<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Lawyer - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Lawyer news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:01:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Carter-Ruck challenges SRA's claim over privileged documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court hearing centres on the statutory interpretation of section 44B of the Solicitors Act 1974.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/carter-ruck-challenges-sras-claim-over-privileged-documents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/carter-ruck-challenges-sras-claim-over-privileged-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: ICJ opinion could land UK with massive climate justice bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thinktank calls for action to prevent landmark advisory opinion on&nbsp;carbon emissions landing the UK with climate compensation claims running into the trillions of pounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-icj-opinion-could-land-uk-with-massive-climate-justice-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-icj-opinion-could-land-uk-with-massive-climate-justice-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New lord chancellor has a 'golden opportunity' - Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane repeats calls on Norris to reverse curbs on jury trials and to increase legal aid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-lord-chancellor-has-a-golden-opportunity-society/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-lord-chancellor-has-a-golden-opportunity-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society commissions probe on legal aid bureaucracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane wants to give Burnham administration evidence-based solutions to reduce system inefficiencies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-commissions-probe-on-legal-aid-bureaucracy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-commissions-probe-on-legal-aid-bureaucracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third successive year of profit growth at Linklaters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profit per equity partner rises 11.4% to &pound;2.48m as firm announces growth in all core markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/third-successive-year-of-profit-growth-at-linklaters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/third-successive-year-of-profit-growth-at-linklaters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Alex Norris MP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New lord chancellor is fifth non-lawyer in the modern role - but he is no household name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/who-is-alex-norris-mp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/who-is-alex-norris-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief executive quits as listed firm's net debt quadruples in a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultation begins over likely job losses at Gateley following long slide in the share price.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/chief-executive-quits-as-listed-firms-net-debt-quadruples-in-a-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/chief-executive-quits-as-listed-firms-net-debt-quadruples-in-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief executive quits as listed firm quadruples net debt in a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dividends reduced at Gateley as consultation begins over 40 job losses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/chief-executive-quits-as-listed-firm-quadruples-net-debt-in-a-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/chief-executive-quits-as-listed-firm-quadruples-net-debt-in-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm entitled to sack solicitor who ignored instructions, tribunal rules]]></title><description><![CDATA['Insubordinate' practitioner claimed she had been dismissed because she was struggling due to her health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-entitled-to-sack-solicitor-who-ignored-instructions-tribunal-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-entitled-to-sack-solicitor-who-ignored-instructions-tribunal-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-lawyer Norris picked as lord chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ellie Reeves MP promoted to attorney general in Andy Burnham's first cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/non-lawyer-norris-picked-as-lord-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/non-lawyer-norris-picked-as-lord-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDT appeal dismissed as High Court describes 'troubling' litigation conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds &lsquo;it troubling that a solicitor&hellip;has apparently been unable to ensure that her own proceedings were conducted competently&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdt-appeal-dismissed-as-high-court-describes-troubling-litigation-conduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdt-appeal-dismissed-as-high-court-describes-troubling-litigation-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Demanding’ and ‘disrespectful’ magistrate given formal warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice of the peace denied the allegations against her but was found to have been &lsquo;unprofessional towards a colleague&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/demanding-and-disrespectful-magistrate-given-formal-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/demanding-and-disrespectful-magistrate-given-formal-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst held herself out as solicitor to aid partner's tenancy dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[AML specialist issued a notice to tenant under pretence that City firm had been instructed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/analyst-held-herself-out-as-solicitor-to-aid-partners-tenancy-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/analyst-held-herself-out-as-solicitor-to-aid-partners-tenancy-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy and Hermer out as Burnham wields axe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor and attorney general had both been expected to move on with the change of leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-and-hermer-out-as-burnham-wields-axe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-and-hermer-out-as-burnham-wields-axe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy and Hermer out as Burnham names team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor and attorney general had both been expected to move on with the change of leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-and-hermer-out-as-burnham-names-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-and-hermer-out-as-burnham-names-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Lammy and Hermer out as Burnham names team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy prime minister and lord chancellor had been widely expected to move on with the change of leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-lammy-and-hermer-out-as-burnham-names-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-lammy-and-hermer-out-as-burnham-names-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government unveils light-touch class action reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scope of&nbsp;the opt-out collective regime will be left untouched, consultation document reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-unveils-light-touch-class-action-reform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-unveils-light-touch-class-action-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in counsel spending but ‘stable’ vacancy rate at SFO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serious Fraud Office&rsquo;s interim director pledges to accelerate innovation, 'including the responsible use of AI'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rise-in-counsel-spending-but-stable-vacancy-rate-at-sfo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rise-in-counsel-spending-but-stable-vacancy-rate-at-sfo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ dangles £3.6m for next LawtechUK phase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next phase in programme aims to 'share the benefits of innovation more widely'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-dangles-36m-for-next-lawtechuk-phase/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-dangles-36m-for-next-lawtechuk-phase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naming solicitor makes story 'more interesting', judge says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor said she was anxious and scared about personal details coming out in employment tribunal case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/naming-solicitor-makes-story-more-interesting-judge-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/naming-solicitor-makes-story-more-interesting-judge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naming solicitor makes story 'more interesting for editors', judge says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor said she was anxious and scared about personal details coming out in employment tribunal case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/naming-solicitor-makes-story-more-interesting-for-editors-judge-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/naming-solicitor-makes-story-more-interesting-for-editors-judge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning and the appearance of bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/planning-and-the-appearance-of-bias/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/planning-and-the-appearance-of-bias/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Scathing report calls for legal services regulation review]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent review of the Legal Services Board has revived debate about the case for a root-and-branch review of professional regulation. But we&rsquo;ve been here before &ndash; many times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-scathing-report-calls-for-legal-services-regulation-review/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-scathing-report-calls-for-legal-services-regulation-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Groundhog day on legal services regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent review of the Legal Services Board has revived debate about the case for a root-and-branch review of professional regulation. But we&rsquo;ve been here before &ndash; many times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-groundhog-day-on-legal-services-regulation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-groundhog-day-on-legal-services-regulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global giant prepares to cull 10% of staff worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates&nbsp;says it needs to 'streamline our support structure' to meet future demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-giant-prepares-to-cull-10-of-staff-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-giant-prepares-to-cull-10-of-staff-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global giant prepares to axe 10% of staff worldwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates&nbsp;says it needs to 'streamline our support structure' to meet future demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-giant-prepares-to-axe-10-of-staff-worldwide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-giant-prepares-to-axe-10-of-staff-worldwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister bomb hoax plotter loses appeal against conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman was jailed for 'attack on the system of justice itself&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-bomb-hoax-plotter-loses-appeal-against-conviction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-bomb-hoax-plotter-loses-appeal-against-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers at risk in Zimbabwe, UN told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society urges UN to scrutinise Zimbabwe&nbsp;over intimidation, attacks and politically motivated prosecutions targeting lawyers and human rights defenders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-at-risk-in-zimbabwe-un-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-at-risk-in-zimbabwe-un-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady chief justice rebukes attorney general over Fordingbridge inaccuracies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spokesperson for AG says Lord Hermer has been&nbsp;&lsquo;staunch defender of the independence of the judiciary&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-rebukes-attorney-general-over-fordingbridge-inaccuracies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-rebukes-attorney-general-over-fordingbridge-inaccuracies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits up 14% at 'more focused' A&amp;O Shearman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after merger, the firm is 'more focused, and advising on a greater share of its clients&rsquo; most significant matters'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-up-14-at-more-focused-aampo-shearman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-up-14-at-more-focused-aampo-shearman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discipline lawyers through one channel, says consumer watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple tribunals and disciplinary bodies 'undermine fairness, transparency, and public confidence'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/discipline-lawyers-through-one-channel-says-consumer-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/discipline-lawyers-through-one-channel-says-consumer-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog repeats call for a single legal regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple tribunals and disciplinary bodies 'undermine fairness, transparency, and public confidence', says panel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-watchdog-repeats-call-for-a-single-legal-regulator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-watchdog-repeats-call-for-a-single-legal-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data page – July 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-july-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-july-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge criticises CAFCASS reporter for failing to follow court directions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advisory service employee &lsquo;entirely abdicated the duty placed upon her&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-criticises-cafcass-reporter-for-failing-to-follow-court-directions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-criticises-cafcass-reporter-for-failing-to-follow-court-directions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord chancellor 'failing' on statutory legal aid duty, MPs warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice committee warns of 'unacceptably high risk' of miscarriages of justice due to shrinking availability of legal aid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lord-chancellor-failing-on-statutory-legal-aid-duty-mps-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lord-chancellor-failing-on-statutory-legal-aid-duty-mps-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA reforms compensation fund levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year&rsquo;s cash call on solicitors is unprecedented, but individuals will shoulder more of the burden under revised funding plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-reforms-compensation-fund-levy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-reforms-compensation-fund-levy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snap consultation on JR curbs for infrastructure projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government unveils plans to curb legal challenges for major housing, energy and transport projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/snap-consultation-on-jr-curbs-for-infrastructure-projects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/snap-consultation-on-jr-curbs-for-infrastructure-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits back on the up as TLT passes £200m revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[National firm states desire to plan ahead for what business will look like in 2040.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-back-on-the-up-as-tlt-passes-200m-revenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-back-on-the-up-as-tlt-passes-200m-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profit rises return as TLT passes £200m revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[National firm states desire to plan ahead for what business will look like in 2040.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profit-rises-return-as-tlt-passes-200m-revenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profit-rises-return-as-tlt-passes-200m-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beach, castle or cruise? MoJ consults on wedding venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parliament winds down for summer, the Ministry of Justice finally opens consultation on weddings law reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/beach-castle-or-cruise-moj-consults-on-wedding-venues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/beach-castle-or-cruise-moj-consults-on-wedding-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA drops appeal in Carter-Ruck partner 'SLAPP' case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator also agrees to pay the costs of the appeal over SDT's dismissal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-drops-appeal-in-carter-ruck-partner-slapp-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-drops-appeal-in-carter-ruck-partner-slapp-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juries can cope with complex trials, says landmark Fisher fraud review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 2 of Jonathan Fisher KC&rsquo;s review - Fraud in the Digital Age - makes 47 recommendations to reduce the &lsquo;growing scale&rsquo; of fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juries-can-cope-with-complex-trials-says-landmark-fisher-fraud-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juries-can-cope-with-complex-trials-says-landmark-fisher-fraud-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juries can cope with complex trials, says fraud review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 2 of Jonathan Fisher KC&rsquo;s review - Fraud in the Digital Age - makes 47 recommendations to reduce the &lsquo;growing scale&rsquo; of fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juries-can-cope-with-complex-trials-says-fraud-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juries-can-cope-with-complex-trials-says-fraud-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted stalker to face SDT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Milne was convicted of stalking following a seven-day trial at Stratford magistrates&rsquo; court earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/convicted-stalker-to-face-sdt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/convicted-stalker-to-face-sdt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ finally unveils £34m plan for criminal bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government opens consultation more than seven months after announcing legal aid cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-finally-unveils-34m-plan-for-criminal-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-finally-unveils-34m-plan-for-criminal-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ finally unveils £34m funding plan for criminal bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government opens consultation more than seven months after announcing legal aid cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-finally-unveils-34m-funding-plan-for-criminal-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-finally-unveils-34m-funding-plan-for-criminal-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yorkshire firm makes first move across the county border]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ison Harrison says new base is a massive milestone for the employee-owned business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/yorkshire-firm-makes-first-move-across-the-county-border/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/yorkshire-firm-makes-first-move-across-the-county-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longstanding Yorkshire firm crosses border for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ison Harrison says new base is a big milestone for the employee-owned business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/longstanding-yorkshire-firm-crosses-border-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/longstanding-yorkshire-firm-crosses-border-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foot Anstey seeks committal of LiP over injunction breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgment over 'harassing communications' following will dispute reserved following a day-long hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/foot-anstey-seeks-committal-of-lip-over-injunction-breaches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/foot-anstey-seeks-committal-of-lip-over-injunction-breaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Deliberately obfuscatory' class action claimants hit with costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimant firm Pogust Goodhead fended off questions about funding for three years, Competition Appeal Tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/deliberately-obfuscatory-class-action-claimants-hit-with-costs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/deliberately-obfuscatory-class-action-claimants-hit-with-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA ethics training plans 'unnecessary and prescriptive']]></title><description><![CDATA[Birmingham Law Society comes out strongly against plans for mandatory ethics discussions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-ethics-training-plans-unnecessary-and-prescriptive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-ethics-training-plans-unnecessary-and-prescriptive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA ethics training plans 'too prescriptive']]></title><description><![CDATA[Birmingham Law Society says shakeup of continuing competence could add &pound;100m to cost of providing legal services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-ethics-training-plans-too-prescriptive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-ethics-training-plans-too-prescriptive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CILEX to campaign for Legal Services Act review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief executive wants legal executives to be firmly established as third branch of the legal profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-to-campaign-for-legal-services-act-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-to-campaign-for-legal-services-act-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar is wrong on asylum appeal reform, Mahmood tells MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary points to magistrates, parole board members and planning inspectors as justification for tribunal reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-is-wrong-on-asylum-appeal-reform-mahmood-tells-mps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-is-wrong-on-asylum-appeal-reform-mahmood-tells-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor convicted of sexual assault struck off the roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge said practitioner had already lost his good name as member of the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-convicted-of-sexual-assault-struck-off-the-roll/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-convicted-of-sexual-assault-struck-off-the-roll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 'tort burden' set to exceed the US, says industry lobby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal costs as a share of GDP are increasing at an average annual rate of&nbsp;nearly 13%.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-tort-burden-set-to-exceed-the-us-says-industry-lobby/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-tort-burden-set-to-exceed-the-us-says-industry-lobby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPS apologises over AI hallucinations in court documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The episode highlights the risks of [AI] use without appropriate oversight particularly for legal research&rsquo;, High Court judge warns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-apologises-over-ai-hallucinations-in-court-documents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-apologises-over-ai-hallucinations-in-court-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City partner fined £25,000 over payments to yacht owner]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA says now-retired solicitor showed&nbsp;disregard to obligations by allowing client account to be used as a banking facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-partner-fined-25000-over-payments-to-yacht-owner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-partner-fined-25000-over-payments-to-yacht-owner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS closes 30% fewer claims after system disruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS Resolution also reveals defence spending rose quicker than claimant lawyer costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-closes-30-fewer-claims-after-system-disruption/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-closes-30-fewer-claims-after-system-disruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family court judge's oral judgment an 'unwise course' says Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written judgment should have been given &lsquo;because of the nature and complexity of the issues&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-court-judges-oral-judgment-an-unwise-course-says-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-court-judges-oral-judgment-an-unwise-course-says-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double figure profit rise at Eversheds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strong growth in corporate finance area boosts figures at top-50 firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/double-figure-profit-rise-at-eversheds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/double-figure-profit-rise-at-eversheds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs lawyers predict uncertainty after 'obviously incomplete' point allowed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal judges say costs judge had &lsquo;generous ambit&rsquo; in which to make a decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-lawyers-predict-uncertainty-after-obviously-incomplete-point-allowed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-lawyers-predict-uncertainty-after-obviously-incomplete-point-allowed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSB ‘lost its way’ and failed consumers, scathing review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers urged to reform legal services regulation amid damaging market failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-lost-its-way-and-failed-consumers-scathing-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-lost-its-way-and-failed-consumers-scathing-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSB ‘lost its way’ and failed consumers, finds scathing new review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers urged to institute new system of legal services regulation amid damaging market failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-lost-its-way-and-failed-consumers-finds-scathing-new-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-lost-its-way-and-failed-consumers-finds-scathing-new-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Hillsborough law' to resume parliamentary journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public Office (Accountability) Bill will return to House of Commons without duty of candour exemption for security services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hillsborough-law-to-resume-parliamentary-journey/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hillsborough-law-to-resume-parliamentary-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court rules for car makers in mammoth 'dieselgate' claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimant firm in the Pan-NOx litigation considers appeal over &lsquo;narrow&rsquo; legal interpretation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-rules-for-car-makers-in-mammoth-dieselgate-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-rules-for-car-makers-in-mammoth-dieselgate-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District judge praised for mercy towards harassing brother-in-law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making a consent order, judge says &lsquo;the claimant&rsquo;s forbearance&hellip;is commendable and humane&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-praised-for-mercy-towards-harassing-brother-in-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-praised-for-mercy-towards-harassing-brother-in-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District judge praised for 'mercy' towards brother-in-law over harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making a consent order, judge says &lsquo;the claimant&rsquo;s forbearance&hellip;is commendable and humane&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-praised-for-mercy-towards-brother-in-law-over-harassment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-praised-for-mercy-towards-brother-in-law-over-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Burnham's devolution revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice and policing in Wales, control of regional funding and planning powers are the defining issues faced by PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham if he pursues plans for radical devolution. Downing Street (North or South) will also need to resolve key issues of scrutiny and accountability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-burnhams-devolution-revolution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-burnhams-devolution-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restrictive rules hampering use of data, say magistrates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of data is 'undermining public confidence in justice and causing policy decisions to be made without full evidence'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/restrictive-rules-hampering-use-of-data-say-magistrates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/restrictive-rules-hampering-use-of-data-say-magistrates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why &lt;em&gt;Angel&lt;/em&gt; is a procedural landmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mass consumer claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/why-ltemgtangelltemgt-is-a-procedural-landmark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/why-ltemgtangelltemgt-is-a-procedural-landmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent decisions: 10 July 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/recent-decisions-10-july-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/recent-decisions-10-july-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Call for action over Windrush compensation process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven years after the government set up a scheme to compensate victims of the Windrush scandal, solicitor Pauline Campbell has put forward three solutions to get the process up to speed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-call-for-action-over-windrush-compensation-process/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-call-for-action-over-windrush-compensation-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Call for action over Windrush compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven years after the government set up a scheme to compensate victims of the Windrush scandal, solicitor Pauline Campbell has put forward three solutions to get the process up to speed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-call-for-action-over-windrush-compensation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-call-for-action-over-windrush-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stick to your own words rather than AI, judge tells LiP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Application to reconsider remedy judgment is refused by employment tribunal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stick-to-your-own-words-rather-than-ai-judge-tells-lip/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stick-to-your-own-words-rather-than-ai-judge-tells-lip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society urges 'proportionate' approach to NDA advice requirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane advises government to avoid reforms that create unnecessary barriers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-urges-proportionate-approach-to-nda-advice-requirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-urges-proportionate-approach-to-nda-advice-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow progress on judicial diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Female and ethnic minority representation is rising but the number of solicitor-judges is shrinking, according to annual diversity statistics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/slow-progress-on-judicial-diversity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/slow-progress-on-judicial-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate appointment ‘boom’ as government pushes on with court reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1,600 magistrates were appointed in 2025/26 - but net gain in numbers is only 600, association says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-appointment-boom-as-government-pushes-on-with-court-reforms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-appointment-boom-as-government-pushes-on-with-court-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birss is next master of the rolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Colin Birss and Lord Justice Warby will replace Sir Geoffrey Vos and Dame Victoria Sharp respectively.