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NewsECtHR 'more necessary and relevant' now, says outgoing UK judge
Leading silk says he ‘hardly recognises’ the good work of the ECHR from recent criticism of Strasbourg court.
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NewsGoodbye to ‘Dear Sirs’, as Society changes guidance
Chancery Lane says outdated term is no longer accurate or representative of legal profession.
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NewsMisfiring miscarriage of justice body submits to independent review
Chair of Criminal Cases Review Commission believes inspection by CPS inspectorate will help to restore confidence.
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NewsIn focus: Jenrick blasts 'insane' JR costs rules as Conservatives let rip on justice
Judges must be accountable and the ‘activists’ among them ‘swept away’. Senior Conservatives did not hold back as justice issues came to the fore at this year’s party conference.
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NewsInterest income fuels PEP surge, bellwether survey reveals
NatWest’s Legal Report 2025 shows profits per equity partner grew by an average of 23% to a median £340,000 in 2025.
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NewsSurveillance company slated for ‘extremely poor’ behaviour in PI case
Judge accepts evidence despite 'fundamental and repeated' errors in editing footage of claimant.
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NewsPost Office victims offered legal advice to decide on appeals
New guidance also seeks to clamp down on Post Office lawyers taking adversarial approach.
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NewsJudge sanctioned for two-year delay in making court order
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office gives formal advice following complaint over child arrangement order.
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NewsSolicitor fights off SRA but still has to pay £11,000 costs
Partner even had a character reference from affected client, but tribunal says case was properly brought.
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NewsManager of firm caught in Mail sting sanctioned for 'woeful' staff supervision
Duncan Ellis solicitor said his approach to supervision ‘was to avoid micromanagement’, but the SDT found he had been reckless.
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NewsDebt soars at troubled class action firm Pogust Goodhead
PGMBM Law lost £91 million in 2023, overdue accounts reveal, but position 'consistent with expectations'.
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NewsMost Britons unaware of class actions in their name
Industry-sponsored survey says regime is simultaneously undermining business investment and failing to deliver fairness for consumers.
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NewsLammy rules out bringing back employment tribunal fees
'Everyone, no matter their income, should be able to get access to justice to challenge unfair behaviour at work.'
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NewsAfghan judge wins challenge over rejected application to relocate to UK
High Court quashes previous decision over judge who tried a ‘significant number’ of criminal cases involving Taliban members.
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NewsAdvocate immunity applies to police conduct, CoA finds
Bar Council, which intervened in case, says core immunity ‘critical for access to justice and the administration of justice’.
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NewsNew president takes the reins at Chancery Lane
Lecturer Mark Evans, a property and private client specialist, becomes the 181st president of the Law Society - and the third from Wales.
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NewsBarrister wins £9,000 uplift in murder appeal fee
Senior costs judge finds KC’s ‘reasonable renumeration’ is £9,000 more than that decided by determining officer.
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NewsRegulators urged to help legal executives escape Mazur nightmare
Practitioners say job cuts have already started as firms react to seismic judgment.
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NewsSolicitor who hid case collapse for 10 years admits lies
Clinical negligence practitioner talked about getting medical reports for case that had long since ended.
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NewsWrongly jailed barrister fails in latest disciplinary challenge to judge
Application for judicial review of JCIO rejection was ‘not arguable’ and matters complained of ‘fell outside of misconduct’.