The prosecution said ‘attempted rape’. He said ‘in his sleep’. Defended by Gerald Hines QC, after his surprise acquittal ...

Days after dropping a £50 fee for conveyancers to access a new-look handbook containing lender instructions, UK Finance has ...

International firm Herbert Smith Freehills has revealed plans to bring all London staff under one roof with a new office in ...

Judgment shows the UK will 'take a strict approach to the use of protected dairy terms closely aligned with the EU'.

The 2026 Law Society’s risk and compliance conference comes at a time when solicitors are facing an expanding set of ...

Lawyer's conduct 'involved aggressive threats of litigation and uninvited sexual innuendo', district judge rules.

Applicants in the first attempt to strike out an alleged 'SLAPP' action under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 will have to wait for a decision, a High Court judge said yesterday ...

A group data breach claim against technology outsourcer Capita can proceed after the court rejected a submission that the ...

Having acted as defence counsel for some of the accused, Ahmed Souab was held for 48 hours without access to a lawyer, then ...

In a horrible week ( hebdomada horribilis ?) for the Solicitors Regulation Authority, a small victory. The regulator ...

Most significant of all, a junior minister disclosed that Sackman’s reform bill would be introduced ‘next month’. Lammy ...

An assistant coroner has been issued with formal advice for misconduct over an inquest that was still outstanding two years after it was adjourned.