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Associated Privacy Judgment Limits Media Claims
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…
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Senior judge warns on AI and Independence
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…
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Manchester Solicitor Struck Off over Unwanted Messages
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…
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Blur Drummer Loses £200m PRS Royalties Appeal
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…
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Legal Ombudsman wins Capacity Appeal
The Court of Appeal has reinstated a LeO finding against a family law firm over capacity and compensation. The court has reinstated an ombudsman…
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Dieselgate Claimants hit by Service Failure
Five thousand Dieselgate claimants have run into the least glamorous wall in civil litigation: effective service. A High Court master has refused to let…
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Solicitor struck off over client Money Misuse
A veteran solicitor has been struck off after admitting he billed clients for work he had not done to stop his firm exceeding its…
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Post Office lawyer prosecutions begin at SDT
The Post Office scandal has at last produced disciplinary charges against solicitors, though not the sort many campaigners had been waiting for. The SRA…
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Free Court Transcripts Campaign Gathers Support
Open justice has discovered the ancient British art of saying “of course you may” while quietly reaching for the card machine. A cross-party early…
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School phone ban becomes statutory guidance
Updated Department for Education guidance became statutory on 29 June. Schools in England should begin following it from 1 September. The guidance says schools…
