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Research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has identified multiple factors explaining why candidates from certain ethnic groups perform better than others in professional legal assessments

Support Through Court, a charity that provides practical and emotional support to unrepresented civil and family court users, has launched a free online video explaining the key things to know about going to court

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 is likely to be a major part of Rishi Sunak’s legacy as prime minister should he, as is widely predicted, lose the general election in July, Professor Graham Zellick KC writes in this week’s NLJ

Further incentives, effective from 31 May, have been put in place to attract qualified legal representatives (QLRs), former district judge Stephen Gold reports in this week’s NLJ ‘Civil way’ column

A judge in a recent case took an unusual approach to a s 994 unfair prejudice petition. In this week’s NLJ, Daniel Lightman KC, of Serle Court, reviews the case, in which the court used its case management powers to order a split trial, the first part determining whether the registers of members should be rectified and whether the petition was well founded

NLJ serves up a triple helping of ESG (environmental, social and governance) articles this week, starting with Teja Pisk on the Financial Conduct Authority’s anti-greenwashing rule, in force on 31 May

More than a quarter of parties in some areas are unrepresented in public family law cases, which are about removing a child from their parents into local authority care

The Bar Council has called for a ‘whole system review’ of criminal justice through a Royal Commission, in written evidence submitted this week to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the backlog in the criminal courts

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has passed into law, ushering in a new era in the residential leasehold sector

The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 has passed into law, amid a flurry of activity on the final day before prorogation

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