The Supreme Court has blocked Russian proceedings brought in breach of an arbitration agreement, in a decision that appears to lower the bar on jurisdiction
The Law Commission has outlined a series of potential reforms to co-operatives and community benefit societies, including revised statutory definitions
Conveyancers are to be offered guidance on dealing with climate risk
Probate delays have decreased, with the average time for the application process reducing from 14 weeks last July to 9.3 weeks this July, according to HM Courts & Tribunals Service figures published this month
Legal regulators are failing to provide ‘fully effective’ supervision on anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) watchdog has warned
Boosting government investment in the civil legal aid system could create spin-off savings in other sectors, a Law Society-commissioned study by Frontier Economics has calculated
Over 100 teams from 50 law and financial services firms lined up to play in this year’s Montresor Legal & Law Society RFC Festival of Sport
Dining etiquette will be enforced by law, or at least the ‘tips’ element of it, former district judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s ‘Civil way’
The recent case of footballer Kyle Walker and his girlfriend Lauryn Goodman is a useful illustration of the approach the courts will take in financial provision cases where the parties have not been married, write Samantha Farndale, partner at Stowe Family Law, and Tara Lyons, barrister at Pump Court Chambers, in this week’s NLJ
The High Court examined the law surrounding the seizure of journalistic material following execution of a search warrant, in a recent case
Head of corporate promoted to director
Firm strengthens international arbitration team with key London hire
FCA contentious financial regulation lawyer joins the team as of counsel