Legal News

Harrow Crown Court closed in August after surveyors present on the site for improvement works warned the building could collapse due to the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

Who, ultimately, has power in the UK? And how do we, the people, safeguard our rights? In this week’s NLJ, Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist and senior consultant, Bindmans, explains why we should all be concerned with the need for constitutional restraints.

No-fault eviction may be on its way out, but what replaces it? And is it an improvement? In this week’s NLJ, Daniel Bacon, housing solicitor at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, takes an in-depth look at the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Compulsory mediation sounds like an oxymoron to the uninitiated, but is a serious government proposal. In this week’s NLJ, Catherine Penny, partner at Stevens & Bolton, asserts that it can work well for lower value claims, but questions its value for larger commercial claims.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has faced some serious stumbling blocks in its time, so is it fit for purpose? In this week’s NLJ, in the first of a three-part series, Penningtons Manches Cooper lawyers Kate Bridgland, associate, Oliver Cooke, senior associate, and Richard Marshall, partner, put SFO prosecutions in the dock.

Delays are a major headache for family lawyers working in private law children cases. Natasha Grande, head of family at Wilsons Solicitors, writing in this week’s NLJ, suggests they proactively explore alternative avenues for their clients.

Thousands of asylum seekers are mired in a claims process beset by delays, backlogs and mistakes, according to the latest Home Office statistics.

An investment of £11.3m in early legal advice providers is needed urgently, the Law Society has warned.

Solicitors, barristers and other lawyers could be required to provide complaints information to clients at repeated intervals during the working relationship, under Legal Services Board (LSB) proposals.

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) published part one of its final report on pre-action protocols last week.