A former solicitor who was struck off in 2022 has failed with his second attempt in 18 months to be restored to the roll. Raj ...

Global law firm welcomes Simon Woodcock. Firm welcomes Michael Charalambous to its private client practice. Maya Bhatiani, who specialises in private children matters, will lead the firm's new office.

Total spending by the Post Office on external lawyers since 2014 has reached £334m, new figures reveal.

What happens when mediation ceases to be an alternative to the justice system and becomes part of its architecture?

Courts minister Sarah Sackman says government is acting on all fronts - but says nothing on whether jury trials will be curbed.

A deputy district judge (DDJ) has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after he was caught speeding while ‘rushing’ to court. DDJ Charles Crow received a total of nine penalty points on his ...

Anti-torture committee highlights 'severe staff shortages' in prisons, calling for community-based alternatives.

The Ministry of Justice has launched a recruitment exercise for the next phase of its LawtechUK programme to nurture innovation in legal services. A new advisory board and ambassador network is to be ...

Robin Dunne and Priya Gopal of Gatehouse Chambers, who represented the claimant in the Court of Appeal after being instructed ...

A disgruntled former client who posted a defamatory Google review about a solicitor has been ordered to pay £9,500 in damages. Deputy Master Marzec, sitting in the High Court in Conroy v Stojek, said ...

Family lawyers offer their take - and warnings - about the average length of a marriage reaching a six-decade high.

A UK law firm is offering arbitration as the default option for settling disputes between parents ‘from the outset, rather than only after other routes have been exhausted’. Stewarts has seen a ...