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/birss-is-next-master-of-the-rolls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/birss-is-next-master-of-the-rolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[​City watchdog targets consumer champion over law firm links]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer Voice should not have standing in motor finance case because it has failed to comply with duty of candour, says FCA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-watchdog-targets-consumer-champion-over-law-firm-links/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-watchdog-targets-consumer-champion-over-law-firm-links/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common law can cope with AI harms, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Jurisdiction Taskforce notes that professionals could be liable for failure to use AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/common-law-can-cope-with-ai-harms-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/common-law-can-cope-with-ai-harms-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA takes aim at litigation funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed new requirements focus on 'one of the areas of greatest harm and risk: third-party litigation funding'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-takes-aim-at-litigation-funding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-takes-aim-at-litigation-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who ‘abandoned’ firm leading to £160,000 shortfall is suspended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sole practitioner lacked integrity and&nbsp;had &lsquo;caused direct harm to his clients&rsquo;, SDT finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-abandoned-firm-leading-to-160000-shortfall-is-suspended/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-abandoned-firm-leading-to-160000-shortfall-is-suspended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal pardon for last woman to be hanged in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor describes conditional pardon of Ruth Ellis as an act of mercy recognising an historic injustice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/royal-pardon-for-last-woman-to-be-hanged-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/royal-pardon-for-last-woman-to-be-hanged-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City watchdog charges solicitor with insider dealing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner worked on a corporate acquisition and allegedly used information obtained to deal in securities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-watchdog-charges-solicitor-with-insider-dealing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-watchdog-charges-solicitor-with-insider-dealing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protocol formalises reporting of judicial bullying concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agreement between bar and judiciary &lsquo;is an important piece in the jigsaw to breaking down reporting barriers&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/protocol-formalises-reporting-of-judicial-bullying-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/protocol-formalises-reporting-of-judicial-bullying-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Written advice requirement could make NDA plan 'unworkable']]></title><description><![CDATA[Government consultation on tighter conditions for a non-disclosure agreement to be valid closes today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/written-advice-requirement-could-make-nda-plan-unworkable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/written-advice-requirement-could-make-nda-plan-unworkable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criticism of referees protected under freedom of expression, ECtHR rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments about impartiality are&nbsp;&lsquo;common in the context of football competitions&rsquo;, Strasbourg court finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criticism-of-referees-protected-under-freedom-of-expression-ecthr-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criticism-of-referees-protected-under-freedom-of-expression-ecthr-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limitation 'camouflage' plot in Mail hacking trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge deals with 'serious allegations' after dismissing seven high-profile individuals' claims of illegal behaviour by newspaper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/limitation-camouflage-plot-in-mail-hacking-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/limitation-camouflage-plot-in-mail-hacking-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahmood defiant on asylum appeals reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary insists new appeals body will be independent and rejects accusation that she is prioritising speed over justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mahmood-defiant-on-asylum-appeals-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mahmood-defiant-on-asylum-appeals-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ombudsman misses targets amid soaring complaint numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual report shows residential conveyancing remains by for the largest source of grievance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ombudsman-misses-targets-amid-soaring-complaint-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ombudsman-misses-targets-amid-soaring-complaint-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rude’ district judge sanctioned for throwing barrister out of court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office-holder&rsquo;s conduct &nbsp;&lsquo;compounded by the barrister being excluded in front of the parties&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rude-district-judge-sanctioned-for-throwing-barrister-out-of-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rude-district-judge-sanctioned-for-throwing-barrister-out-of-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester 'top lawyer' struck off over sexually motivated messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran solicitor admits sending unwanted messages to three women &ndash; including a barrister instructed by his firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/manchester-top-lawyer-struck-off-over-sexually-motivated-messages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/manchester-top-lawyer-struck-off-over-sexually-motivated-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National listings framework aims to cut courts backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practice direction is intended to provide consistency in the approach to listing of criminal courts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-listings-framework-aims-to-cut-courts-backlog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-listings-framework-aims-to-cut-courts-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National rollout for victims’ right-to-review scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[&rsquo;Violence against women and girls is my top priority&rsquo;, solicitor general says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-rollout-for-victims-right-to-review-scheme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-rollout-for-victims-right-to-review-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillsborough campaign wins prestigious legal aid award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winners of the 2026 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards revealed at ceremony in central London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hillsborough-campaign-wins-prestigious-legal-aid-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hillsborough-campaign-wins-prestigious-legal-aid-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knights beats forecasts with 19% profit growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listed firm Knights has exceeded its already bullish forecasts by reporting double-figure growth in profit and turnover. In the year to 30 April, the fast-expanding national firm reported underlying pre-tax profit up 19% to &pound;33.2 million on turnover up 28% to &pound;207.7m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/knights-beats-forecasts-with-19-profit-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/knights-beats-forecasts-with-19-profit-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor billed for costs after 'possibly foolish' tribunal claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment judge acknowledged&nbsp;&lsquo;costs are still the exception rather than the rule&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-billed-for-costs-after-possibly-foolish-tribunal-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-billed-for-costs-after-possibly-foolish-tribunal-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-office firm killed off by work slowdown and rising costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[First administrator's report on BLB Solicitors tracks causes of firm's demise, which included higher NI contributions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/multi-office-firm-killed-off-by-work-slowdown-and-rising-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/multi-office-firm-killed-off-by-work-slowdown-and-rising-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm killed off by work slowdown and rising costs, say administrators]]></title><description><![CDATA[First administrators&rsquo; report following closure of BLB Solicitors gives insight into its path to closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-killed-off-by-work-slowdown-and-rising-costs-say-administrators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-killed-off-by-work-slowdown-and-rising-costs-say-administrators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: People power - public to determine asylum appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers are queasy about the home secretary&rsquo;s plans to enable lay tribunals to determine asylum appeals. The government has not even stipulated what qualifications they will need.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-people-power-public-to-determine-asylum-appeals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-people-power-public-to-determine-asylum-appeals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Lay tribunals to determine asylum appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers are queasy about the home secretary&rsquo;s plans to enable lay tribunals to determine asylum appeals. The government has not even stipulated what qualifications they will need.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lay-tribunals-to-determine-asylum-appeals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lay-tribunals-to-determine-asylum-appeals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs orders and dishonesty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil procedure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-orders-and-dishonesty/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-orders-and-dishonesty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The errors of our ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Pickup reviews 'Owning Up to Mistakes (1st edition)'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-errors-of-our-ways/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-errors-of-our-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister disbarred for dishonesty in immigration proceedings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner 'represented people where he had a clear interest in the outcome of the case and made dishonest and misleading statements'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-disbarred-for-dishonesty-in-immigration-proceedings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-disbarred-for-dishonesty-in-immigration-proceedings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth courts review fuels debate over age of criminal responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of criminal courts for children has put fresh focus on the age at which young people can be held responsible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/youth-courts-review-fuels-debate-over-age-of-criminal-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/youth-courts-review-fuels-debate-over-age-of-criminal-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA wants firms to give 'complaint-resolution timetables']]></title><description><![CDATA[Too many firms not being transparent with clients about how they will handle complaints, regulator says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-wants-firms-to-give-complaint-resolution-timetables/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-wants-firms-to-give-complaint-resolution-timetables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LCJ rebukes CPS over Fordingbridge press release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal says press release contained inaccurate statements that fuelled misinformed publicity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lcj-rebukes-cps-over-fordingbridge-press-release/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lcj-rebukes-cps-over-fordingbridge-press-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New asylum appeals body 'will fail to reduce backlog']]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration specialists say magistrate-style reforms will lead to further delays and appeals down the line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-asylum-appeals-body-will-fail-to-reduce-backlog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-asylum-appeals-body-will-fail-to-reduce-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlueCrest ruling a wakeup call for LLPs on tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court rules that most LLP members of investment management firm should be treated as employees rather than self-employed partners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bluecrest-ruling-a-wakeup-call-for-llps-on-tax/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bluecrest-ruling-a-wakeup-call-for-llps-on-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of consumers report problems with claims firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA reveals it now has 94 open investigations relating to high-volume consumer claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/more-than-half-of-consumers-report-problems-with-claims-firms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/more-than-half-of-consumers-report-problems-with-claims-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge warned over post-acquittal remark to jury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recorder sanctioned by JCIO over victim-blaming comment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-warned-over-post-acquittal-remark-to-jury/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-warned-over-post-acquittal-remark-to-jury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA car finance scheme suspended and thrown into doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both sides are unhappy with the terms of the scheme, which could push start date back by another year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-car-finance-scheme-suspended-and-thrown-into-doubt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-car-finance-scheme-suspended-and-thrown-into-doubt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA car finance scheme suspended amid legal wrangling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both sides are unhappy with the terms of the scheme, which could push start date back by another year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-car-finance-scheme-suspended-amid-legal-wrangling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-car-finance-scheme-suspended-amid-legal-wrangling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCRC 'fit for purpose' despite Malkinson case, inspector concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crown Prosecution Service inspectors publish findings of in-depth probe requested by Dame Vera Baird.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-fit-for-purpose-despite-malkinson-case-inspector-concludes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-fit-for-purpose-despite-malkinson-case-inspector-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCRC 'fit for purpose' despite Malkinson blunder, inspector concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crown Prosecution Service inspectors publish findings of in-depth probe requested by Dame Vera Baird.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-fit-for-purpose-despite-malkinson-blunder-inspector-concludes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-fit-for-purpose-despite-malkinson-blunder-inspector-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No long-term predictions': Lammy jokes about tenure at judges' dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady chief justice and lady mayor also gave speeches at the annual City of London event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-long-term-predictions-lammy-jokes-about-tenure-at-judges-dinner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-long-term-predictions-lammy-jokes-about-tenure-at-judges-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KC overturns disbarment over Oxford University claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal was wrong to impose the ultimate sanction 'merely because dishonesty is present', High Court rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kc-overturns-disbarment-over-oxford-university-claim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kc-overturns-disbarment-over-oxford-university-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges across jurisdictions sanctioned over delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Formal advice and warnings are issued to office-holders as pressure on the courts mounts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judges-across-jurisdictions-sanctioned-over-delays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judges-across-jurisdictions-sanctioned-over-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended for touching junior colleagues and racist remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conduct at Christmas party did not require firm partner to be struck off, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-touching-junior-colleagues-and-racist-remarks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-touching-junior-colleagues-and-racist-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended for drunk touching and repeated racist remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conduct at Christmas party did not require firm partner to be struck off, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-drunk-touching-and-repeated-racist-remarks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-drunk-touching-and-repeated-racist-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims’ rights ‘still exist only on paper’, warns commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual report published alongside Claire Waxman&rsquo;s letter to lord chancellor and deputy prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/victims-rights-still-exist-only-on-paper-warns-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/victims-rights-still-exist-only-on-paper-warns-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damages for use of excessive restraint on pupil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal injury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/damages-for-use-of-excessive-restraint-on-pupil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/damages-for-use-of-excessive-restraint-on-pupil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-income consumers shun class action payouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than one in three consumers say&nbsp;that&nbsp;compensation payout offers 'feel like a scam'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/low-income-consumers-shun-class-action-payouts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/low-income-consumers-shun-class-action-payouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public-private 'policy lab' to investigate ways to stop reoffending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Justice and Cabinet Office team up with philanthropy match-making platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/public-private-policy-lab-to-investigate-ways-to-stop-reoffending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/public-private-policy-lab-to-investigate-ways-to-stop-reoffending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double-digit profit growth at Simmons &amp; Simmons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global heavyweight&nbsp;annnounces five-year plan to become AI-enabled legal practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/double-digit-profit-growth-at-simmons-amp-simmons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/double-digit-profit-growth-at-simmons-amp-simmons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top-50 financial results table 2026: updated live]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025/26 results as they come in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-50-financial-results-table-2026-updated-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-50-financial-results-table-2026-updated-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal clears way for car finance group action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buoyant claims firm predicts many will take the court route rather than the FCA's redress scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-car-finance-group-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-car-finance-group-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial head at PM Law banned for fabricating bank balances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group closed suddenly in February after losing almost &pound;40m of client money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/financial-head-at-pm-law-banned-for-fabricating-bank-balances/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/financial-head-at-pm-law-banned-for-fabricating-bank-balances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: AI slop - law's quiet epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unrepresented parties using generative AI to craft claims threaten to inundate courts with a tide of slop. Solicitors as&nbsp;well as judges need to learn quickly how to respond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ai-slop-laws-quiet-epidemic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ai-slop-laws-quiet-epidemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AG builds bonus pot after big profit increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm announces ninth successive year of revenue and profit increases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ag-builds-bonus-pot-after-big-profit-increase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ag-builds-bonus-pot-after-big-profit-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silk summoned to court for contempt hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Justice Nicklin orders Rajiv Menon KC attend the Royal Courts of Justice next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/silk-summoned-to-court-for-contempt-hearing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/silk-summoned-to-court-for-contempt-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA’s transparency pause is misguided, says consumer champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer panel chair says SRA has &lsquo;misread its own evidence&rsquo; and wrongly overlooked transparency importance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sras-transparency-pause-is-misguided-says-consumer-champion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sras-transparency-pause-is-misguided-says-consumer-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy to close murder sentencing gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sentencing baseline to be aligned for murders committed in the home and where a weapon is taken to the scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-to-close-murder-sentencing-gap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-to-close-murder-sentencing-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's lit funding market &lsquo;losing out to international rivals&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failure to reverse the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2023&nbsp;PACCAR&nbsp;ruling is the &lsquo;main drawback&rsquo;, study finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uks-lit-funding-market-lsquolosing-out-to-international-rivalsrsquo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uks-lit-funding-market-lsquolosing-out-to-international-rivalsrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK funding market ‘losing out to international rivals’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failure to reverse the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2023&nbsp;PACCAR&nbsp;ruling is the &lsquo;main drawback&rsquo;, study finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-funding-market-losing-out-to-international-rivals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-funding-market-losing-out-to-international-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns mount over Mahmood's asylum appeals plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peers question qualifications of non-judges who will sit in new Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/concerns-mount-over-mahmoods-asylum-appeals-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/concerns-mount-over-mahmoods-asylum-appeals-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top-50 firm insists finances are strong amid reports of aborted sale to private equity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speculation that government&rsquo;s plan to retain interest on client account may have deterred investors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-50-firm-insists-finances-are-strong-amid-reports-of-aborted-sale-to-private-equity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-50-firm-insists-finances-are-strong-amid-reports-of-aborted-sale-to-private-equity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm says finances are strong despite reports of private equity pull-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speculation that government&rsquo;s plan to retain interest on client account may have put off