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Northern Pupillage Fair Breaks Records as Future Barristers Turn Out in Force
When we published our preview of the Northern Pupillage Fair, we highlighted the growing interest in careers at the Bar and the expectation that this year’s event could be one of the biggest yet. We’re delighted to say it more…
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Student’s AI Win Gives Defendants Something To Think About
(Image: Lyle Hopkins) Background: Oxford doctoral student Lyle Hopkins successfully used AI to challenge claims made by SSE Energy Solutions relating to a redundant electricity meter and an alleged debt of £1,091. Appearing as a litigant in person before District…
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Google Settlement puts Litigation Funding on Show
Check out the Primary Source!: https://www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/16737724-professor-barry-rodger A Quick Background: A group of UK app developers sued Google, arguing that it had too much control over how Android apps are sold and distributed. They claimed Google effectively forced developers to use…
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Northern Pupillage Fair on Course for Record Turnout as Interest in the Bar Grows
Northern Pupillage Fair – Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMLocation: The Liner Hotel, Liverpool – Tickets are free: Available at Speed Mooting With more than 800 candidates already registered and attendance on track to surpass last year’s…
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Barrister Fined Over Rude Client Complaint Emails
Check out the primary source! https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/disciplinary_finding/183734.html The Bar has issued another small but useful reminder: rudeness is not an advocacy style when the audience is your own client. A disciplinary tribunal has fined barrister Timothy Becker after finding that emails he…
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Gross Negligence Finding Still Follows Solicitor after $2.2m Client Loss
Check out the primary source! https://solicitorstribunal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/12914.2026.Appahoh.pdf Professional restrictions have a long memory, especially when client money has gone wandering. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has refused to lift conditions on Queen Appahoh’s practising certificate after finding that the risks which justified them…
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Credit hire ADR scheme targets county court claims
Background: The General Terms of Agreement (GTA) is the long-running voluntary framework that governs much of the relationship between insurers and credit hire organisations in the UK. Developed from industry agreements that emerged in the 1990s and evolved over successive…
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Knife surrender drive removes 15,000 weapons
The law is often most visible after a serious crime has been committed. Prevention, by contrast, tends to attract less attention, even though it can be just as important. The Home Office says knife-related homicides have fallen to their lowest…
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