THIS ISSUE
Traffic commissioner etiquette; a spot of SI trouble; latest FPR update; lessors clobbered online; second bite for flight delays; family overspending.
Brice Dickson analyses the composition & key judgments of the Supreme Court in 2022
With an explosion of interest in governance in recent years, now is the time for you to add this qualification to your portfolio
What could the English court system learn from its counterparts overseas? Philip Sinel runs through some areas for improvement
Where is this generation’s Rumpole? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC worries that the legal profession has lost its sense of humour
All eight legal regulators need to be more transparent and make more robust decisions, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has declared.
Members of the public across the three main parties support legal aid, research has shown.
Some 770 defendants have been incarcerated for more than two years awaiting trial, as the justice system buckles under the pressure of ever-increasing numbers of prisoners on remand.
CILEX has acquired the Institute of Paralegals (IoP) and its voluntary regulator, the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR).
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
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