Author: The Open Forum

A family separation case is in the Court of Appeal. The Home Office is appealing after the Upper Tribunal allowed appeals by a family…

A £2,750 dispute can cast a long legal shadow when the words around it are PPI, commission and unfairness. The Court of Appeal is…

The Bar has delivered a useful reminder. Professional reputation does not clock off when the wig goes back in the box. A disciplinary tribunal…

The Legal Ombudsman has published the kind of annual report that says the ship is turning while politely admitting it is still taking on…

A 436-page privacy judgment has landed with the weight of a small sideboard and the mood of a teacher who has found glitter in…

AI in the courts is not frightening because it is clever. It is frightening because it may be clever on someone else’s terms. Dame…

The SRA’s workplace misconduct drive has produced another hard lesson. Some messages are not just embarrassing, they are derailment. A veteran Manchester solicitor, described…

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has lost his appeal in a proposed mass claim against PRS for Music over so-called black box royalties. These are…

The Court of Appeal has reinstated a LeO finding against a family law firm over capacity and compensation. The court has reinstated an ombudsman…

Five thousand Dieselgate claimants have run into the least glamorous wall in civil litigation: effective service. A High Court master has refused to let…