Last 3 months headlines
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News'This isn't over': Lawyers say secret commissions fight will continue
Ruling established that Part 18 requests cannot be used to force firms to reveal commissions.
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News13-year itch: Long marriages mean 'more complexity' when couples split
Family lawyers offer their take - and warnings - about the average length of a marriage reaching a six-decade high.
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NewsFirm puts arbitration first as clients push for dispute alternative
Delays and lack of judicial continuity prompting divorcing parties to seek arbitration.
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NewsMoJ begins recruiting for LawtechUK’s next phase
Applications invited for new advisory board and ‘ambassadors’ to champion the scheme.
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NewsUnhappy client to pay solicitor damages for defamatory review
Solicitor says he was embarrassed and angry when the untrue allegations were posted.
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NewsFinding fault with the experts
Another forensic scientist has bitten the dust under cross-examination.
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NewsNo end in sight for strike by Legal 500 researchers
Union members say they want a flat £2,000 pay increase.
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NewsMany law firms set to fail without interest income - benchmarking survey
Annual NatWest bellwether also finds that the post-Covid trading boom has stalled, which has squeezed profits.
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NewsLib Dem conference: party votes for tougher anti-SLAPP legislation
Party wants stronger powers for regulators to take 'robust' enforcement action against lawyers and law firms.
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NewsEnglish law booming as exports reach almost £11bn
Report shows extent of influence of English law and lawyers in foreign jurisdictions.
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NewsMagistrate warned for shouting at 'unprofessional' staffer
Lack of remorse was an aggravating factor, Judicial Conduct Investigations Office finds.
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NewsJailed paralegal banned for intimidating ex-partner
Richard Melfi-Wroe bombarded ex-partner with messages and threats.
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NewsCourt cannot force secret commission disclosure, appeal judges rule
Court of Appeal says refusing to disclose commissions is ‘unwise’ but blocks option of legal challenge.
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NewsWrong law firm bitten by watchdog
Red faces at the Financial Conduct Authority, which this week maligned an innocent law firm.
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News'Huge blow' for SRA as High Court rules on scope of privilege
Regulator to appeal ‘landmark decision’ that anti-SLAPP campaigners allege will leave the regulator ‘completely toothless’.
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NewsLib Dem conference: We need to 'win the battle' on ECHR
Shadow attorney general says party cannot stay quiet on defending the European Convention on Human Rights.
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NewsMutiny in the rankings
Staff at Legalease, publisher of the closely watched Legal500 rankings, are striking for two weeks ‘to win fairer pay’.
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NewsIn depth: Legal aid lawyers can't even get paid for their petrol
The Legal Aid Agency’s failure to adopt an increased mileage rate has compelled embattled firms to make up the shortfall, straining their finances even further.
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NewsSpecialist rape courts to roll out across England and Wales
Bar chair says scheme should also encompass domestic abuse cases.
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NewsDivorce Day is dead, long live the September Split
A new alliterative hook has entered the room.