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  • The SRA Is Circling Manchester City FC’s Lawyers

    January 25, 2026
  • Labour Scraps Its Own Plan to Replace Juries With Judges

    January 25, 2026
  • The Man Who Ran Allen & Overy Now Wants to Bury the Billable Hour

    January 25, 2026
  • Legal 500 Accidentally Told Everyone What Clients Really Think of Their Lawyers

    January 25, 2026
  • Northern Pupillage Fair Breaks Records as Future Barristers Turn Out in Force

    Northern Pupillage Fair Breaks Records as Future Barristers Turn Out in Force

    September 22, 2026

    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…

  • Student’s AI Win Gives Defendants Something To Think About

    Student’s AI Win Gives Defendants Something To Think About

    September 16, 2026

    (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…

  • Google Settlement puts Litigation Funding on Show

    Google Settlement puts Litigation Funding on Show

    September 8, 2026

    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…

  • Northern Pupillage Fair on Course for Record Turnout as Interest in the Bar Grows

    Northern Pupillage Fair on Course for Record Turnout as Interest in the Bar Grows

    September 2, 2026

    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…

  • Barrister Fined Over Rude Client Complaint Emails

    Barrister Fined Over Rude Client Complaint Emails

    August 27, 2026

    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…

  • Gross Negligence Finding Still Follows Solicitor after $2.2m Client Loss

    Gross Negligence Finding Still Follows Solicitor after $2.2m Client Loss

    August 25, 2026

    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…

  • Credit hire ADR scheme targets county court claims

    Credit hire ADR scheme targets county court claims

    August 14, 2026

    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…

  • Knife surrender drive removes 15,000 weapons

    Knife surrender drive removes 15,000 weapons

    August 13, 2026

    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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