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The Solicitors’ Charity is dedicating September to highlighting the people behind the legal profession, the pressures solicitors can face and the network of support available to them. The month-long campaign will showcase the Charity’s work and the collective contribution that helps make its support possible.
When a personal data breach occurs, controllers must assess the risk it creates for affected individuals. This article examines the factors to consider when deciding whether a breach must be reported to the ICO and whether affected individuals should also be informed.
Acquired brain injury can affect far more than physical ability. This article explores why early, coordinated rehabilitation is essential in helping clients rebuild independence, and the role legal teams and specialist case management can play in supporting long-term recovery.
Following separation, fathers can face uncertainty over parental responsibility, contact and child arrangements. Barrister Billal Malik explains the legal position of fathers, how the Family Court approaches child arrangements and the practical issues that can arise when parents are unable to agree.
Ashley Murray examines proposed reforms to divorce financial remedies, arguing for a simpler and more predictable approach to dividing matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets that could reduce costs, delays and uncertainty for divorcing couples.
The growing use of AI for legal guidance brings significant risks during divorce. From inaccurate information and privacy concerns to costly mistakes, this article explains why AI should not replace professional legal advice when finances, property and arrangements for children are at stake.
The Solicitors’ Charity is dedicating September to highlighting the people behind the legal profession, the pressures solicitors can face and the network of support available to them. The month-long campaign will showcase the Charity’s work and the collective contribution that helps make its support possible.
When a personal data breach occurs, controllers must assess the risk it creates for affected individuals. This article examines the factors to consider when deciding whether a breach must be reported to the ICO and whether affected individuals should also be informed.
Acquired brain injury can affect far more than physical ability. This article explores why early, coordinated rehabilitation is essential in helping clients rebuild independence, and the role legal teams and specialist case management can play in supporting long-term recovery.
Following separation, fathers can face uncertainty over parental responsibility, contact and child arrangements. Barrister Billal Malik explains the legal position of fathers, how the Family Court approaches child arrangements and the practical issues that can arise when parents are unable to agree.
Ashley Murray examines proposed reforms to divorce financial remedies, arguing for a simpler and more predictable approach to dividing matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets that could reduce costs, delays and uncertainty for divorcing couples.
The growing use of AI for legal guidance brings significant risks during divorce. From inaccurate information and privacy concerns to costly mistakes, this article explains why AI should not replace professional legal advice when finances, property and arrangements for children are at stake.
Net-Defence has launched The Signal, a free advice and resource hub designed to help businesses understand emerging risks and strengthen organisational resilience through practical guidance, insight, videos, events and resources.
Friday afternoon fraud puts conveyancing payments at risk. As property transactions become more digital, strong identity checks, secure communications and payment verification are increasingly important.
As AI makes legal work faster and more efficient, a new question is emerging: who actually benefits from the savings? Zaven examines AI billing, legal technology investment, regulation and how in-house teams can ensure that efficiency gains are reflected in the price they pay.
Can a bankruptcy petition be presented when based on an unrecognised and unregistered foreign judgment? This vexed and important question has attracted substantial interest from insolvency practitioners both on and offshore. The concern is particularly acute for judgments issuing from jurisdictions like Russia, which are unregistrable in England, Cayman and BVI. There is no domestic […]
Section 246 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has quietly changed extradition law, potentially allowing people to be treated as present at foreign trials they never attended. This article examines what changed, the Supreme Court decisions Parliament has effectively overridden, and the consequences for British citizens.
Former Law Society President Dr I. Stephanie Boyce CBE has called for greater attention to the pressures affecting solicitors from different backgrounds, highlighting the need not only to improve access to law but to ensure people are supported to remain, progress and thrive within the profession.
The Government plans to increase the sentencing starting point for murders committed by a current or former partner. We examine the proposed domestic homicide sentencing reforms and why the wider shift in the justice system’s approach to domestic abuse is relevant to family law practitioners.
Claimants using AI to prepare interim relief applications are contributing to growing pressure on employment tribunals. Catherine Urquhart examines new Presidential Guidance, the sharp rise in applications and why claimants face a demanding test when seeking interim relief.
Joseph Bryan considers the EAT judgment in Sheikholeslami v The University of Edinburgh and its pragmatic approach to grossing up Employment Tribunal awards where the tax position is uncertain, examining the Gourley principle and the practical implications for parties at remedy hearings.
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