investors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-says-finances-are-strong-despite-reports-of-private-equity-pull-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-says-finances-are-strong-despite-reports-of-private-equity-pull-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal throws out Blur drummer's group claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competition Appeal Tribunal did not err in law in refusing to certify claim brought over royalties distribution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-throws-out-blur-drummers-group-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-throws-out-blur-drummers-group-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliamentary move on free court transcripts gains cross-party backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early day motion is calling on the government to extend free access to transcripts across the justice system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/parliamentary-move-on-free-court-transcripts-gains-cross-party-backing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/parliamentary-move-on-free-court-transcripts-gains-cross-party-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP's motion on free court transcripts winning cross-party support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early day motion is calling on the government to extend free access to transcripts across the justice system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-motion-on-free-court-transcripts-winning-cross-party-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-motion-on-free-court-transcripts-winning-cross-party-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trained members of the public to determine asylum appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to announce Immigration and Asylum Bill reforms this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trained-members-of-the-public-to-determine-asylum-appeals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trained-members-of-the-public-to-determine-asylum-appeals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profit and turnover up at firm focused on three specialisms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest push to achieve 'AI fluency' comes with renewed &pound;1m bonus offer to staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profit-and-turnover-up-at-firm-focused-on-three-specialisms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profit-and-turnover-up-at-firm-focused-on-three-specialisms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ombudsman can't cope with costs disputes, Law Society warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges want to push more costs cases out of court and into adjudication or mediation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ombudsman-cant-cope-with-costs-disputes-law-society-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ombudsman-cant-cope-with-costs-disputes-law-society-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal judges back law reform to stop 'repugnant' contemnor tactics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law change call after woman sanctioned following harassment of law firm staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appeal-judges-back-law-reform-to-stop-repugnant-contemnor-tactics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appeal-judges-back-law-reform-to-stop-repugnant-contemnor-tactics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in 'AGNI']]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental capacity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/supreme-courtrsquos-decision-in-agni/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/supreme-courtrsquos-decision-in-agni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar opens campaign to raise age of criminal responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence-led report casts doubt on effectiveness of charging or convicting children as young as 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-opens-campaign-to-raise-age-of-criminal-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-opens-campaign-to-raise-age-of-criminal-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar opens campaign for higher age threshold for criminal responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence-led report casts doubt on effectiveness of charging or convicting children as young as 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-opens-campaign-for-higher-age-threshold-for-criminal-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-opens-campaign-for-higher-age-threshold-for-criminal-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heatwave: Courts finally get permission to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three days, senior presiding judge notes challenges caused by 'exceptionally hot weather this week'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/heatwave-courts-finally-get-permission-to-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/heatwave-courts-finally-get-permission-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Too risky': Home Office reluctant to let go of Windrush compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government has repeatedly come under fire over its handling of the scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/too-risky-home-office-reluctant-to-let-go-of-windrush-compensation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/too-risky-home-office-reluctant-to-let-go-of-windrush-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Too risky': Home Office reluctant to let go of Windrush compensation scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the same family who have applied for Windrush compensation are receiving different awards &ndash; however, the Home Office believes letting another department run the compensation scheme would be a bad idea, a parliamentary debate has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/too-risky-home-office-reluctant-to-let-go-of-windrush-compensation-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/too-risky-home-office-reluctant-to-let-go-of-windrush-compensation-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National push to put expert witnesses on the map]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert Witness Institute is attempting to build the first national map of expert witnesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-push-to-put-expert-witnesses-on-the-map/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-push-to-put-expert-witnesses-on-the-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City firm boss queries FCA's capacity to regulate lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright&nbsp;chair&nbsp;adds her voice to concerns about upcoming changes to anti-money laundering regulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-boss-queries-fcas-capacity-to-regulate-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-boss-queries-fcas-capacity-to-regulate-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City chief queries FCA capacity to regulate lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright&nbsp;chair&nbsp;adds her voice to concerns about upcoming changes to anti-money laundering regulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-chief-queries-fca-capacity-to-regulate-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-chief-queries-fca-capacity-to-regulate-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor missed deadline then created 'typo' cover-up story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dorset senior associate falsely claimed his secretary had been responsible for faulty email address.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-missed-deadline-then-created-typo-cover-up-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-missed-deadline-then-created-typo-cover-up-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPS embarks on recruitment drive for experienced lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Successful candidates will work as senior crown prosecutors and enjoy 25 days' annual leave plus other benefits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-embarks-on-recruitment-drive-for-experienced-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-embarks-on-recruitment-drive-for-experienced-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA charges two solicitors linked to Post Office scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator announces charges against pair over issues occurring after scandal was exposed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-charges-two-solicitors-linked-to-post-office-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-charges-two-solicitors-linked-to-post-office-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown court backlog falls by a whisker as jury trial row intensifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crown court cases open for a year or more surpassed 22,000 for the first time according to latest MoJ figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-falls-by-a-whisker-as-jury-trial-row-intensifies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-falls-by-a-whisker-as-jury-trial-row-intensifies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer advice report reveals need for class action cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research commissioned by Access to Justice Foundation shows &pound;10.40 benefit for every &pound;1 invested in free consumer advice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-advice-report-reveals-need-for-class-action-cash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-advice-report-reveals-need-for-class-action-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clin neg lawyers say they can help fix maternity care crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Largest maternity review in NHS history finds more than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm at one trust.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clin-neg-lawyers-say-they-can-help-fix-maternity-care-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clin-neg-lawyers-say-they-can-help-fix-maternity-care-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal overturns order quashing ombudsman's ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court's criticisms of the ombudsman&rsquo;s reasoning were unjustified, judges conclude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-overturns-order-quashing-ombudsmans-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-overturns-order-quashing-ombudsmans-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who shut his firm then ghosted the SRA fined £20,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator tried in vain to speak to long-practising sole practitioner at his home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-shut-his-firm-then-ghosted-the-sra-fined-20000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-shut-his-firm-then-ghosted-the-sra-fined-20000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment judge's delay in 46 matters leads to sanction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delays&nbsp;created risk of harm to parties - and to reputation of the tribunal service, JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judges-delay-in-46-matters-leads-to-sanction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judges-delay-in-46-matters-leads-to-sanction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogust lands extra $150m and 'world's most-feared firm' for Mariana Dam showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm says funding and deal with Quinn Emanuel will give it the 'resources, expertise and resolve' it needs for quantum phase of mammoth group claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pogust-lands-extra-150m-and-worlds-most-feared-firm-for-mariana-dam-showdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pogust-lands-extra-150m-and-worlds-most-feared-firm-for-mariana-dam-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hermer defends asylum system reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs question attorney general about how new appeals body proposed by the Home Office will comply with the rule of law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hermer-defends-asylum-system-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hermer-defends-asylum-system-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No need to change ethical regulation, says bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey responses show pressure from clients and maintaining independence are the most significant ethical challenges facing barristers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-need-to-change-ethical-regulation-says-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-need-to-change-ethical-regulation-says-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate who 'caused distress' to colleague sanctioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office holder expressed regret but&nbsp;&lsquo;did not deliberately seek to confront her colleague&rsquo;, JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-who-caused-distress-to-colleague-sanctioned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-who-caused-distress-to-colleague-sanctioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal tries to deter interim relief bids amid AI-related surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judiciary says hearings are being delayed to deal with significant rise in emergency applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-tries-to-deter-interim-relief-bids-amid-ai-related-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-tries-to-deter-interim-relief-bids-amid-ai-related-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project aims to improve courtroom understanding of rap music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal thinktank Justice involved in work to help lawyers and judges understand music-making process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/project-aims-to-improve-courtroom-understanding-of-rap-music/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/project-aims-to-improve-courtroom-understanding-of-rap-music/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contempt case against silk can continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garden Court Chambers says it will continue to support Rajiv Menon KC in &lsquo;unprecedented' proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/contempt-case-against-silk-can-continue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/contempt-case-against-silk-can-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New revenue record at Ashurst ahead of transatlantic merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm announces 15% rise in profit per equity partner, to nearly &pound;1.6m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-revenue-record-at-ashurst-ahead-of-transatlantic-merger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-revenue-record-at-ashurst-ahead-of-transatlantic-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probate fees set for massive increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Justice throws in a couple of surprises in wider package of fee increases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/probate-fees-set-for-massive-increase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/probate-fees-set-for-massive-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-powered law firm claims first county court victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm says its input made litigation process more accessible, efifcient and affordable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-powered-law-firm-claims-first-county-court-victory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-powered-law-firm-claims-first-county-court-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor banned over ‘chaotic’ practice putting clients at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm failed to carry out client account reconciliations for years, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-banned-over-chaotic-practice-putting-clients-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-banned-over-chaotic-practice-putting-clients-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO secures £500,000 confiscation order - decades after conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;A conviction is never the end of the road for the SFO,&rsquo; says head of the office's proceeds of crime and international assistance division.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-secures-500000-confiscation-order-decades-after-conviction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-secures-500000-confiscation-order-decades-after-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave AI behind and you'll be left behind, says MR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Geoffrey Vos tells expert witnesses they cannot ignore AI - and how to avoid its risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leave-ai-behind-and-youll-be-left-behind-says-mr-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leave-ai-behind-and-youll-be-left-behind-says-mr-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave AI behind and you'll be left behind says MR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Geoffrey Vos tells expert witnesses they cannot ignore AI - and how to avoid its risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leave-ai-behind-and-youll-be-left-behind-says-mr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leave-ai-behind-and-youll-be-left-behind-says-mr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI ‘not magic’ - but ignoring it is not an option, says Vos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Geoffrey Vos gave the keynote speech on the use of AI at Expert Witness Institute&rsquo;s annual conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-not-magic-but-ignoring-it-is-not-an-option-says-vos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-not-magic-but-ignoring-it-is-not-an-option-says-vos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government promises to minimise burden of AML regulation switch]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Targeted improvements&rsquo; will be made to AML regime but lawyers still fear dual regulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-promises-to-minimise-burden-of-aml-regulation-switch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-promises-to-minimise-burden-of-aml-regulation-switch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for inquest legal aid set to soar, Society warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number of cases expected to rise from a few hundred each year to around 11,000, Chancery Lane says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/demand-for-inquest-legal-aid-set-to-soar-society-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/demand-for-inquest-legal-aid-set-to-soar-society-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor fined over misleading accounts on third SDT appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner of more than 30 years admitted to a string of accounts rule non-compliance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-fined-over-misleading-accounts-on-third-sdt-appearance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-fined-over-misleading-accounts-on-third-sdt-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matrimonialisation in practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/matrimonialisation-in-practice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/matrimonialisation-in-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm denied &pound;30,000 success fee over 'desultory' insurance checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says checks on client's legal expenses policy were designed so they would commit to a CFA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-denied-pound30000-success-fee-over-desultory-insurance-checks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-denied-pound30000-success-fee-over-desultory-insurance-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beginning a new phase in UK patent law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intellectual property.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/beginning-a-new-phase-in-uk-patent-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/beginning-a-new-phase-in-uk-patent-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 June 2026 SDT orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/19-june-2026-sdt-orders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/19-june-2026-sdt-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: New front opens in stalled anti-SLAPPs campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[A third private member&rsquo;s bill has revived the apparently stalled campaign opposing strategic litigation against public participation. And there is a fourth on the way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-new-front-opens-in-stalled-anti-slapps-campaign/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-new-front-opens-in-stalled-anti-slapps-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Law centre data partnership shows benefits of legal assistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A council and law centre went &lsquo;one step beyond&rsquo; in sharing data, providing hard evidence that legal assistance works and should be properly funded. Doing nothing is costly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-law-centre-data-partnership-shows-benefits-of-legal-assistance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-law-centre-data-partnership-shows-benefits-of-legal-assistance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former police legal chief disbarred over inappropriate messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barrister was also ordered to pay &pound;2,880 costs by The Bar Tribunals &amp; Adjudication Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-police-legal-chief-disbarred-over-inappropriate-messages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-police-legal-chief-disbarred-over-inappropriate-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA wants heads-up from firms before mergers completed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator consults on filling the gaps about its understanding of fast-growing firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-wants-heads-up-from-firms-before-mergers-completed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-wants-heads-up-from-firms-before-mergers-completed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA wants heads-up from firms before mergers and acquisitions go through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator consults on filling the gaps in its understanding of fast-growing law firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-wants-heads-up-from-firms-before-mergers-and-acquisitions-go-through/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-wants-heads-up-from-firms-before-mergers-and-acquisitions-go-through/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor struck off over stalking conviction and misleading email]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-practising lawyer is the co-founder of a legal services company, SDT hears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-stalking-conviction-and-misleading-email/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-stalking-conviction-and-misleading-email/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark study shows legal advice works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study links law centre and council data to produce hard evidence on the impact of legal support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/landmark-study-shows-legal-advice-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/landmark-study-shows-legal-advice-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA call for increased funding a 'bitter pill' - Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane expresses &lsquo;guarded acceptance&rsquo; of the need for more investment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-call-for-increased-funding-a-bitter-pill-society/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-call-for-increased-funding-a-bitter-pill-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA call for increased funding a 'bitter pill']]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society&nbsp;expresses &lsquo;guarded acceptance&rsquo; of the need for more investment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-call-for-increased-funding-a-bitter-pill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-call-for-increased-funding-a-bitter-pill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime minister announces homebuying 'shakeup']]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Keir Starmer criticises current homebuying and selling system for not supporting buyers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/prime-minister-announces-homebuying-shakeup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/prime-minister-announces-homebuying-shakeup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data page – June 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-june-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-june-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Midlands firm makes tenth acquisition in a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chattertons Solicitors &amp; Wealth Management announces the acquisition of Double &amp; Megson Solicitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/east-midlands-firm-makes-tenth-acquisition-in-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/east-midlands-firm-makes-tenth-acquisition-in-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family courts could face new battles over social media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts will increasingly see access to social media sites as a child welfare issue, experts claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-courts-could-face-new-battles-over-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-courts-could-face-new-battles-over-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No need for SLAPPs law, says defamation specialist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society of Media Lawyers says proposals will add to the complexity and cost of proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-need-for-slapps-law-says-defamation-specialist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-need-for-slapps-law-says-defamation-specialist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate helped member of public enter restricted court area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office holder expressed remorse and accepted she had made an error of judgment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-helped-member-of-public-enter-restricted-court-area/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-helped-member-of-public-enter-restricted-court-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claimant told to put up £600,000 to save case against firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers can apply to have claim struck out if costs security order cannot be met.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-told-to-put-up-600000-to-save-case-against-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-told-to-put-up-600000-to-save-case-against-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran's mistakes did not amount to misconduct, tribunal rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor of 47 years cleared of breaching any regulatory rule after three-day tribunal hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/veterans-mistakes-did-not-amount-to-misconduct-tribunal-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/veterans-mistakes-did-not-amount-to-misconduct-tribunal-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homicide reform could see murder split into two degrees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Commission says law has not kept pace with societal understanding on culpability, domestic abuse and dangerous conduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/homicide-reform-could-see-murder-split-into-two-degrees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/homicide-reform-could-see-murder-split-into-two-degrees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in law 'quietly suffering from exhaustion']]></title><description><![CDATA[Four in 10 women fear negative consequences if they raise health and wellbeing concerns at work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/women-in-law-quietly-suffering-from-exhaustion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/women-in-law-quietly-suffering-from-exhaustion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reporting duty removed for bullying victims seeking support]]></title><description><![CDATA[BSB and Bar Council agree a new protocol following&nbsp;Harman review&nbsp;of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reporting-duty-removed-for-bullying-victims-seeking-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reporting-duty-removed-for-bullying-victims-seeking-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of firms exit PI as big players exert their dominance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market moving towards consolidation and more firms likely to be squeezed out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dozens-of-firms-exit-pi-as-big-players-exert-their-dominance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dozens-of-firms-exit-pi-as-big-players-exert-their-dominance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parallel anti-SLAPP bills introduced in new campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative parliamentarians introduce private members' bills in Commons and Lords.