Headlines
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NewsSociety rebukes education secretary for attack on lawyers
Silence from lord chancellor over education secretary’s attack on SEND lawyers ’exploiting parents’.
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NewsTech making reserved activity list obsolete - LSB chief
Oversight regulator will push for a review of reserved activities as AI boosts unregulated market.
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News'Chronic overwork': Flexible working has greatest impact on women’s careers, says IBA report
Raising the Bar: Women in Law study surveyed almost 5,000 women across over 100 countries.
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NewsIn depth: Four MPs are demanding to know why Andrew Milne is still on the roll
Several MPs have asked the regulator why convicted stalker Andrew Milne is still on the roll, claiming the solicitor has caused their constituents ‘an unimaginable amount of stress’.
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NewsCreditors of closed Birmingham firm likely to receive nothing
Massive investment by director was unable to save loss-making legal aid practice.
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NewsFCA made 'significant errors' in seizing barrister suspect's devices
‘Failings represent a lack of rigour rather than any deliberate misconduct,’ High Court concludes.
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NewsFormer BBC executive picked to chair LSB
Monisha Shah's appointment subject to hearing by Commons justice select committee.
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NewsClaimant was coached in court through smart glasses
High Court rejects evidence after finding that instructions were being given by a lawyer watching case remotely.
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NewsDam claim judge ‘failed to engage with BHP submissions’
Lord Justice Lewison and Lord Justice Fraser, sitting in the Court of Appeal, reserve judgment on BHP’s permission to appeal.
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NewsSolicitor who lied to protect client avoids strike-off
Tribunal insists outcome 'should not be read as creating a wider precedent for leniency'.
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NewsKC quits regulator to fight 'tyrannical' jury trial curbs
Rule of law has become 'something to be sold' to oligarchs 'as part of UK plc', alleges Flora Page.
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NewsAML: Firms warned against complacency ahead of FCA takeover
Risk managers bemoan lack of clarity about what new Financial Conduct Authority regime will mean for legal profession.
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NewsEquity partnership still heavily dominated by men, SRA data shows
Proportion of female lawyers continues to soar but seniority gap continues.
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NewsComplaints must be 'tools for learning', incoming LeO chief tells MPs
Former housing ombudsman wants to focus on access to justice, systemic change and transformation in terms of performance.
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NewsChildren at heart of 'problem-solving' blueprint for family lawyers
Lawyers would send parents letter from children's commissioner highlighting impact of conflict on children.
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NewsJudge makes first 'statutory SLAPP' declaration
Claimant's behaviour in Dan Neidle case was 'not recognisable as properly conducted litigation'.
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NewsAI is administrative justice tribunal’s future - but data improvements needed
Administrative Justice Council reports on digitisation across the ‘modernised tribunal system’.
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NewsPM Law windup begins as police probe alleged fraud
Liquidator appointed to group companies as South Yorkshire force investigates.
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NewsBid to curtail jury trials clears first parliamentary hurdle
MPs vote by a majority of 101 to let the Courts and Tribunals Bill move to the next stage in journey to become law.
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NewsSRA chief signals shift away from enforcement as reports surge
Regulator tells solicitors she wants to offer support to firms rather than penalising them.