Legal News

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, held his annual press conference at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ) on 7 February 2023.

The first Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010) Practice Direction update of 2023 has been issued, amending various practice directions including, inter alia, amendments to reflect changes introduced by the Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023, SI 2023/61, and also to make provision for parts of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. The amendments come into force on 18 February 2023 and 6 April 2023.

Legal technology provider InfoTrack is celebrating reaching the milestone of one million digital AP1s having been submitted using its platform.

A case seeking to prove software developers owe a fiduciary duty to the owners of digital assets should go to trial, the Court of Appeal has held.

Lawyers have expressed dismay at a legislative change that reverses Ho v Adelekun on costs recovery under the qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) scheme, allowing the defendant to recover more costs from settlements as well as damages.

Prosecution fees are to be increased for barristers by 15%, Max Hill KC, director of public prosecutions (DPP) has confirmed.

The International Bar Association (IBA) has set up a permanent commission dedicated to improving the wellbeing of lawyers and legal professionals around the world.

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed a two-year delay to the introduction of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in housing cases.

Alan Kershaw is to take over from Helen Phillips in April as chair of the Legal Services Board (LSB) for a four-year term. 

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper, 'Regulation of cryptocurrency', which aims to further government plans to make the UK a hub for fintech and cryptoasset technology.