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  • Barrister Fined Over Rude Client Complaint Emails

    January 25, 2026
  • Gross Negligence Finding Still Follows Solicitor after $2.2m Client Loss

    January 25, 2026
  • Credit hire ADR scheme targets county court claims

    January 25, 2026
  • Knife surrender drive removes 15,000 weapons

    January 25, 2026
  • Couriers take Just Eat back to the tribunal

    Couriers take Just Eat back to the tribunal

    May 4, 2026

    Just Eat is facing a fresh courtroom test of the gig economy model it brought back after dropping guaranteed courier employment. More than 7,000 couriers have launched legal action seeking worker status, with an employment tribunal hearing starting this week…

  • Ted Baker Insolvency Fees swallow up Creditors Cash

    Ted Baker Insolvency Fees swallow up Creditors Cash

    May 4, 2026

    Ted Baker’s administration shows how unsecured creditors can recover only next to nothing while insolvency expenses and adviser fees rank ahead. Ted Baker’s collapse has produced the kind of insolvency outcome creditors know too well: the brand survives somewhere, the…

  • Planning call-in consultation closes

    Planning call-in consultation closes

    May 4, 2026

    The government’s consultation on planning referrals has closed, leaving developers, councils and objectors watching for changes to call-in rules. A consultation on when local planning decisions should be sent to ministers has closed, leaving developers and councils waiting for the…

  • LexisNexis and Luminance are trying to put legal AI inside contract work

    LexisNexis and Luminance are trying to put legal AI inside contract work

    April 29, 2026

    LexisNexis and Luminance have announced a strategic alliance aimed at in-house legal teams. Legal Futures says the partnership will allow mutual customers to use LexisNexis legal AI technology, powered by Lexis+ with Protégé, inside the Luminance platform. The idea is…

  • Nipped in the Butt: the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears Parliament

    Nipped in the Butt: the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears Parliament

    April 29, 2026

    Last week the House of Commons and House of Lords confirmed their agreement on the final draft of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. If (or, more likely, when) it receives Royal Assent, it will make it illegal to sell tobacco…

  • The High Court has flagged a gap in the rules on Amended Claim Forms

    The High Court has flagged a gap in the rules on Amended Claim Forms

    April 29, 2026

    The High Court has upheld a decision in Beckett v Graham and another [2025] EWHC 993 (KB) and, in doing so, highlighted a gap in the civil procedure rules. The High Court confirmed that the CPR does not require a…

  • Live facial recognition survives a High Court challenge

    Live facial recognition survives a High Court challenge

    April 28, 2026

    The High Court has backed the Metropolitan Police’s policy on live facial recognition. Two claimants challenged the policy on human rights grounds, arguing it interfered with privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. The court rejected the claim and…

  • Porsche is selling its Bugatti stake, and the lawyers are all over it

    Porsche is selling its Bugatti stake, and the lawyers are all over it

    April 28, 2026

    Porsche is selling its stakes in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group to a consortium led by HOF Capital, with BlueFive Capital as the largest investor in Bugatti Rimac. The Global Legal Post says Linklaters is acting for Porsche, White &…

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  • Barrister Fined Over Rude Client Complaint EmailsAugust 27, 2026
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  • Knife surrender drive removes 15,000 weaponsAugust 13, 2026
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