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/parallel-anti-slapp-bills-introduced-in-new-campaign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/parallel-anti-slapp-bills-introduced-in-new-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Texas-style' problem-solving courts double in number]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces &pound;9m to expand the number of intensive supervision courts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/texas-style-problem-solving-courts-double-in-number/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/texas-style-problem-solving-courts-double-in-number/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Local government lawyers face new political challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a time of radical transformation, the Lawyers in Local Government spring conference urged members to embrace good governance, concentrate on the basics and respect the democratic mandate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-local-government-lawyers-face-new-political-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-local-government-lawyers-face-new-political-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralegal barred for trying to cover up forgotten email]]></title><description><![CDATA[London lawyer was dismissed by her firm the day after trying to amend time entry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/paralegal-barred-for-trying-to-cover-up-forgotten-email/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/paralegal-barred-for-trying-to-cover-up-forgotten-email/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm opens new front in motor finance battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barings Law says&nbsp;some people may be entitled to bring separate claims against lenders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-opens-new-front-in-motor-finance-battle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-opens-new-front-in-motor-finance-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading sports law solicitor awarded OBE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kwadwo Adjepong hopes award inspires young people who do not see themselves represented in leadership positions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leading-sports-law-solicitor-awarded-obe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leading-sports-law-solicitor-awarded-obe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister suspended for helping breach injunction on daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Father of former solicitor Soophia Khan provided her responses during a pre-inquest hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-suspended-for-helping-breach-injunction-on-daughter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-suspended-for-helping-breach-injunction-on-daughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor and asbestos campaigner awarded OBE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reward for a career dedicated to representing individuals with diseases such as mesothelioma.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-and-asbestos-campaigner-awarded-obe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-and-asbestos-campaigner-awarded-obe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor struck off over dishonesty to SRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal also ordered Bradford practitioner to pay &pound;28,000 costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-dishonesty-to-sra/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-dishonesty-to-sra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted stalker solicitor faces new practice condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator continues to investigate solicitor over various issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/convicted-stalker-solicitor-faces-new-practice-condition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/convicted-stalker-solicitor-faces-new-practice-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex legal chief advises councils to audit for &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEND, debt recovery and traffic enforcement identified as risky areas in relation to conduct of litigation and supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/essex-legal-chief-advises-councils-to-audit-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/essex-legal-chief-advises-councils-to-audit-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EHRC code follows landmark ‘sex’ ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality and diversity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ehrc-code-follows-landmark-sex-ruling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ehrc-code-follows-landmark-sex-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decisions and interventions for 12 June 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/decisions-and-interventions-for-12-june-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/decisions-and-interventions-for-12-june-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Justice to lead government's AI master plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lady chief justice says she expects &lsquo;enormous opportunities&rsquo;. But lawyers warn of the need for safeguards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-justice-to-lead-governments-ai-master-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-justice-to-lead-governments-ai-master-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal academic who championed Post Office victims is honoured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Richard Moorhead qualified as a solicitor doing white collar criminal defence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-academic-who-championed-post-office-victims-is-honoured/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-academic-who-championed-post-office-victims-is-honoured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSB study points to gaps in AI regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users of AI legal systems expect safeguards - but these are largely absent, oversight regulator reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-study-points-to-gaps-in-ai-regulation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-study-points-to-gaps-in-ai-regulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaplan wins industry award for SQE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Regulation Authority says exam is building confidence in the future of the legal profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kaplan-wins-industry-award-for-sqe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kaplan-wins-industry-award-for-sqe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court to test SRA privilege rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three-day hearing will be held over regulator&rsquo;s right to obtain solicitor-client discussions to conduct investigations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-to-test-sra-privilege-rights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-to-test-sra-privilege-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal backlog 'alarming' says Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number of open single cases soars 42% in a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-backlog-alarming-says-society/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-backlog-alarming-says-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA sets out post-&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms told to take risk-based approach in eagerly-awaited response to Court of Appeal ruling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-sets-out-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt-guidance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-sets-out-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister blames 'atrocious' IT systems for legal aid fee setback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing and immigration lawyers are still waiting for &pound;2m of promised cash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/minister-blames-atrocious-it-systems-for-legal-aid-fee-setback/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/minister-blames-atrocious-it-systems-for-legal-aid-fee-setback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claimant whose £50,000 claim was cut to £3,609 not dishonest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says claimant believed he was telling the truth even if his reporting of symptoms was misleading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-whose-50000-claim-was-cut-to-3609-not-dishonest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-whose-50000-claim-was-cut-to-3609-not-dishonest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers who fight complaints to face massive rise in fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office for Legal Complaints consults on proposals to incentivise early resolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-who-fight-complaints-to-face-massive-rise-in-fees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-who-fight-complaints-to-face-massive-rise-in-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady chief justice commends AI usage by litigants in person]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill also reminds parliamentarians to 'respect the work of the judges and the courts'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-commends-ai-usage-by-litigants-in-person/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-commends-ai-usage-by-litigants-in-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funder fails in JR challenge to Mastercard claim distribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competition Appeal Tribunal was entitled to award Innsworth Capital a profit margin of 50%, divisional court finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/funder-fails-in-jr-challenge-to-mastercard-claim-distribution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/funder-fails-in-jr-challenge-to-mastercard-claim-distribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor raided client accounts as stricken firm hit overdraft limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sole remaining partner said he was trying to preserve Consett firm for loyal staff and clients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-raided-client-accounts-as-stricken-firm-hit-overdraft-limit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-raided-client-accounts-as-stricken-firm-hit-overdraft-limit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs deliver damning verdict on jury trial reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice committee accuses government of not wanting to engage in constructive dialogue with MPs or the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-deliver-damning-verdict-on-jury-trial-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-deliver-damning-verdict-on-jury-trial-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evans to take the reins at LawCare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society president named as mental health charity's next chief executive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/evans-to-take-the-reins-at-lawcare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/evans-to-take-the-reins-at-lawcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal rejects JAC bid to recover costs from journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society of Editors welcomes tribunal ruling as important reminder about public-interest journalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-rejects-jac-bid-to-recover-costs-from-journalist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-rejects-jac-bid-to-recover-costs-from-journalist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm trading as normal despite winding up petition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creditor's closure petition set to be heard in court next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-trading-as-normal-despite-winding-up-petition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-trading-as-normal-despite-winding-up-petition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm sees off winding up petition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryans Solicitors specialises in housing disrepair, undisclosed commissions and finance claims, as well as investor action group claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-sees-off-winding-up-petition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-sees-off-winding-up-petition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reformers ask why pleas for urgent &lt;em&gt;PACCAR&lt;/em&gt; reversal being ignored]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of Civil Justice Council working group say delays to implementing landmark report are causing more damage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reformers-ask-why-pleas-for-urgent-ltemgtpaccarltemgt-reversal-being-ignored/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reformers-ask-why-pleas-for-urgent-ltemgtpaccarltemgt-reversal-being-ignored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We want to be early adopters': justice to lead government's AI action plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Regulation Authority and Legal Service Board join 'AI Growth Lab', which aims to develop software to tackle courts backlog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/we-want-to-be-early-adopters-justice-to-lead-governments-ai-action-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/we-want-to-be-early-adopters-justice-to-lead-governments-ai-action-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators rush to join Lammy's AI 'sandbox']]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Regulation Authority and Legal Service Board praise 'AI Growth Lab', which aims to develop software to tackle courts backlog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulators-rush-to-join-lammys-ai-sandbox/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulators-rush-to-join-lammys-ai-sandbox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record-breaking £4m PI claim thrown out over dishonesty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media analysis and surveillance showed claims of life-changing injuries were wildly over-stated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/record-breaking-4m-pi-claim-thrown-out-over-dishonesty/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/record-breaking-4m-pi-claim-thrown-out-over-dishonesty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&#8203;'AI assistants' could help cut backlog, says Lammy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor to announce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/8203ai-assistants-could-help-cut-backlog-says-lammy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/8203ai-assistants-could-help-cut-backlog-says-lammy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAT president warns against 'Disneyfied' modelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal sees concerning &lsquo;blurring of the lines&rsquo; between expert evidence and advocacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cat-president-warns-against-disneyfied-modelling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cat-president-warns-against-disneyfied-modelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irwin Mitchell linked with private equity move to fix partner issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[National firm says it regularly reviews its funding options but has made no final decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/irwin-mitchell-linked-with-private-equity-move-to-fix-partner-issue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/irwin-mitchell-linked-with-private-equity-move-to-fix-partner-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor's claims against SRA and journalist dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner's behaviour 'warranted an investigation', employment tribunal concludes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-claims-against-sra-and-journalist-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-claims-against-sra-and-journalist-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent barrister fined over ‘rudeness’ to lay client]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair of the public access bar association ordered to complete two courses and pay the BSB&rsquo;s costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/prominent-barrister-fined-over-rudeness-to-lay-client/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/prominent-barrister-fined-over-rudeness-to-lay-client/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus on class actions: All for one, one for all]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Collective Redress Lawyers Association this week debated the pros and cons of extending the opt-out class actions regime. Are redress mechanisms &lsquo;unsuited to the breadth and types of harm&rsquo;?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/focus-on-class-actions-all-for-one-one-for-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/focus-on-class-actions-all-for-one-one-for-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAA tries to avert legal aid crisis in 45 regions]]></title><description><![CDATA[More housing and debt providers needed to maintain 'strong coverage' as new research reveals shrinking supplier base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/laa-tries-to-avert-legal-aid-crisis-in-45-regions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/laa-tries-to-avert-legal-aid-crisis-in-45-regions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court clarifies what counts as a 'building']]></title><description><![CDATA[Landlord and tenant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-clarifies-what-counts-as-a-building/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-clarifies-what-counts-as-a-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: New High Court division aims to boost accessibility of justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady chief justice Baroness Carr has unveiled a &lsquo;historic&rsquo; modernisation of dispute resolution with the formation of the Business and Property Division of the High Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-new-high-court-division-aims-to-boost-accessibility-of-justice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-new-high-court-division-aims-to-boost-accessibility-of-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm looks to succession with move to employee ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Founders plan to step away from the business over the next three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-looks-to-succession-with-move-to-employee-ownership/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-looks-to-succession-with-move-to-employee-ownership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge shows mercy after solicitor’s email attachment mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[His Honour Judge James Taylor found there was&nbsp;&lsquo;scope for a little more leniency&rsquo; in granting an extension of time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-shows-mercy-after-solicitors-email-attachment-mistake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-shows-mercy-after-solicitors-email-attachment-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge shows leniency after solicitor’s email attachment mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment Appeal Tribunal grants extension of time in the interests of justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-shows-leniency-after-solicitors-email-attachment-mistake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-shows-leniency-after-solicitors-email-attachment-mistake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sole practitioners struggling to register with HMRC]]></title><description><![CDATA[HM Revenue &amp; Customs promises to issue updated guidance on its new tax adviser registration requirement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sole-practitioners-struggling-to-register-with-hmrc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sole-practitioners-struggling-to-register-with-hmrc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ unveils family law reforms to protect unmarried couples]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stronger protections proposed for bereaved partners and domestic abuse victims while nuptial agreements would become legally binding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-unveils-family-law-reforms-to-protect-unmarried-couples/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-unveils-family-law-reforms-to-protect-unmarried-couples/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Evasive and untruthful' solicitor liable for &pound;834k property scheme deception]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fraud claim against bankrupt solicitor&rsquo;s &lsquo;kept alive&rsquo; under Insolvency Act, High Court finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/evasive-and-untruthful-solicitor-liable-for-pound834k-property-scheme-deception/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/evasive-and-untruthful-solicitor-liable-for-pound834k-property-scheme-deception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decades of reviews have failed to fix civil justice crisis, says new report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academic fights idea that civil justice should be treated like part of the service sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/decades-of-reviews-have-failed-to-fix-civil-justice-crisis-says-new-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/decades-of-reviews-have-failed-to-fix-civil-justice-crisis-says-new-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm investigated over allegations of forged signatures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company says issues are historical and relate to third-party suppliers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-investigated-over-allegations-of-forged-signatures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-investigated-over-allegations-of-forged-signatures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm’s head barred from profession over client account transfers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Action taken in the same week as SRA orders separation of compliance and management roles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-head-barred-from-profession-over-client-account-transfers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-head-barred-from-profession-over-client-account-transfers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claimants face costs clampdown over 'cavalier' approach to &pound;1bn case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court rejects plea to slice &pound;4m off the final costs bill after 'extraordinary' conduct of case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimants-face-costs-clampdown-over-cavalier-approach-to-pound1bn-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimants-face-costs-clampdown-over-cavalier-approach-to-pound1bn-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Office accused of 'shifting responsibility' to lawyers on new appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisation says it has a legal duty to review cases and bring issues to court&rsquo;s attention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-accused-of-shifting-responsibility-to-lawyers-on-new-appeals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-accused-of-shifting-responsibility-to-lawyers-on-new-appeals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Overfamiliar' district judge sacked for inappropriate conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disciplinary panel recommended reprimand, but lord chancellor and lady chief justice overturned its decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/overfamiliar-district-judge-sacked-for-inappropriate-conduct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/overfamiliar-district-judge-sacked-for-inappropriate-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District judge removed after 'overly familiar' communication with staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panel recommended reprimand but lord chancellor and lady chief justice found removal was appropriate sanction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-removed-after-overly-familiar-communication-with-staff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judge-removed-after-overly-familiar-communication-with-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity bypasses top-100 in favour of scalable legal practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less money coming into the legal sector, but number of PE deals is rising fast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity bypasses top 100 in favour of scalable legal practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less money coming into the legal sector but number of PE deals is rising quickly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-bypasses-top-100-in-favour-of-scalable-legal-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA recovers just £2m after paying out millions to Axiom Ince clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest figures reveal slow progress in recouping some of the money paid out by the profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-recovers-just-2m-after-paying-out-millions-to-axiom-ince-clients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-recovers-just-2m-after-paying-out-millions-to-axiom-ince-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities appalled as Supreme Court overturns 'acid test' on deprivation of liberty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling &lsquo;devalues the rights and dignity of disabled people in this country&rsquo;, say charity interveners who warn of 'chaos'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/charities-appalled-as-supreme-court-overturns-acid-test-on-deprivation-of-liberty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/charities-appalled-as-supreme-court-overturns-acid-test-on-deprivation-of-liberty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Administrator probing transfers made by funder on brink of collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Substantial payments&rsquo; made in the days leading up to administrator&rsquo;s appointment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/administrator-probing-transfers-made-by-funder-on-brink-of-collapse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/administrator-probing-transfers-made-by-funder-on-brink-of-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputes Week: national courts team up to tackle ‘avalanche of legal spam’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost of accessing the courts will also have to be reviewed as AI-generated claims multiply, says former lord chief justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-national-courts-team-up-to-tackle-avalanche-of-legal-spam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-national-courts-team-up-to-tackle-avalanche-of-legal-spam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLC insists referral fees 'legitimate' despite lack of transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialist regulator's review exposes disclosure gaps and 'largely non-compliant' websites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clc-insists-referral-fees-legitimate-despite-lack-of-transparency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clc-insists-referral-fees-legitimate-despite-lack-of-transparency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to require all law firms to submit annual accountants' reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managers and money-holders will no longer be allowed to fill compliance roles as well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-require-all-law-firms-to-submit-annual-accountants-reports/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-require-all-law-firms-to-submit-annual-accountants-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputes Week: Truth of mass claims contested as litigators clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conflicting views on group litigation surge aired at LIDW&rsquo;s main conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-truth-of-mass-claims-contested-as-litigators-clash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/disputes-week-truth-of-mass-claims-contested-as-litigators-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady chief justice announces new High Court division]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor of the High Court Sir Colin Birss will assume title of president of the Business and Property Division.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-announces-new-high-court-division/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lady-chief-justice-announces-new-high-court-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended over misleading information on PII forms]]></title><description><![CDATA[East London solicitor agrees to pay more than &pound;24,000 in costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-over-misleading-information-on-pii-forms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-over-misleading-information-on-pii-forms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firm employees get protection to expose misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator says potential whistleblowers can now feel assured that they will not suffer retaliation from bosses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-employees-get-protection-to-expose-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-employees-get-protection-to-expose-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 200,000 sign petition demanding probe of Fordingbridge judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petition calls for 'formal judicial accountability framework' including mandatory sentencing reviews.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/over-200000-sign-petition-demanding-probe-of-fordingbridge-judge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/over-200000-sign-petition-demanding-probe-of-fordingbridge-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pogust Goodhead faces claim for £2.2m unpaid legal bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Master Pester allows application of London-based firm Seladore for summary judgment of PGMBM&rsquo;s amended defence and counterclaim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pogust-goodhead-faces-claim-for-22m-unpaid-legal-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pogust-goodhead-faces-claim-for-22m-unpaid-legal-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate sanctioned for saying he would give defendant a 'hiding']]></title><description><![CDATA[Hearing had been difficult and stressful, causing magistrate to 'briefly lose his composure'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-for-saying-he-would-give-defendant-a-hiding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-for-saying-he-would-give-defendant-a-hiding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class action cash to support law centres and Citizens Advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unclaimed damages from boundary fares class action will support access to justice initiatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/class-action-cash-to-support-law-centres-and-citizens-advice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/class-action-cash-to-support-law-centres-and-citizens-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal dismisses City firm’s appeal in CFA dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges found there was no &lsquo;compelling reason why an appeal should be heard in this case&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-dismisses-city-firms-appeal-in-cfa-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-dismisses-city-firms-appeal-in-cfa-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boardroom reshuffle at Payne Hicks Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair steps down after seven years during which income and profitability have surged at 256-year-old firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/boardroom-reshuffle-at-payne-hicks-beach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/boardroom-reshuffle-at-payne-hicks-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms acting as Legal Aid Agency's 'bank', practitioners complain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stakeholder meeting reveals that cash-strapped providers are paying huge upfront costs out of their own pocket.