THIS ISSUE
The UK is a global leader in law tech, but needs continual investment to stay on top, Law Society research has shown.
Terrorist supporters face tougher sentences, under proposals put forward by the Sentencing Council in response to legislative change.
Barristers have been warned not to engage in Twitter spats or other unprofessional conduct on social media, whether acting in a personal or professional capacity.
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave and Lord Justice Gross have led a cohort of fundraisers along the Thames to raise more than £19,000 for free legal advice services.
Northern Ireland made history this week, legalising same-sex marriage and decriminalising abortion.
Solicitors have been urged to join the 2019 Will Aid campaign, which takes place across the country throughout the month of November.
MPs are restricting advice surgeries with constituents and many are increasingly reluctant to use public transport alone in response to threats and abuse, according to an alarming Human Rights Committee report published last week.
Criminal barristers have hit out at the phenomena of ‘hot courting’, which is causing delays for judges, counsel, witnesses and jurors.
John O’Hare provides an overview of changes & duplication to disclosure procedures in the Business & Property Courts
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal
Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner
Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders
Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments
Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore
Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment
NEWS
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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