THIS ISSUE
Thinking of becoming a costs lawyer or costs draftsperson? The former is worth an extra £10,000 in salary, according to figures collated by the Association of Costs Lawyers
The hacked Legal Aid Agency (LAA) IT system for logging work and making payments will be down for at least another month, lawyers have been told
Lord Justice Colin Birss has been sworn in as Chancellor of the High Court, replacing Sir Julian Flaux, who has retired
Sir Brian Leveson has warned MPs the criminal court system ‘cannot survive as it presently is’
Human rights lawyer, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, and NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott
Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners
DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook
DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director
Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice
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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