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-acting-as-legal-aid-agencys-bank-practitioners-complain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-acting-as-legal-aid-agencys-bank-practitioners-complain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator to appeal 'insufficiently severe' sanction imposed on bullying solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA reiterates that law firms must protect staff and create a safe working environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulator-to-appeal-insufficiently-severe-sanction-imposed-on-bullying-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulator-to-appeal-insufficiently-severe-sanction-imposed-on-bullying-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls grow for greater SRA transparency on complaints 'black hole']]></title><description><![CDATA[Public left in the dark about the reasons for regulator closing cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/calls-grow-for-greater-sra-transparency-on-complaints-black-hole/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/calls-grow-for-greater-sra-transparency-on-complaints-black-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment judge reprimanded over driving disqualification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment judge &lsquo;displayed a lack of respect and observance of the law&rsquo;, but submitted &lsquo;compelling mitigation&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judge-reprimanded-over-driving-disqualification/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judge-reprimanded-over-driving-disqualification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global firm in talks with UK staff about back-office cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Services being moved from regional offices to central hubs in Glasgow and Manila.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firm-in-talks-with-uk-staff-about-back-office-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firm-in-talks-with-uk-staff-about-back-office-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor kept client 'off the books' to pocket fees directly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experienced practitioner gave his own bank details to client and was paid thousands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-kept-client-off-the-books-to-pocket-fees-directly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-kept-client-off-the-books-to-pocket-fees-directly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former CPS lawyer convicted of child cruelty is struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[When an individual prosecuting others commits a very serious offence himself, that 'plainly undermines the trust and confidence of the public'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-cps-lawyer-convicted-of-child-cruelty-is-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-cps-lawyer-convicted-of-child-cruelty-is-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-house lawyers shifting toward strategic leadership roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[General counsel say leadership expectations have accelerated but workplace structures have not changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-house-lawyers-shifting-toward-strategic-leadership-roles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-house-lawyers-shifting-toward-strategic-leadership-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-solicitor loses bid to return seven years after strike-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former lawyer cited years working for unregulated family law firm as proof he could return to roll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-solicitor-loses-bid-to-return-seven-years-after-strike-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-solicitor-loses-bid-to-return-seven-years-after-strike-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullying law firm owner allowed to stay in practice despite 40 proven allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal highlighted a &lsquo;substantial imbalance&rsquo; of power and coercion of junior staff members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bullying-law-firm-owner-allowed-to-stay-in-practice-despite-40-proven-allegations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bullying-law-firm-owner-allowed-to-stay-in-practice-despite-40-proven-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a claim form is 'issued' under the CPR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil procedure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/when-a-claim-form-is-issued-under-the-cpr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/when-a-claim-form-is-issued-under-the-cpr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay review body says not enough 'outstanding' judges being appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Salaries Review Body concerned judicial recruitment system being driven by need to fill vacancies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pay-review-body-says-not-enough-outstanding-judges-being-appointed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pay-review-body-says-not-enough-outstanding-judges-being-appointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who made antisemitic tweets allowed to continue in practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firm director said offensive posts about Jewish and transgender people would not be repeated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-made-antisemitic-tweets-allowed-to-continue-in-practice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-made-antisemitic-tweets-allowed-to-continue-in-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US firms seize the cream of London litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sustained and deliberate investment appears to be paying off, new figures show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-firms-seize-the-cream-of-london-litigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-firms-seize-the-cream-of-london-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby head injury claim set for crucial July hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sport authorities say claimant lawyers have failed to comply with court&rsquo;s unless order.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rugby-head-injury-claim-set-for-crucial-july-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rugby-head-injury-claim-set-for-crucial-july-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land Registry warns over conveyancer competence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Repeated failure to check deeds could land practitioners in regulatory hot water, agency says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/land-registry-warns-over-conveyancer-competence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/land-registry-warns-over-conveyancer-competence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Part 36 offer upheld as genuine settlement attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds husband&rsquo;s 91% offer was &lsquo;sober and realistic&rsquo; in the circumstances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-part-36-offer-upheld-as-genuine-settlement-attempt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-part-36-offer-upheld-as-genuine-settlement-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA faces £516,000 costs bill for Dentons case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal rejects regulator's contention that no costs order should be made against it for discharging its responsibilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-faces-516000-costs-bill-for-dentons-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-faces-516000-costs-bill-for-dentons-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data page – May 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-may-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-house solicitor struck off for misleading SRA and doctoring emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor for more than a decade said she was away from the office and staying with her father.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-house-solicitor-struck-off-for-misleading-sra-and-doctoring-emails/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-house-solicitor-struck-off-for-misleading-sra-and-doctoring-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear over custody time limits 'hindering CPS decision-making']]></title><description><![CDATA[CPS staff worried about impact of failure on their performance, confidence and careers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fear-over-custody-time-limits-hindering-cps-decision-making/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fear-over-custody-time-limits-hindering-cps-decision-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment lawyers draw up radical plans for cutting tribunal backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers call for urgent change to address a system already listing trials for 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-lawyers-draw-up-radical-plans-for-cutting-tribunal-backlog/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-lawyers-draw-up-radical-plans-for-cutting-tribunal-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms face scrutiny as FCA starts claims management review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulators concerned that consumers have no idea how they fit into claims supply chain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-face-scrutiny-as-fca-starts-claims-management-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-face-scrutiny-as-fca-starts-claims-management-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA justified in shutting down firm on dishonesty grounds, court finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says firm should not have lent its name and bank account to dubious investment schemes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-justified-in-shutting-down-firm-on-dishonesty-grounds-court-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-justified-in-shutting-down-firm-on-dishonesty-grounds-court-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider apologising, family judge tells father]]></title><description><![CDATA[Father should 'really listen to what he has now been told over a number of years by different judges and professionals'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consider-apologising-family-judge-tells-father/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consider-apologising-family-judge-tells-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial abuse and care services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private client.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/financial-abuse-and-care-services/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/financial-abuse-and-care-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Capital and Finance solicitor struck off over 'endemic' backdating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner changed dates on loan agreements to give a misleading impression to auditors and regulators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-capital-and-finance-solicitor-struck-off-over-endemic-backdating/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-capital-and-finance-solicitor-struck-off-over-endemic-backdating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LCF solicitor struck off over 'endemic' backdating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner changed dates on loan agreements to give a misleading impression to auditors and regulators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lcf-solicitor-struck-off-over-endemic-backdating/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lcf-solicitor-struck-off-over-endemic-backdating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knights expecting big jumps in revenue and underlying profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listed business also reveals talks are ongoing about a merger with south east firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/knights-expecting-big-jumps-in-revenue-and-underlying-profit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/knights-expecting-big-jumps-in-revenue-and-underlying-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy repeats anti-SLAPPs pledge as media lawyers deny lobbying coup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society of Media Lawyers angrily rebuts allegations that 'discreet lobbying campaign' for super-rich has torpedoed fresh legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-repeats-anti-slapps-pledge-as-media-lawyers-deny-lobbying-coup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-repeats-anti-slapps-pledge-as-media-lawyers-deny-lobbying-coup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funders should not be expected to make gifts, Mastercard JR court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litigation funder applies for judicial review of &pound;200 million distribution agreement in decade-old group claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/funders-should-not-be-expected-to-make-gifts-mastercard-jr-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/funders-should-not-be-expected-to-make-gifts-mastercard-jr-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy defiant over jury trial reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to press ahead with curtailing jury trials despite Labour's leadership turmoil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-defiant-over-jury-trial-reform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-defiant-over-jury-trial-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fintech giant scraps law firm panel as AI helps to rate performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief legal officer says firms cannot rely on existing relationships to keep their places on panels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fintech-giant-scraps-law-firm-panel-as-ai-helps-to-rate-performance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fintech-giant-scraps-law-firm-panel-as-ai-helps-to-rate-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-serving practice manager took client and business funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA says employee even changed her name to that of a dead client to cover up conduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/long-serving-practice-manager-took-client-and-business-funds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/long-serving-practice-manager-took-client-and-business-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Written retainers with hourly rate 'could be CBAs', Court of Appeal hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgment reserved in the appeal over contested &pound;100,000 bill for divorce legal fees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/written-retainers-with-hourly-rate-could-be-cbas-court-of-appeal-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/written-retainers-with-hourly-rate-could-be-cbas-court-of-appeal-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm sees off £50m negligence claim over property development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal collapsed because of commercial reasons rather than any legal errors, High Court finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-sees-off-50m-negligence-claim-over-property-development/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-sees-off-50m-negligence-claim-over-property-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal finds duty solicitor did not receive £250 cash from client]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA&rsquo;s five-year investigation has had &lsquo;profound&rsquo; effect on legal aid practitioner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-finds-duty-solicitor-did-not-receive-250-cash-from-client/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-finds-duty-solicitor-did-not-receive-250-cash-from-client/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merricks hit for costs over abandoned class action role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Class action pioneer 'engaged in a wide-ranging, disproportionate campaign' during attempt to take on rail-fares case, court hears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/merricks-hit-for-costs-over-abandoned-class-action-role/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/merricks-hit-for-costs-over-abandoned-class-action-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National firm in talks with staff over closure of volume wills sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irwin Mitchell says it wants to refocus on serving affluent individuals across private client work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-firm-in-talks-with-staff-over-closure-of-volume-wills-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-firm-in-talks-with-staff-over-closure-of-volume-wills-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge turns to AI to help parents understand decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her Honour Judge Hesford says AI was &lsquo;immensely useful&rsquo; for making judgment accessible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-turns-to-ai-to-help-parents-understand-decision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-turns-to-ai-to-help-parents-understand-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth intervention courts to keep offenders 'on track']]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialist courts and tougher parenting orders part of blueprint to reform youth justice system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/youth-intervention-courts-to-keep-offenders-on-track/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/youth-intervention-courts-to-keep-offenders-on-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDT fines solicitor £15,000 over failure to report drink drive convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal&rsquo;s approach to sanction was&nbsp;&lsquo;grounded in the&hellip;individual circumstances of this case rather than in a mechanical application of principle&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdt-fines-solicitor-15000-over-failure-to-report-drink-drive-convictions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdt-fines-solicitor-15000-over-failure-to-report-drink-drive-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: CAT ready to get tough on 'entrepreneurial' class actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Entrepreneurial&rsquo; class actions now appear less likely to proceed as the Competition Appeal Tribunal tightens its scrutiny on distribution of damages, a bar conference heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-cat-ready-to-get-tough-on-entrepreneurial-class-actions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-cat-ready-to-get-tough-on-entrepreneurial-class-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate sanctioned over refusal to return to court for verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office holder explained that she&nbsp;&lsquo;felt justice was not being done&rsquo;, a spokesperson for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-over-refusal-to-return-to-court-for-verdict/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-over-refusal-to-return-to-court-for-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misconduct reports to SRA continue to rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA planning 'fundamental changes' in how cases are assessed as influx of reports from public accelerates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/misconduct-reports-to-sra-continue-to-rocket/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/misconduct-reports-to-sra-continue-to-rocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duty solicitor shortage causing court delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal Aid Agency says coverage at Preston Combined Court insufficient to accommodate Saturday and bank holiday sittings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/duty-solicitor-shortage-causing-court-delays/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/duty-solicitor-shortage-causing-court-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red card for buyer in $715m sports media dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/red-card-for-buyer-in-715m-sports-media-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/red-card-for-buyer-in-715m-sports-media-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigations and interventions week of 15 May 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/investigations-and-interventions-week-of-15-may-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/investigations-and-interventions-week-of-15-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: What's really ailing criminal justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a Crown court visit, rebel MP Charlotte Nichols and bar chair Kirsty Brimelow heard about what&rsquo;s really ailing criminal justice.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not jury trials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-whats-really-ailing-criminal-justice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-whats-really-ailing-criminal-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From post-room to partner - solicitor who followed a different path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor at national firm fell into the legal profession as a school leaver but with the right mentors has never looked back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/from-post-room-to-partner-solicitor-who-followed-a-different-path/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/from-post-room-to-partner-solicitor-who-followed-a-different-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors’ Charity reveals surge in solicitors seeking help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demand for support has tripled since 2023, with solicitors&nbsp;seeking help for overlapping emotional, financial and professional challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-charity-reveals-surge-in-solicitors-seeking-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-charity-reveals-surge-in-solicitors-seeking-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top litigation funder: law firms must 'be honest about claims']]></title><description><![CDATA[Often an &lsquo;enormous distance&rsquo; between stated value of a claim and what it is really worth, says&nbsp;chair of the Association of Litigation Funders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-litigation-funder-law-firms-must-be-honest-about-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-litigation-funder-law-firms-must-be-honest-about-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation funder: law firms should 'be honest about claims']]></title><description><![CDATA[Often an &lsquo;enormous distance&rsquo; between stated value of a claim and what it is really worth, says&nbsp;chair of the Association of Litigation Funders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/litigation-funder-law-firms-should-be-honest-about-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/litigation-funder-law-firms-should-be-honest-about-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers express concern at ECHR 'modernisation']]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-binding declaration updates interpretation of Articles 3 and 8 of the 75-year-old convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-express-concern-at-echr-modernisation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-express-concern-at-echr-modernisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA tells panel firms to amend misleading letters on investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent regulatory specialist alleges that solicitors were deceived into thinking they were dealing directly with the watchdog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-tells-panel-firms-to-amend-misleading-letters-on-investigations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-tells-panel-firms-to-amend-misleading-letters-on-investigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA tells firms to rewrite misleading 'investigation officer' letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critic says solicitors are being deceived into thinking they are dealing directly with SRA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-tells-firms-to-rewrite-misleading-investigation-officer-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-tells-firms-to-rewrite-misleading-investigation-officer-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge refers two solicitors to SRA after false AI cases submitted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says skeleton argument appeared to have been generated by AI rather than a human lawyer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-refers-two-solicitors-to-sra-after-false-ai-cases-submitted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-refers-two-solicitors-to-sra-after-false-ai-cases-submitted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge refers solicitors to SRA over 'inexcusable' submission of AI-generated authorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says skeleton argument appeared to have been created by artificial intelligence rather than a lawyer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-refers-solicitors-to-sra-over-inexcusable-submission-of-ai-generated-authorities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-refers-solicitors-to-sra-over-inexcusable-submission-of-ai-generated-authorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity rails at rocketing legal costs as law firm profits boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top global practices 'routinely' charge out partners at over $1,500 an hour, trade association says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-rails-at-rocketing-legal-costs-as-law-firm-profits-boom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-rails-at-rocketing-legal-costs-as-law-firm-profits-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King's speech: Society calls for 'sustained investment']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane welcomes 'government&rsquo;s recognition that the justice system is in crisis'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kings-speech-society-calls-for-sustained-investment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kings-speech-society-calls-for-sustained-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Office scandal victim wins appeal over £2m trial split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Lee Castleton urge Post Office to rethink costly approach to defending former sub-postmaster&rsquo;s claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-scandal-victim-wins-appeal-over-2m-trial-split/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-scandal-victim-wins-appeal-over-2m-trial-split/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jurors back 'valuable' counselling, despite low uptake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pilot scheme allowed jurors&nbsp;to access tailored mental health support after completing service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jurors-back-valuable-counselling-despite-low-uptake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jurors-back-valuable-counselling-despite-low-uptake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juror support 'valuable' addition, despite low uptake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pilot scheme allowed jurors&nbsp;to access tailored mental health support after completing service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juror-support-valuable-addition-despite-low-uptake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juror-support-valuable-addition-despite-low-uptake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fletchers plunders national rival to bring on board specialists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group takes its clinical negligence caseload past 1,000 with latest acquisition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fletchers-plunders-national-rival-to-bring-on-board-specialists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fletchers-plunders-national-rival-to-bring-on-board-specialists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor struck off over failure to comply with LeO's court order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal also orders the sole practitioner&nbsp;pay &pound;39,335.90 costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-failure-to-comply-with-leos-court-order/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-failure-to-comply-with-leos-court-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King’s speech: Criminal justice and leasehold reforms still on agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few surprises as government announces intention to legislate to introduce digital IDs, a duty of candour - and improved EU ties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kings-speech-criminal-justice-and-leasehold-reforms-still-on-agenda/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kings-speech-criminal-justice-and-leasehold-reforms-still-on-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City firm cites 'significant creditor pressure' for move to administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Negotiations underway for transferring staff and client files to a potential buyer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-cites-significant-creditor-pressure-for-move-to-administration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-cites-significant-creditor-pressure-for-move-to-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City firm blames 'significant creditor pressure' as it files for administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Negotiations are under way to transfer staff and client files to a potential acquirer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-blames-significant-creditor-pressure-as-it-files-for-administration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-blames-significant-creditor-pressure-as-it-files-for-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two tribunal judges sanctioned over delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says judgment delays amounted to misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-tribunal-judges-sanctioned-over-delays/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-tribunal-judges-sanctioned-over-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employee barred for unwanted sexual advances to junior colleagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[TLT employee contacted women on internal system and bought them inappropriate items.