Legal News

A new amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill will allow UK charities to send direct marketing emails to supporters without prior opt-in consent. Writing in NLJ this week, Janine Regan, legal director (commercial), Liz Gifford, senior associate (charities) and Courtney Benard, trainee solicitor (commercial) at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP explain how the change aligns charities with commercial entities, but warn that it comes with caveats

The annual London Legal Walk has once again broken records, highlighting the extraordinary commitment and support from the legal community

People will continue to go abroad to die, risking prosecution, once the assisted dying Bill becomes law, a solicitor has warned

A deputy High Court judge was wrong to prematurely determine documents irrelevant to a £56m row between legal insurers, in a dispute over disclosure

An ‘NHS 111’ for legal services could save the system £72m in five years, the Law Society has said

Eight out of ten pupils feel supported by chambers, but stress and uncertainty is on the rise, according to the Pupil Survey 2025

An embargoed judgment that was automatically forwarded to a claimant’s husband’s email is a ‘warning to all solicitors’

The High Court has given two environmental health groups permission to apply to intervene in the Dieselgate litigation, and given them protection from costs

The Law Society’s 200th anniversary tour of the country rolled into London this week

Top 100 UK law firm Hugh James is marking its 65th anniversary with a celebration of its transformation from a small Cardiff practice into a national legal force with over 700 employees across Cardiff, London, Manchester, and the South Coast