Legal News

From fake authorities to rent reform, the civil courts have had a busy start to 2026. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold surveys a procedural landscape where guidance, discretion and discipline are all under strain

Fact-finding hearings remain a fault line in private family law. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Rylatt and Robyn Laye of Anthony Gold Solicitors analyse recent appeals exposing the dangers of rushed or fragmented findings

As the Winter Olympics open in Milan and Cortina, legal disputes are once again being resolved almost as fast as the athletes compete. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys examines the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS's) ad hoc divisions, which can decide cases within 24 hours

Can ‘judgment by peers’ survive court modernisation? In NLJ this week, Janet Carter, retired barrister and HM Courts & Tribunals Service legal training manager, sets out a radical alternative to the government’s plan for ‘swift courts’

A £5bn Bitcoin haul has thrown victims’ rights into sharp focus. In this week's NLJ, Gary Pons, Sarah Wood and Barnaby Hone of 5 St Andrew’s Hill examine how UK law tackles cryptoassets under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Who’s up, who’s out, and what cases are worth watching? Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Dominic Regan of City Law School offers a brisk tour of the legal frontlines, from silk announcements to looming appeals

Legal advice to people detained in police stations could be delivered by video link, Sir Brian Leveson has said, in part two of his Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged the government to move towards a less adversarial system of clinical negligence, after the total cost to the NHS quadrupled within 20 years to an eye-watering £60bn

Peers have warned impending legislation could put executors at financial risk when their loved ones die

Legal IT supplier InfoTrack has launched a conveyancing tool that speeds up the pre-contract enquiries stage by allowing both sides to collaborate in one shared workspace