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NewsIBA 2026: Embattled US judges will be 'history’s heroes', says former American bar chief
Law firms that did not bend the knee to Trump are thriving, suggesting ‘karma is a real thing’, symposium also hears.
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NewsUnlawful search warrants do not end Andrew investigation, lawyers say
Solicitors give their thoughts on quashing of search warrants used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s properties.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hands down guidance on judges sentencing remotely
Circumstances in which judges can pass custodial sentences remotely will be ‘rare’.
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NewsIBA 2026: Diplomats call for seizure of Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Sovereign immunity override justified by 'most brutal confict since WW2', keynote session hears.
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NewsSFO still falling short on legal privilege, inspectors find
Latest HMCPSI report finds that the agency is struggling to understand status of privileged material.
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NewsClaims firm goes under owing money to collapsed Woodville
Fairplane Solicitors conducting orderly wind-down and liaising with SRA over closure.
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NewsSociety consults conveyancers on updated protocol
Chancery Lane wants to make sure framework for good practice remains relevant and useful.
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NewsEthics and technology to go on competence checklist
SRA's proposed changes are likely to have been influenced by the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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NewsBurnham urged to go further with bereavement leave for baby loss
Campaigning solicitor urges prime minister to follow Northern Ireland's lead and give grieving parents the right to two weeks' paid leave.
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NewsLegal adviser retention risk to court capacity
Government 'on track' to have enough magistrates by 2029 - but retaining qualified legal advisers proving more difficult.
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NewsDuo self-report to SRA over grounds of appeal ‘infected with AI’
Misleading documents even invented quotes from the judge’s decision being appealed.
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NewsCard firms to face new CAT group claim
Mastercard condemns opt-out claim as 'opportunistic funder-backed litigation'.
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NewsIBA 2026: Get ready now for ‘GenAI Plus’, Susskind warns firms
Lawyers will no longer charge for time but instead license content and systems, says legal futurologist.