THIS ISSUE
Accelerated package of measures could end impasse
Internet companies should bear more responsibility in stopping online sexual offences, law reform and human rights group JUSTICE has said
The prison population would need to reduce by 20,000 inmates for current funding to match running costs, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has told MPs
Plans to establish an online court give ministers too much power, raising constitutional concerns, a parliamentary committee has warned
The Supreme Court has given an important ruling on the ‘serious harm’ test for libel.
The Law Society has welcomed the signing of a continuity free trade agreement with Korea that will allow English and Welsh solicitors to continue to practise there after Brexit
Barristers volunteering through Advocate (the new name for the Bar Pro Bono Unit) in 2018 gave more than 10,000 hours of legal help, amounting to nearly £2.25m in fees if they had charged
Solicitors will pay £30 less and firms will pay £530 less towards the Compensation Fund next year
QC, judge and president of the ‘spies tribunal’, Sir Michael Burton has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Security for costs: Rakesh Kapila reports on the forensic accountant's role
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson
Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson
Ellisons—Samuel Flower
Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment
Sidley—Carl Hotton
Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office
NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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