Practice Direction

SRM Recruitment has been announced as the headline sponsor of the Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026, which will take place on 20 September at Richmond Athletic Association. The specialist legal search firm joins the event as organisers prepare to welcome more than 110 teams across five sports, including rugby sevens, netball and five-a-side football

The civil justice landscape could be heading for a shake-up, with reform of the Solicitors Act 1974 gathering pace

Global mobility is transforming family law, creating new challenges around jurisdiction, assets and child arrangements

A series of procedural developments could have significant practical consequences for litigators. Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Stephen Gold highlights important updates ranging from digital court reforms to family procedure and admissions of liability

As family structures evolve, the law may face difficult questions about inheritance rights for those in polyamorous relationships