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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Robin Dunne and Priya Gopal of Gatehouse Chambers, who represented the claimant in the Court of Appeal after being instructed by Leeds firm JG Solicitors, said that the appeal had not addressed the ...

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 ...

Early release is the latest stop-gap solution to solve overcrowding in prisons, but a media storm forced Andy Burnham to reconsider. Amid pledges to build more space, Sian Harrison hears calls for ...

The Legal Aid Agency's failure to adopt an increased mileage rate has compelled embattled firms to make up the shortfall, ...

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 ...

Cases concerning legal professional privilege are going to the highest courts in Europe and the US respectively.

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 ...