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employee-barred-for-unwanted-sexual-advances-to-junior-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employee-barred-for-unwanted-sexual-advances-to-junior-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice minister steps down over Starmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Davies-Jones MP steps down as minister for victims and tackling violence against women and girls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/justice-minister-steps-down-over-starmer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/justice-minister-steps-down-over-starmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court lacked jurisdiction to pursue silk accused of contempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rajiv Menon succeeds in appeal over allegations that he was in contempt of court over his closing submissions to a jury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-lacked-jurisdiction-to-pursue-silk-accused-of-contempt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-lacked-jurisdiction-to-pursue-silk-accused-of-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us the rules for using AI in court, say solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society calls for safeguards to build public trust in the rule of law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tell-us-the-rules-for-using-ai-in-court-say-solicitors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tell-us-the-rules-for-using-ai-in-court-say-solicitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Shambolic but not a sham': Solicitor loses redundancy process claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associate partner was not discriminated against when she was overlooked for alternative roles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shambolic-but-not-a-sham-solicitor-loses-redundancy-process-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shambolic-but-not-a-sham-solicitor-loses-redundancy-process-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refusal to mediate was not unreasonable conduct, High Court finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge awards successful party interim costs as&nbsp;&lsquo;this is not a case where a defendant refused to engage in ADR at all&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/refusal-to-mediate-was-not-unreasonable-conduct-high-court-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/refusal-to-mediate-was-not-unreasonable-conduct-high-court-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Conference celebrates law's neurodivergent community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Rory Bremner brought his own experience of ADHD to bear on the first Legal Unmasked conference, which celebrated law&rsquo;s neurodivergent community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-conference-celebrates-laws-neurodivergent-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-conference-celebrates-laws-neurodivergent-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Celebrating law's neurodivergent community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Rory Bremner brought his own experience of ADHD to bear on the first Legal Unmasked conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-celebrating-laws-neurodivergent-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-celebrating-laws-neurodivergent-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clin neg lawyers say cost-cutting collaboration needs more time]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCIL criticises rush to reform clinical negligence rules, citing successful cooperation with NHS Resolution and fewer low-value claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clin-neg-lawyers-say-cost-cutting-collaboration-needs-more-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clin-neg-lawyers-say-cost-cutting-collaboration-needs-more-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of court users raise concerns over early disclosure rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Widespread survey reveals that most lawyers want the revamped regime to be changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/majority-of-court-users-raise-concerns-over-early-disclosure-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/majority-of-court-users-raise-concerns-over-early-disclosure-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor on written warning tried to cover up missed deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm&rsquo;s IT system showed senior associate&rsquo;s letter was left blank and then filled in weeks later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-on-written-warning-tried-to-cover-up-missed-deadline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-on-written-warning-tried-to-cover-up-missed-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor on final warning tried to cover up missed deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm&rsquo;s IT system showed senior associate&rsquo;s letter was left blank and then filled in weeks later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-on-final-warning-tried-to-cover-up-missed-deadline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-on-final-warning-tried-to-cover-up-missed-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebuying: MPs demand mandatory upfront information]]></title><description><![CDATA[Select committee says lessons can be learned from Scotland's home reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/homebuying-mps-demand-mandatory-upfront-information/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/homebuying-mps-demand-mandatory-upfront-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menon contempt action 'novel and without historical precedent', says chambers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal judges are considering proceedings against KC accused of&nbsp;misleading jury and ignoring judge&rsquo;s directions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/menon-contempt-action-novel-and-without-historical-precedent-says-chambers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/menon-contempt-action-novel-and-without-historical-precedent-says-chambers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: LAA cyber-attack - a year on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family law practice Beck Fitzgerald is up to &pound;80,000 out of pocket following the LAA cyber-attack that plunged the legal aid sector into chaos. Yet hopes of a bespoke compensation scheme have faded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-laa-cyber-attack-a-year-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-laa-cyber-attack-a-year-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ proposals on judicial terms and conditions 'constitutionally flawed']]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade union GMB's judicial branch says proposals fail to respect judicial independence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-proposals-on-judicial-terms-and-conditions-constitutionally-flawed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-proposals-on-judicial-terms-and-conditions-constitutionally-flawed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family solicitor who hired private investigator fined £17,500]]></title><description><![CDATA[SDT finds sole practitioner repeatedly asked litigant in person for her contact details and passed them to his client.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-solicitor-who-hired-private-investigator-fined-17500/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-solicitor-who-hired-private-investigator-fined-17500/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tower Hamlets: keeping the Triangle Golden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tower-hamlets-keeping-the-triangle-golden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tower-hamlets-keeping-the-triangle-golden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispelling the myths about boutique firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Junior lawyers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dispelling-the-myths-about-boutique-firms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dispelling-the-myths-about-boutique-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renters’ Rights Act could worsen court delays without proper funding | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investment in the courts and legal aid will be vital to deal with the expected increase in contested repossession cases, says Mark Evans of the Law Society of England and WalesThe new Renters&rsquo; Rights Act is a step forward in ensuring that both tenants and landlords can access justice, but without proper investment it risks creating new court delays and injustices for both parties (The Guardian view on the Renters&rsquo; Rights Act: finally, protections fit for the modern housing market, 5]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/renters-rights-act-could-worsen-court-delays-without-proper-funding-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/renters-rights-act-could-worsen-court-delays-without-proper-funding-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer who cracked serial rapist Worboys case says justice system ‘close to exploding’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Tim Grattan-Kane says similar crimes still happening with rise of drink spiking in overstretched system as ITV releases drama on caseThe police officer in charge of solving the case of the &ldquo;black-cab rapist&rdquo; John Worboys says similar crimes could still be happening today as the criminal justice system is &ldquo;close to exploding&rdquo;.TimGrattan-Kane was the senior investigating officer of the team who arrested Worboys in 2008 after they pieced together the accounts of n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/officer-who-cracked-serial-rapist-worboys-case-says-justice-system-close-to-exploding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/officer-who-cracked-serial-rapist-worboys-case-says-justice-system-close-to-exploding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US could soon make it easier to execute people with intellectual disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalentThe supreme court will soon rule on Hamm v Smith, an Alabama death penalty case that could significantly increase the number of people with intellectual disability who are executed. In this case, Alabama is fighting to execute a man named Joseph Smith. Smith&rsquo;s five IQ scores &ndash; 72, 74, 74, 75 and 78 &ndash; all fall around the bottom f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-us-could-soon-make-it-easier-to-execute-people-with-intellectual-disabilities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-us-could-soon-make-it-easier-to-execute-people-with-intellectual-disabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister says ‘dead woman was put on trial’ after husband cleared of manslaughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlotte Proudman&rsquo;s comments follow trial of Christopher Trybus, who was acquitted of all charges against wife Tarryn BairdA barrister has suggested that a &ldquo;dead woman was put on trial&rdquo; in the case of Christopher Trybus, who was cleared of manslaughter by a jury.Charlotte Proudman&rsquo;s comments came after Trybus was found not guilty by a jury of eight women and four men, who deliberated for more than 40 hours. He was acquitted of all charges: manslaughter, coercive and cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-says-dead-woman-was-put-on-trial-after-husband-cleared-of-manslaughter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-says-dead-woman-was-put-on-trial-after-husband-cleared-of-manslaughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reg Austin obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courageous lawyer who helped Zimbabwe gain independence and oversaw elections in Cambodia and AfghanistanThe lawyer and elections expert Reg Austin, who has died aged 91, played a key role in the transition to democracy in countries such as Cambodia, East Timor and Afghanistan through UN electoral missions in the 1990s. His most longstanding political commitment, however, was to the liberation and security of his home country of Zimbabwe.The son of white settlers in what was the self-governing B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reg-austin-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reg-austin-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Tisio peint? Or: Do you fancy a pint? | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Collins and Stephen Pound on crossing bordersI was delighted to read Phil Coughlin&rsquo;s nostalgic account of Spike Milligan&rsquo;s border-straddling pub in Puckoon (Letters, 1 May).But, here in Wales, we have the real thing in the little village of Llanymynech in Powys, where the border between two nations goes through the Bradford Arms hotel. Sunday drinking was illegal in Wales until 1961, so customers would crowd into the private bar, which, being to the east of the border, was not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tisio-peint-or-do-you-fancy-a-pint-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tisio-peint-or-do-you-fancy-a-pint-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who removed her two-hour-old child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keira Alexandra Kronvold&rsquo;s daughter was taken from her after she was subjected to parental competence psychometric testsA Greenlandic woman whose newborn baby was forcibly removed by Danish authorities as a result of controversial parenting competency tests has won a landmark case in the high court ruling that their actions were illegal.Keira Alexandra Kronvold&rsquo;s daughter Zammi was taken away from her when she was two hours old and placed in foster care in November 2024 after Kronvol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/greenlandic-woman-wins-case-against-danish-authorities-who-removed-her-two-hour-old-child/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/greenlandic-woman-wins-case-against-danish-authorities-who-removed-her-two-hour-old-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid to be simplified for inquests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society concerned funding still insufficient to ensure there are enough lawyers to support bereaved families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-to-be-simplified-for-inquests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-to-be-simplified-for-inquests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is not democracy’: voting rights activists shocked by speed of US states moving to stifle Black voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and other southern states stun residents with all-out charge to redraw congressional maps to favor white voters after supreme court rulingThe reaction speed of southern states to the US supreme court&rsquo;s decision last week in Louisiana v Callais has been breathtaking for voting rights activists.One week after Callais, Louisiana&rsquo;s governor has ordered the state&rsquo;s ongoing congressional election to be set aside while state lawmakers redraw maps to eli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/this-is-not-democracy-voting-rights-activists-shocked-by-speed-of-us-states-moving-to-stifle-black-voters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/this-is-not-democracy-voting-rights-activists-shocked-by-speed-of-us-states-moving-to-stifle-black-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Data in justice department filing quoted in landmark supreme court decision relied on questionable methodology, Guardian analysis findsThe claims Samuel Alito, a supreme court justice, made about voter turnout in Louisiana in a landmark Voting Rights Act case were based on a misleading data analysis, a Guardian review has found.In his opinion gutting section 2 of the Voting Rights Act last week, Alito said that Black voter turnout had exceeded white voter turnout in two of the five mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/samuel-alitos-voting-rights-act-ruling-cited-misleading-data-from-doj/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/samuel-alitos-voting-rights-act-ruling-cited-misleading-data-from-doj/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JR challenge to SEND reforms consultation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Application for judicial review argues the consultation on radical limits to the SEND Tribunal&rsquo;s jurisdiction is unlawful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jr-challenge-to-send-reforms-consultation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jr-challenge-to-send-reforms-consultation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA plans shock budget raid on profession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unprecedented cash call comprises hefty increases in practising certificate fees and compensation fund contributions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-plans-shock-budget-raid-on-profession/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-plans-shock-budget-raid-on-profession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Rapson: ‘I know it is not going to go down well’]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA chief executive insists planned levy increases are the only way to turn around her troubled organisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sarah-rapson-i-know-it-is-not-going-to-go-down-well/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sarah-rapson-i-know-it-is-not-going-to-go-down-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s David and Goliath’: how UK campaigners feel silenced by Slapps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pressure is growing on government to act on legal threats designed to &lsquo;harass and intimidate&rsquo; opponentsVerity Nevitt was just 21, a student living away from home for the first time, when she learned she and her twin sister, Lucy, were going to be sued in the high court. Someone knocked on the door of her London house share with a big bundle of papers and asked her to sign for them.A year earlier, the sisters had reported a man to the police, accusing him of sexually assaulting Verity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/its-david-and-goliath-how-uk-campaigners-feel-silenced-by-slapps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/its-david-and-goliath-how-uk-campaigners-feel-silenced-by-slapps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Increasingly unlikely' anyone will buy online legal advice firm LawBite]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;Ping your Lawyer&rsquo; app company went under owing &pound;5.8 million, but so far has recovered approximately &pound;25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/increasingly-unlikely-anyone-will-buy-online-legal-advice-firm-lawbite/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/increasingly-unlikely-anyone-will-buy-online-legal-advice-firm-lawbite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigant in person restrained from TikTok harassment of lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court&nbsp;extends interim injunctive relief&nbsp;over litigant&rsquo;s conduct toward solicitor and barrister involved in family court proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/litigant-in-person-restrained-from-tiktok-harassment-of-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/litigant-in-person-restrained-from-tiktok-harassment-of-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holder went back to woman&rsquo;s Cheltenham flat after night out and refused to stop assault even when she began cryingA co-founder of the clothing company Superdry has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman after a night out in Cheltenham.James Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his home in the Cotswolds with a male friend. Instead, the pair got into the victim&rsquo;s taxi and went to her flat in the Gloucestershire town, where Holder raped her.Information and support for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/superdry-co-founder-james-holder-jailed-for-eight-years-for-raping-woman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/superdry-co-founder-james-holder-jailed-for-eight-years-for-raping-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business team redundancies at A&amp;O Shearman]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm says investment to deliver 'smarter' ways of working has meant headcount reductions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/business-team-redundancies-at-aampo-shearman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/business-team-redundancies-at-aampo-shearman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAHL shares climb as company returns to the black]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listed claims business reports 260% rise in underlying pre-tax profit for year to 31 December 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nahl-shares-climb-as-company-returns-to-the-black/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nahl-shares-climb-as-company-returns-to-the-black/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who wrote false client note avoids strike-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Typed note added false entry that solicitor had discussed exact costs with client.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-wrote-false-client-note-avoids-strike-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-wrote-false-client-note-avoids-strike-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US lawyers held over 'decade-long insider trading scheme']]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys sold M&amp;A information stolen from firms' computer networks, US Department of Justice alleges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-us-lawyers-held-over-decade-long-insider-trading-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-us-lawyers-held-over-decade-long-insider-trading-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice department can keep 2020 ballots FBI seized from Fulton county, judge rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavily Democratic Fulton county has been at center of Trump&rsquo;s false claims of election fraud in 2020The federal government can keep the 2020 election ballots from Georgia&rsquo;s Fulton county seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled on Wednesday.US district judge JP Boulee&rsquo;s decision came after lawyers for the county had argued that the ballots and other election materials, as well as any electronic copies the justice department has made, should be returned be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/justice-department-can-keep-2020-ballots-fbi-seized-from-fulton-county-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/justice-department-can-keep-2020-ballots-fbi-seized-from-fulton-county-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms ready to launch tribunal challenge on VAT liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dispute with HMRC centres on client interest income, which has beefed up many practice balance sheets over recent years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-ready-to-launch-tribunal-challenge-on-vat-liability/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-ready-to-launch-tribunal-challenge-on-vat-liability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under-fire SRA ordered to explain £40m PM Law debacle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator must produce independent report to assess how it responded to failure of law firm group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/under-fire-sra-ordered-to-explain-40m-pm-law-debacle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/under-fire-sra-ordered-to-explain-40m-pm-law-debacle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No flattery please, Claude: I’m British | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Dawkins and chatbots | LLM meaning | Flattery battery | Dancing in PE | Maths breakthroughThe otherwise admirable Richard Dawkins should adjust the local settings of the chatbot or tell it to be less obsequious (Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn&rsquo;t know it, 6 May). Such bots are initially geared to American overenthusiasm and egregiously flattering reinforcement, but just tell them you want British attitude. They&rsquo;re only simulating you know.<br />
Brian Ref]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-flattery-please-claude-im-british-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-flattery-please-claude-im-british-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Spain says vessel will dock in Canary Islands despite objection – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader of Canary Islands government says healthy passengers could leave ship in Cape Verde; Briton, Dutch and German evacuatedBack to the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, it looks like there is more support planned with two doctors specialised in infectious diseases heading to join the passengers, the ship&rsquo;s operator said.&ldquo;Two infectious disease physicians, currently en route from the Netherlands, will embark m/v Hondius and remain with the vessel after its anticipated departure from Cape]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/three-evacuated-from-hantavirus-cruise-ship-as-spain-says-vessel-will-dock-in-canary-islands-despite-objection-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/three-evacuated-from-hantavirus-cruise-ship-as-spain-says-vessel-will-dock-in-canary-islands-despite-objection-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar regulator consults on proposed enforcement process changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[New regulations would include an 'assurance of anonymity and support to witnesses involved in cases of a sexual nature'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-regulator-consults-on-proposed-enforcement-process-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-regulator-consults-on-proposed-enforcement-process-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permission to appeal refused in Brazil dam collapse case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal finds &lsquo;simply no basis&rsquo; for any claim that the trial judge failed to engage with mining company&rsquo;s case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/permission-to-appeal-refused-in-brazil-dam-collapse-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/permission-to-appeal-refused-in-brazil-dam-collapse-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of funding forces law centre's temporary closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Centres Network chief says temporary closure evidence of a legal aid funding model pushed beyond breaking point.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lack-of-funding-forces-law-centres-temporary-closure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lack-of-funding-forces-law-centres-temporary-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA takes aim at claims firms 'causing harm']]></title><description><![CDATA[City regulator broadens its scrutiny of the civil claims sector following 'concerns that consumers are being failed'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-takes-aim-at-claims-firms-causing-harm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-takes-aim-at-claims-firms-causing-harm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar regulator targets RASSO advocacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cross-sector taskforce including criminal bar and Centre for Women's Justice to draft new standards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-regulator-targets-rasso-advocacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-regulator-targets-rasso-advocacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA intervenes into six-office firm going into administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator dealing with another law firm closure on top of a spate of interventions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-into-six-office-firm-going-into-administration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-into-six-office-firm-going-into-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK regulator launches review of ‘aggressive’ claims management firms amid compensation concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCA focuses on marketing, misleading ads, unfair exit fees and people being signed up without their permissionThe City regulator has launched a review of claims management companies amid concerns that firms are misleading victims of financial scandals, such as car finance, about their compensation.