Raleys case goes to top

The Supreme Court confirmed that it will hear the appeal of defunct claimant firm Raleys Solicitors against a ruling of the Court of Appeal over the rights of a client to sue his former solicitors. The hearing is set for 27 November. 

Advice for future lawyers

The Law Society has backed a new free education resource aimed at those considering a career in law. Chancery Lane revealed that it has teamed up with The Lawyer Portal, an online platform providing aspiring lawyers with access to a wealth of material created by professionals.

Co-operative surgery

National firm Anthony Collins Solicitors has won a three-year contract with Co-operatives UK to provide a legal surgery to its member businesses. The businesses have a combined turnover of almost £16bn.

Eighty-partner merger

Top 100 firm Bircham Dyson Bell and Thames Valley practice Pitmans have revealed plans for a merger that would create an 80-partner firm. According to a joint announcement, partners are in ‘exploratory’ discussions and will vote in September. 

Open justice

In a speech stressing the importance of open justice, the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said he backed ‘a measured expansion of live-streaming and broadcasting of proceedings’. 

1983 murder appeal

A fresh appeal to find the killer of London solicitor Janice Weston was issued on the 35th anniversary of her death in 1983. Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are conducting a review.