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The Law Society has spoken out against record fines issued against solicitors in recent months for compliance and anti-money laundering failings

Lawyers have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that ‘mixed injury’ claims should receive full compensation under common law as well as the statutory tariff for whiplash

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has escaped immediate extradition to the US, where he is wanted on charges of espionage

The government has pinpointed four initiatives for investigation, after comparing civil legal aid systems in other jurisdictions

The Law Society has updated its TA6 property information form to include ‘material information’ such as proximity of electric car charging points and local flood risks

Magistrates have called for reform of the single justice procedure (SJP), which handles about 40,000 low-level criminal cases each month

Next 100 Years, the successor project to the First 100 Years, is campaigning to raise £100K to fund an undergraduate scholarship fund

The 23rd annual Pro Bono Week will take place from 4–8 November 2024, bringing together the legal community to give more assistance free of charge to those who need it most

Remember the P&O fire and rehire scandal? A final draft of the statutory code on dismissal and re-engagement has now been laid before Parliament, Charles Pigott writes in this week’s NLJ