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said some companies were pursuing &ldquo;aggressive marketing, misleading advertising and unfair exit fees&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-regulator-launches-review-of-aggressive-claims-management-firms-amid-compensation-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-regulator-launches-review-of-aggressive-claims-management-firms-amid-compensation-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate sanctioned over ‘dismissive’ comment to legal adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office-holder had been sanctioned for similar behaviour in 2025, a spokesperson for the JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-over-dismissive-comment-to-legal-adviser/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-over-dismissive-comment-to-legal-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle &lsquo;climate of fear&rsquo; felt by Jewish communityProsecutors in England and Wales have been told to &ldquo;fast-track&rdquo; hate crime prosecutions after a spate of antisemitic attacks that the prime minister on Tuesday called a &ldquo;crisis for all of us&rdquo;.Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, issued guidance to his staff on Tuesday telling them to bring forward pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/prosecutors-to-fast-track-hate-crime-cases-in-england-and-wales-after-spate-of-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/prosecutors-to-fast-track-hate-crime-cases-in-england-and-wales-after-spate-of-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the Renters’ Rights Act: finally, protections fit for the modern housing market | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rising number of private renters in Britain have for too long put up with chronically insecure tenancy agreements and poor conditionsThe defining trend in British housing in recent decades has been towards private renting. The sector in England nearly doubled in size between 2004 and 2013. By 2023 almost two-fifths of households were either renting privately or socially. Meanwhile, the dream of home ownership has steadily eroded: 39% of 25- to 34-year-olds owned their home in 2023, 20 percen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-guardian-view-on-the-renters-rights-act-finally-protections-fit-for-the-modern-housing-market-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-guardian-view-on-the-renters-rights-act-finally-protections-fit-for-the-modern-housing-market-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor fined &pound;30,000 for 'obvious conflict' in LCF role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting as a security trustee while advising lender involved &lsquo;two sets of obligations&hellip;structurally and diametrically opposed&rsquo;, SDT finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-fined-pound30000-for-obvious-conflict-in-lcf-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-fined-pound30000-for-obvious-conflict-in-lcf-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big defence firms to merge in search of integrated 'efficiencies']]></title><description><![CDATA[Acquisition by HF comes 18 months after injection of private equity capital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/big-defence-firms-to-merge-in-search-of-integrated-efficiencies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/big-defence-firms-to-merge-in-search-of-integrated-efficiencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer who represented Hamas in court says UK police falsely listed him as member of group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fahad Ansari says it was &lsquo;chilling&rsquo; that police &lsquo;equated him with his client&rsquo; after he was stopped on return from family holiday in IrelandA lawyer who filed Hamas&rsquo;s challenge to proscription in the UK was recorded by police as being a member of the banned group, &ldquo;equating him with his client&rdquo;.On a risk assessment form, a detective inspector, who authorised the detention of Fahad Ansari under the Terrorism Act on his return from a family holiday in Irela]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyer-who-represented-hamas-in-court-says-uk-police-falsely-listed-him-as-member-of-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyer-who-represented-hamas-in-court-says-uk-police-falsely-listed-him-as-member-of-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: With the use of facial recognition skyrocketing, there are calls for the rapid development of safeguardsGood morning. Over the last couple of days, the Guardian has been reporting that facial recognition technology is being rolled out across the UK at a pace that appears to be outstripping the rules designed to govern it. Police forces are increasingly using live systems to scan members of the public in real time, while retailers are deploying similar tools to identi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tuesday-briefing-how-ai-facial-recognition-in-policing-works-and-how-it-can-go-wrong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tuesday-briefing-how-ai-facial-recognition-in-policing-works-and-how-it-can-go-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA intervenes to shut down three firms in a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms in the north west, London and the east of England all closed down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-to-shut-down-three-firms-in-a-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-to-shut-down-three-firms-in-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government&rsquo;s anti-slavery commissioner says traffickers are exploiting a growing pipeline of vulnerabilitySlavery in the UK is at record levels and is expected to worsen over the next decade, the government&rsquo;s independent anti-slavery commissioner has warned.According to the number of referrals to the national referral mechanism, which assesses potential victims of slavery and provides support to victims, numbers have almost doubled in the last five years from 12,691 referrals in 2021]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/modern-slavery-at-record-levels-in-uk-and-expected-to-worsen-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/modern-slavery-at-record-levels-in-uk-and-expected-to-worsen-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Justice Snowden appointed to Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[MoJ also announces new members of the&nbsp;Civil Justice Council and Criminal Cases Review Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lord-justice-snowden-appointed-to-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lord-justice-snowden-appointed-to-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SFO struggles to hire lawyers – but is it getting value for money from external counsel?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year the SFO spent millions on external counsel as it struggled to recruit. The agency had little option, inspectors concede, but it could still improve the quality of its instructions and record-keeping.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sfo-struggles-to-hire-lawyers-but-is-it-getting-value-for-money-from-external-counsel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sfo-struggles-to-hire-lawyers-but-is-it-getting-value-for-money-from-external-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar Council names next vice chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal silk and Crown court recorder (part-time) judge Claire Davies KC will take up her role next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-council-names-next-vice-chair/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-council-names-next-vice-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sponsor compliance under scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sponsor-compliance-under-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sponsor-compliance-under-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fines and interventions for 1 May 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fines-and-interventions-for-1-may-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fines-and-interventions-for-1-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Jury trial curbs survive bill committee – but the fight goes on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Courts and Tribunals Bill has so far escaped largely unscathed on its journey through the Commons. Opponents of jury trial curbs have so far been repelled, but the jousting isn&rsquo;t over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-jury-trial-curbs-survive-bill-committee-but-the-fight-goes-on/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-jury-trial-curbs-survive-bill-committee-but-the-fight-goes-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unmasking law: The woman aiming to reshape the profession for neurodivergent minds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Innovative conference will this month bring together neurodivergent people to help them thrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unmasking-law-the-woman-aiming-to-reshape-the-profession-for-neurodivergent-minds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unmasking-law-the-woman-aiming-to-reshape-the-profession-for-neurodivergent-minds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO secures first deferred prosecution agreement for four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Justice Hilliard says &pound;10m agreement with British defence company is &lsquo;in the interests of justice&rsquo;, and the terms 'fair, reasonable and proportionate'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-secures-first-deferred-prosecution-agreement-for-four-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-secures-first-deferred-prosecution-agreement-for-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney general spearheads public legal learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revamped committee will be guided by five new principles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/attorney-general-spearheads-public-legal-learning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/attorney-general-spearheads-public-legal-learning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ stonewalls on reports of High Court shakeup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Justice says only that it continues &lsquo;to work closely with the judiciary to consider how the wider system can be modernised&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-stonewalls-on-reports-of-high-court-shakeup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-stonewalls-on-reports-of-high-court-shakeup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super-silk’s hourly rate slashed by more than half in Nigeria case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hourly fee charged by London chambers head &rsquo;substantially too high&rsquo; at &pound;2,000, determines Costs Judge Brown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/super-silks-hourly-rate-slashed-by-more-than-half-in-nigeria-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/super-silks-hourly-rate-slashed-by-more-than-half-in-nigeria-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work experience to equity: Solicitors cap long stay by buying stake in the business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal defence firm looking to succession planning with expansion of ownership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/work-experience-to-equity-solicitors-cap-long-stay-by-buying-stake-in-the-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/work-experience-to-equity-solicitors-cap-long-stay-by-buying-stake-in-the-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA set for new status to help whistleblowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator expects to become &lsquo;prescribed person&rsquo; under Public Interest Disclosure Act, ethics conference hears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-set-for-new-status-to-help-whistleblowers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-set-for-new-status-to-help-whistleblowers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator set for new status to help whistleblowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA expects to be added as a &lsquo;prescribed person&rsquo; under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, making it easier for&nbsp;employees to make disclosures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulator-set-for-new-status-to-help-whistleblowers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulator-set-for-new-status-to-help-whistleblowers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation trends survey: One in six top lawyers using AI to profile judges]]></title><description><![CDATA[London retains its litigation crown, but a significant minority believe the market is shrinking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/litigation-trends-survey-one-in-six-top-lawyers-using-ai-to-profile-judges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/litigation-trends-survey-one-in-six-top-lawyers-using-ai-to-profile-judges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property solicitor banned for signing leases as 'favour' to client]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firm partner had never met the person whom he claimed to have witnessed signing documents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/property-solicitor-banned-for-signing-leases-as-favour-to-client/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/property-solicitor-banned-for-signing-leases-as-favour-to-client/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co Hamburg office goes it alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entire partnership of international firm&rsquo;s office founds independent practice&nbsp;advising on German and English law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clyde-amp-co-hamburg-office-goes-it-alone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clyde-amp-co-hamburg-office-goes-it-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devolve justice to the north, says thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Examples of independent working in Liverpool and Leeds have already delivered results, says Justice North.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/devolve-justice-to-the-north-says-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/devolve-justice-to-the-north-says-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devolve justice to the 'left-behind' north, says thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Examples of independent working in Liverpool and Leeds have demonstrated the benefits of local decision-making, says Justice North.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/devolve-justice-to-the-left-behind-north-says-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/devolve-justice-to-the-left-behind-north-says-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish lawyers call for action following latest Golders Green attack]]></title><description><![CDATA['We call on our colleagues across the legal profession, and beyond, to stand with the Jewish community.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jewish-lawyers-call-for-action-following-latest-golders-green-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jewish-lawyers-call-for-action-following-latest-golders-green-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stagger implementation of commonhold, Society advises government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane says members will need time to update systems and upskill to correctly advise on new form of home ownership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stagger-implementation-of-commonhold-society-advises-government/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stagger-implementation-of-commonhold-society-advises-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One woman among nine new City partners at Clifford Chance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global giant promotes 28 to top table globally, three fewer than last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/one-woman-among-nine-new-city-partners-at-clifford-chance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/one-woman-among-nine-new-city-partners-at-clifford-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruitment up as fee-sharer Keystone records profit leap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dividend rises as Investors&rsquo; Chronicle describes listed company&rsquo;s yield as &lsquo;too good to ignore&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/recruitment-up-as-fee-sharer-keystone-records-profit-leap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/recruitment-up-as-fee-sharer-keystone-records-profit-leap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO instructions to counsel 'not always clearly set out']]></title><description><![CDATA[HMCPSI report into the Serious Fraud Office&rsquo;s use of counsel at the pre-charge stage includes six recommendations to improve performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-instructions-to-counsel-not-always-clearly-set-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-instructions-to-counsel-not-always-clearly-set-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-office law firm announces shock closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administrators due to be appointed to handle affairs of full-service firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/six-office-law-firm-announces-shock-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/six-office-law-firm-announces-shock-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struck-off solicitor wrote 'incendiary' letters in client's business dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court hears that business charged &pound;20,000 for letter threatening further action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/struck-off-solicitor-wrote-incendiary-letters-in-clients-business-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/struck-off-solicitor-wrote-incendiary-letters-in-clients-business-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop promising claims come at no cost, advertising watchdog tells firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest surge in regulatory action against claims companies sending misleading messages to potential clients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stop-promising-claims-come-at-no-cost-advertising-watchdog-tells-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stop-promising-claims-come-at-no-cost-advertising-watchdog-tells-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister who caused RTA death cleared to practise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family law practitioner had admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced to prison in November 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-who-caused-rta-death-cleared-to-practise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-who-caused-rta-death-cleared-to-practise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firm mother ship AIIC Group reports underlying profit rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[New-model legal services business remains bullish despite threat of client interest seizure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-mother-ship-aiic-group-reports-underlying-profit-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-mother-ship-aiic-group-reports-underlying-profit-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister who collapsed after arriving at court drunk fined £1,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bar Standards Board says practitioner has abstained since and received support from chambers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-who-collapsed-after-arriving-at-court-drunk-fined-1000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-who-collapsed-after-arriving-at-court-drunk-fined-1000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London firm wins latest High Court battle with former client over £3m bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court upholds Howard Kennedy&rsquo;s position that interim bills were properly explained and invoiced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-firm-wins-latest-high-court-battle-with-former-client-over-3m-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-firm-wins-latest-high-court-battle-with-former-client-over-3m-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New guidance for conveyancers on HMRC registration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society pubishes advice for practitioners who file SDLT returns for clients ahead of 18 May deadline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-guidance-for-conveyancers-on-hmrc-registration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-guidance-for-conveyancers-on-hmrc-registration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conveyancers should prepare for HMRC registration, Society says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conveyancers who file stamp duty land lax returns for clients will have to register as tax advisers from 18 May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-should-prepare-for-hmrc-registration-society-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-should-prepare-for-hmrc-registration-society-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs urge MoD to consider letting lower ranks sit on courts martial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commons Armed Forces Bill select committee points out that civilian juries are made up of randomly selected members of public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-urge-mod-to-consider-letting-lower-ranks-sit-on-courts-martial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-urge-mod-to-consider-letting-lower-ranks-sit-on-courts-martial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebel MPs defeated on specialist rape courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts minister Sarah Sackman says suggested amendment to Courts and Tribunals Bill would not drive down outstanding caseload or wait times in the longer term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rebel-mps-defeated-on-specialist-rape-courts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rebel-mps-defeated-on-specialist-rape-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fletchers creates new 200-strong business with double acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders of private equity-backed group say they have created one of the most powerful Court of Protection teams in the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fletchers-creates-new-200-strong-business-with-double-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fletchers-creates-new-200-strong-business-with-double-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family lawyers fly the FLAG for arbitration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisation hopes to raise public awareness of non-court dispute resolution option and become a valuable family law resource.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-lawyers-fly-the-flag-for-arbitration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-lawyers-fly-the-flag-for-arbitration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PI sector continues to shrink as firm buys up rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest acquisition takes headcount at Express Solicitors to nearly 1,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pi-sector-continues-to-shrink-as-firm-buys-up-rival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pi-sector-continues-to-shrink-as-firm-buys-up-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid first for school exclusions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exceptional case funding granted for the first time since High Court litigation opened the door to the safety net scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-first-for-school-exclusions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-first-for-school-exclusions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal rules for SRA in Dentons money laundering case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges agree that an allegation of a breach can only be upheld if the conduct 'is sufficiently serious' - but uphold High Court's decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-rules-for-sra-in-dentons-money-laundering-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-rules-for-sra-in-dentons-money-laundering-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal clears way for SDT to rehear Dentons money laundering case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges agree that an allegation of a breach can only be upheld if the conduct 'is sufficiently serious' - but uphold High Court's decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-sdt-to-rehear-dentons-money-laundering-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-sdt-to-rehear-dentons-money-laundering-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal clears way for SDT to re-hear Dentons money laundering case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges agree that an allegation of a breach can only be upheld if the conduct 'is sufficiently serious' - but uphold High Court's decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-sdt-to-re-hear-dentons-money-laundering-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-sdt-to-re-hear-dentons-money-laundering-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: ‘Law has become a geopolitical instrument’, litigators told]]></title><description><![CDATA[War was the theme of this year&rsquo;s IBA&rsquo;s litigation forum. Amid disputes arising from conflict, sanctions and the erosion of the rules-based international order, lawyers from 60 jurisdictions discussed how the world has &lsquo;lost its compass&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-law-has-become-a-geopolitical-instrument-litigators-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-law-has-become-a-geopolitical-instrument-litigators-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: ‘Law has become a geopolitical instrument’]]></title><description><![CDATA[War was the theme of this year&rsquo;s IBA&rsquo;s litigation forum. Amid disputes arising from conflict, sanctions and the erosion of the rules-based international order, lawyers from 60 jurisdictions discussed how the world has &lsquo;lost its compass&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-law-has-become-a-geopolitical-instrument/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-law-has-become-a-geopolitical-instrument/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Overworked’ solicitor cleared over allegations of sending misleading emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior associate was &lsquo;firefighting&rsquo; and &lsquo;did not mislead by omission in her emails&rsquo;, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/overworked-solicitor-cleared-over-allegations-of-sending-misleading-emails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/overworked-solicitor-cleared-over-allegations-of-sending-misleading-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy High Court judge’s ‘excessive intervention’ leads to misconduct sanction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office holder interrupted and raised his voice at a barrister while she was making submissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/deputy-high-court-judges-excessive-intervention-leads-to-misconduct-sanction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/deputy-high-court-judges-excessive-intervention-leads-to-misconduct-sanction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BSB reveals multiple live investigations into Post Office barristers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions likely to be made this year about whether to prosecute individuals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bsb-reveals-multiple-live-investigations-into-post-office-barristers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bsb-reveals-multiple-live-investigations-into-post-office-barristers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Society proposes below-inflation PC fee increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancery Lane says it will draw on reserves to limit the impact of cost pressures on solicitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-society-proposes-below-inflation-pc-fee-increase/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-society-proposes-below-inflation-pc-fee-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grounds for challenging an award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arbitration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/grounds-for-challenging-an-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/grounds-for-challenging-an-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arbitration, proportionality and third-party costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arbitration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/arbitration-proportionality-and-third-party-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/arbitration-proportionality-and-third-party-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male applicants for Supreme Court roles 'more confident', president tells peers]]></title><description><![CDATA['Actually we&rsquo;re quite a nice bunch of people to work with,'&nbsp;Lord Reed tells Lords Constitution Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/male-applicants-for-supreme-court-roles-more-confident-president-tells-peers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/male-applicants-for-supreme-court-roles-more-confident-president-tells-peers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male applicants for Supreme Court roles 'more confident', president says]]></title><description><![CDATA['Actually we&rsquo;re quite a nice bunch of people to work with,'&nbsp;Lord Reed tells Lords Constitution Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/male-applicants-for-supreme-court-roles-more-confident-president-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/male-applicants-for-supreme-court-roles-more-confident-president-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male applicants for Supreme Court 'more confident', says president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lower courts inundated by 'tidal wave of claims' prompted by AI, Lord Reed also tells Lords Constitution Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/male-applicants-for-supreme-court-more-confident-says-president/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/male-applicants-for-supreme-court-more-confident-says-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have the legal directories had their day?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better uses of time and money or&nbsp;an important weapon in a law firm&rsquo;s brand-building armoury?