THIS ISSUE
A princely costs battle, an astonishing brief fee & no appetite for salami slicing: Dominic Regan delivers his latest dispatch
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Tricia Hemans & Daniel Black explore the new online possession procedure & the practical pitfalls awaiting practitioners
Conner Wright, Legal Case Manager at AlphaBiolabs, answers the most frequently asked questions about SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM CAM®) posed by family law professionals
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Professor Graham Zellick KC reviews the evolution of legal developments on past convictions
Generative AI can shape a witness’s account before a solicitor ever sees it: Karl Hopkins argues the profession’s current response does not go far enough
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
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
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