
‘A relentless treadmill’: Nearly half of senior judges are considering quitting amid pay and workload grievances
The most recent Judicial Attitude Survey has revealed that a high proportion of senior judges are intending to quit the…
The most recent Judicial Attitude Survey has revealed that a high proportion of senior judges are intending to quit the…
Human rights lawyer Professor Phil Shiner has been struck off and ordered to pay costs of £250,000 by the Solicitors…
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has dismissed claims against Farrier & Co partner Julian Pike, a solicitor accused of advising…
Top City lawyers have outlined their concerns as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) pushes ahead with law reform for corporate…
Anyone who has seen the Law Society council in action over the past 20 years will not be surprised by…
After its top lawyer resigned in September, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has appointed a new lead…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said clients are struggling to find legal services at the right value following…
Well, it is nearly over and few in the profession will mourn the passing of 2016. Not since the banking…
Public inquiries have the power to seek truth in tragedy and scandal, but could a rigid process and weak leadership…
The controversial Investigatory Powers Bill received Royal Assent this week, after being passed by both houses of parliament earlier this…
The UK is to ratify the Europe-wide Unified Patent Court (UPC) agreement and set up a court in London despite…
The Home Affairs Select Committee has pressed the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) to make finding a new…
In a move which could curb law firms’ ability to share profits based on actual performance, yesterday’s (23 November) Autumn…
A month after putting the brakes on reforms to personal injury claims relating to whiplash, the Ministry of Justice has…
City lawyers are emphasising the importance of access to justice following the government’s announcement Lord Justice Jackson is to head…
Still reeling from the impact of Brexit, the global legal profession is this morning coming to terms with the shock…
Slater and Gordon, Eversheds, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Kingsley Napley, BLM, Hill Dickinson, Farrer & Co and Weightmans are all…
The chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee has attacked retired New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard QC…
The Home Office has spent £63.6m on the legal costs for the families of the 96 victims of the 1989…
Concerns from the legal profession over the threat to legal privilege posed by the Investigatory Powers Bill, also known as…