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/have-the-legal-directories-had-their-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/have-the-legal-directories-had-their-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA urges firms fighting redress scheme to ‘consider their clients’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unprecedented intervention may be in indication of concern within the city regulator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-urges-firms-fighting-redress-scheme-to-consider-their-clients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-urges-firms-fighting-redress-scheme-to-consider-their-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA urges firms fighting motor finance redress scheme to ‘consider their clients’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims firms should give&nbsp;clients the option of exiting the contract and 'strongly consider' waiving fees, says City watchdog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-urges-firms-fighting-motor-finance-redress-scheme-to-consider-their-clients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-urges-firms-fighting-motor-finance-redress-scheme-to-consider-their-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adoption orders are final, Supreme Court finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges find the position of an adopted child is no different from that of a child born to their natural parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/adoption-orders-are-final-supreme-court-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/adoption-orders-are-final-supreme-court-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN rapporteurs demand answers on UK’s ‘intimidation’ of Hamas case solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter raises &rsquo;serious concerns as to the independent exercise of the legal profession and the confidentiality of lawyer&ndash;client communications&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/un-rapporteurs-demand-answers-on-uks-intimidation-of-hamas-case-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/un-rapporteurs-demand-answers-on-uks-intimidation-of-hamas-case-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN rapporteurs demand answers on UK’s ‘intimidation’ of Hamas case lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter raises &rsquo;serious concerns as to the independent exercise of the legal profession and the confidentiality of lawyer&ndash;client communications&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/un-rapporteurs-demand-answers-on-uks-intimidation-of-hamas-case-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/un-rapporteurs-demand-answers-on-uks-intimidation-of-hamas-case-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SQE put to the test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quality assurance has found the SQE to be &lsquo;robust and rigorous&rsquo;. That flatly contradicts a poll of junior lawyers, many of who consider the exam not fit for purpose]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sqe-put-to-the-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sqe-put-to-the-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SQE Exam put to the test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quality assurance has found the SQE to be &lsquo;robust and rigorous&rsquo;. That flatly contradicts a poll of junior lawyers, many of whom consider the exam not fit for purpose]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sqe-exam-put-to-the-test/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sqe-exam-put-to-the-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CJC aims to end court costs disputes in Solicitors Act overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Working group says landscape has transformed since 1974 and Solicitors Act no longer fit for purpose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cjc-aims-to-end-court-costs-disputes-in-solicitors-act-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cjc-aims-to-end-court-costs-disputes-in-solicitors-act-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports firm wound up over non-payment of £421,000 order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petition had been presented by sports consultancy which had been engaged in legal battle with firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sports-firm-wound-up-over-non-payment-of-421000-order/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sports-firm-wound-up-over-non-payment-of-421000-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignoring Leveson on magistrates justified, Sackman tells MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts and Tribunals Bill will enable government to increase sentencing powers via secondary legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ignoring-leveson-on-magistrates-justified-sackman-tells-mps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ignoring-leveson-on-magistrates-justified-sackman-tells-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate removed from office over public criticism of court judgment]]></title><description><![CDATA[JCIO says the office-holder's conduct amounted to gross misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-removed-from-office-over-public-criticism-of-court-judgment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-removed-from-office-over-public-criticism-of-court-judgment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm blames acquisitions after £160,000 SRA fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator found reconciliations were not taking place and client money not being promptly returned by Taylor Rose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-blames-acquisitions-after-160000-sra-fine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-blames-acquisitions-after-160000-sra-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Justice Cobb to take Family Division reins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady chief justice says she is &lsquo;delighted&rsquo; with appointment of family presiding judge for the northeastern circuit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lord-justice-cobb-to-take-family-division-reins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lord-justice-cobb-to-take-family-division-reins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA proposes mandatory three-hour ethics 'discussions' for solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[No return to CPD hours - but regulator moves to more prescriptive regime for continuing competence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-proposes-mandatory-three-hour-ethics-discussions-for-solicitors-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-proposes-mandatory-three-hour-ethics-discussions-for-solicitors-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA proposes mandatory three-hour ethics ‘discussions’ for solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[No return to CPD hours - but regulator moves to more prescriptive regime for continuing competence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-proposes-mandatory-three-hour-ethics-discussions-for-solicitors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-proposes-mandatory-three-hour-ethics-discussions-for-solicitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge calls for rule clarity on amending of claim forms]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court upholds senior master's decision that amended form had been validly served.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-calls-for-rule-clarity-on-amending-of-claim-forms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-calls-for-rule-clarity-on-amending-of-claim-forms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA redress scheme faces legal battle for 'under-compensating' claimants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms say redress being offered does not reflect the harm suffered by motor finance borrowers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-redress-scheme-faces-legal-battle-for-under-compensating-claimants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-redress-scheme-faces-legal-battle-for-under-compensating-claimants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge makes 'costs padding' warning to firms aiming for 25% cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling observes that claimant&rsquo;s litigation friend did not understand her own witness statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-makes-costs-padding-warning-to-firms-aiming-for-25-cap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-makes-costs-padding-warning-to-firms-aiming-for-25-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge issues 'costs padding' warning to firms aiming for 25% cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling observes that claimant&rsquo;s litigation friend did not understand her own witness statement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-issues-costs-padding-warning-to-firms-aiming-for-25-cap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-issues-costs-padding-warning-to-firms-aiming-for-25-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining giant seeks $167m over SFO investigation fiasco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Justice Waksman will be determining quantum as&nbsp;Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) seek millions in compensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mining-giant-seeks-167m-over-sfo-investigation-fiasco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mining-giant-seeks-167m-over-sfo-investigation-fiasco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total cost of sitting SQE to exceed £5,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates will have to pay &pound;2,006 to sit SQE1 and &pound;3,086 for SQE2 in the 2026/2027 academic year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/total-cost-of-sitting-sqe-to-exceed-5000/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/total-cost-of-sitting-sqe-to-exceed-5000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of taking SQE to top £5,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates will have to pay &pound;2,006 to sit SQE1 and &pound;3,086 for SQE2 in the 2026/2027 academic year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-of-taking-sqe-to-top-5000/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-of-taking-sqe-to-top-5000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lloyds unveils 'fully digital' homebuying service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Searches to be included with property listings and source of funds conducted earlier to prevent chains collapsing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lloyds-unveils-fully-digital-homebuying-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lloyds-unveils-fully-digital-homebuying-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor used client funds to pay for work he never completed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cumbria practitioner said he &lsquo;buried his head in the sand&rsquo; after billing for drafting wills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-used-client-funds-to-pay-for-work-he-never-completed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-used-client-funds-to-pay-for-work-he-never-completed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National security does not justify claimants' blanket exclusion, EAT finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal considers whether open hearing could be held in claim by former employee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-security-does-not-justify-claimants-blanket-exclusion-eat-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/national-security-does-not-justify-claimants-blanket-exclusion-eat-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP demands statutory review of judge-only trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paulette Hamilton says her amendment does not block or rewrite the Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-mp-demands-statutory-review-of-judge-only-trials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-mp-demands-statutory-review-of-judge-only-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Suspected fraud': &pound;39.5m of client money missing from PM Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest clear-up jobs ever undertaken by the regulator is likely to cost the profession millions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/suspected-fraud-pound395m-of-client-money-missing-from-pm-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/suspected-fraud-pound395m-of-client-money-missing-from-pm-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Law: SRA estimates £39.5m of client money is missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest clear-up jobs ever undertaken by the regulator is likely to cost the profession millions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-sra-estimates-395m-of-client-money-is-missing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-sra-estimates-395m-of-client-money-is-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Most aggressive lawyers in London' in Winehouse auction litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer's father instructed his solicitors to 'bombard the defendants with aggressive letters and the threat of litigation'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/most-aggressive-lawyers-in-london-in-winehouse-auction-litigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/most-aggressive-lawyers-in-london-in-winehouse-auction-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms accused of misleading clients with blanket five-star reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis finds many firms are carrying client testimonials with identical entries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-accused-of-misleading-clients-with-blanket-five-star-reviews/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-accused-of-misleading-clients-with-blanket-five-star-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission considers consumer class action regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government-sponsored project will seek views on benefits and risks of a new jurisdiction run at 'proportionate cost'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/commission-considers-consumer-class-action-regime/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/commission-considers-consumer-class-action-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vexatious private prosecution an abuse of process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief magistrate finds 'profound breaches of duties of candour' in attempt to prosecute dual national serving in Israeli armed forces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/vexatious-private-prosecution-an-abuse-of-process/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/vexatious-private-prosecution-an-abuse-of-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global firms back UK sector with new promotion rounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[International work the biggest driver for firms promoting associates to partner level.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firms-back-uk-sector-with-new-promotion-rounds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firms-back-uk-sector-with-new-promotion-rounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost-cutting pays off as conveyancing giant rebounds to profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simplify Moving intends to expand further through organic growth, acquisitions and the development of technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-cutting-pays-off-as-conveyancing-giant-rebounds-to-profit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-cutting-pays-off-as-conveyancing-giant-rebounds-to-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost-cutting pays off as conveyancing giant rebounds into operating profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simplify Moving intends to expand further through organic growth, acquisitions and the development of technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-cutting-pays-off-as-conveyancing-giant-rebounds-into-operating-profit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-cutting-pays-off-as-conveyancing-giant-rebounds-into-operating-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost-cutting pays off as conveyancing giant rebounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simplify Moving intends to expand further through organic growth, acquisitions and the development of technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-cutting-pays-off-as-conveyancing-giant-rebounds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:20:00 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looms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-trumps-efforts-to-dismantle-independent-bar-fiercely-resisted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-trumps-efforts-to-dismantle-independent-bar-fiercely-resisted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court gives clarity on delegation in &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conduct of litigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-gives-clarity-on-delegation-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-gives-clarity-on-delegation-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City solicitor builds free tool for speedy court bundles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software to create court-compliant PDF bundles will be free and open source to support access to justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-solicitor-builds-free-tool-for-speedy-court-bundles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-solicitor-builds-free-tool-for-speedy-court-bundles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17 April 2026 decisions and interventions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/17-april-2026-decisions-and-interventions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/17-april-2026-decisions-and-interventions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to double leadership team in bid to rebuild public trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four newly-created posts will cover risk, data and insight, external affairs and communications, general counsel and supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-double-leadership-team-in-bid-to-rebuild-public-trust/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-double-leadership-team-in-bid-to-rebuild-public-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to double leadership in bid to rebuild public trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four newly created posts will cover risk, data and insight, external affairs and communications, general counsel and supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-double-leadership-in-bid-to-rebuild-public-trust/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-double-leadership-in-bid-to-rebuild-public-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to bolster leadership team in bid to rebuild trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four newly created posts will cover risk, data and insight, external affairs and communications, general counsel and supervision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-bolster-leadership-team-in-bid-to-rebuild-trust/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-bolster-leadership-team-in-bid-to-rebuild-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAT rejects group claim which would mostly benefit lawyers and funder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unanimous judgment noted the estimated loss and proportion of damages distributed to class members 'dwarfed' &pound;20m costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cat-rejects-group-claim-which-would-mostly-benefit-lawyers-and-funder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cat-rejects-group-claim-which-would-mostly-benefit-lawyers-and-funder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAT concerned costs of group action would mostly benefit lawyers and funder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unanimous judgment noted the estimated loss and proportion of damages distributed to class members 'dwarfed' &pound;20m costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cat-concerned-costs-of-group-action-would-mostly-benefit-lawyers-and-funder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cat-concerned-costs-of-group-action-would-mostly-benefit-lawyers-and-funder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: On the money - Law Society financial benchmarking survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fee income and profits continue to soar, this year&rsquo;s benchmarking survey shows. Solicitors are clearly getting better at running&nbsp;their businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-on-the-money-law-society-financial-benchmarking-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-on-the-money-law-society-financial-benchmarking-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle to water down jury trial reforms continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts and Tribunals Bill committee has yet to vote on important amendment on specialist rape courts - a Labour manifesto commitment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/battle-to-water-down-jury-trial-reforms-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/battle-to-water-down-jury-trial-reforms-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Machine age law is already changing practice, says master of rolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[TikTok generation will still consult human lawyers - but in a different way, Sir Geoffrey Vos predicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/machine-age-law-is-already-changing-practice-says-master-of-rolls/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/machine-age-law-is-already-changing-practice-says-master-of-rolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-volume litigation funder placed into administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fenchurch Legal&nbsp;has been a key figure in the emergence of firms running thousands of housing disrepair, financial mis-selling and&nbsp;Plevin&nbsp;PPI claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-volume-litigation-funder-placed-into-administration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-volume-litigation-funder-placed-into-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data page – April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious Fraud Office outlines tech-driven roadmap for year ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agency pledges to&nbsp;intervene earlier &lsquo;and with greater precision&rsquo; as it publishes annual business plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serious-fraud-office-outlines-tech-driven-roadmap-for-year-ahead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serious-fraud-office-outlines-tech-driven-roadmap-for-year-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious Fraud Office outlines tech-driven roadmap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agency pledges to&nbsp;intervene earlier &lsquo;and with greater precision&rsquo; as it publishes annual business plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serious-fraud-office-outlines-tech-driven-roadmap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serious-fraud-office-outlines-tech-driven-roadmap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAAC-riddled London court reopens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harrow Crown Court is operating again, with some of its eight courtrooms refurbished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/raac-riddled-london-court-reopens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/raac-riddled-london-court-reopens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAAC-riddled court reopened after £26m safety overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harrow Crown Court was reopened this week with some of the eight courtrooms newly refurbished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/raac-riddled-court-reopened-after-26m-safety-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/raac-riddled-court-reopened-after-26m-safety-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City pledges support for LawCare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two bodies will contribute a total of &pound;45,000 over three years amid reports of &lsquo;persistent structural pressures&rsquo; in the profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-pledges-support-for-lawcare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-pledges-support-for-lawcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firm income and profits soar - benchmarking survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2025 the sector experienced its highest growth in over 15 years, according to a respected annual bellwether.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-income-and-profits-soar-benchmarking-survey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firm-income-and-profits-soar-benchmarking-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians condemn 'sham' lawyers as SRA probes asylum firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator vows to take action against anyone in breach of their duties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/politicians-condemn-sham-lawyers-as-sra-probes-asylum-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/politicians-condemn-sham-lawyers-as-sra-probes-asylum-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDAs will be invalid without legal advice, government proposes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultation, which is open until July, has been described as a&nbsp;&lsquo;decisive moment in the fight to end the silencing of victims&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ndas-will-be-invalid-without-legal-advice-government-proposes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ndas-will-be-invalid-without-legal-advice-government-proposes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global powers combine in 'world&rsquo;s largest ever law firm merger']]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms say clients want more integrated legal offer between London and New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-powers-combine-in-worldrsquos-largest-ever-law-firm-merger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-powers-combine-in-worldrsquos-largest-ever-law-firm-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government defeats latest jury trial amendment]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs clash over proposed curbs to jury trials during Courts and Tribunals Bill scrutiny session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-defeats-latest-jury-trial-amendment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-defeats-latest-jury-trial-amendment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended for threatening complaining client with injunction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former litigation solicitor admits emails to client were 'oppressive and inappropriate'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-threatening-complaining-client-with-injunction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-threatening-complaining-client-with-injunction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not a happy tale': SRA chief admits complaints system Is confusing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Rapson hints at potential tie-up between powers of Solicitors Regulation Authority and legal ombudsman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/not-a-happy-tale-sra-chief-admits-complaints-system-is-confusing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/not-a-happy-tale-sra-chief-admits-complaints-system-is-confusing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrates sanctioned over interactions and reactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says two magistrates have been issued with formal warnings for misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrates-sanctioned-over-interactions-and-reactions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrates-sanctioned-over-interactions-and-reactions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eversheds Sutherland and Irwin Mitchell announce promotion rounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner promotion season continues with announcements from international and national firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/eversheds-sutherland-and-irwin-mitchell-announce-promotion-rounds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/eversheds-sutherland-and-irwin-mitchell-announce-promotion-rounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm banned from citing Martin Lewis endorsement]]></title><description><![CDATA[PCP Refunds collects claims which are then sold onto law firms for a referral fee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-banned-from-citing-martin-lewis-endorsement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-banned-from-citing-martin-lewis-endorsement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Ruby Bhatti OBE appointed High Sheriff of West Yorkshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Bhatti is the&nbsp;first South Asian solicitor to hold the role in the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dr-ruby-bhatti-obe-appointed-high-sheriff-of-west-yorkshire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dr-ruby-bhatti-obe-appointed-high-sheriff-of-west-yorkshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor's 'extraordinary' error renders loan security void]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borrower successfully cites 400-year-old rule under which altered deeds are rendered void.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-extraordinary-error-renders-loan-security-void/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-extraordinary-error-renders-loan-security-void/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury reforms face key hurdle today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebel MP says amendment calling for specialist courts to deal with sexual offences was a Labour manifesto promise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jury-reforms-face-key-hurdle-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jury-reforms-face-key-hurdle-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Junior banned for falsifying recording 100 hours amid billing pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal says mitigation was genuine and substantial, but not enough to prevent strike-off.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/junior-banned-for-falsifying-recording-100-hours-amid-billing-pressure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/junior-banned-for-falsifying-recording-100-hours-amid-billing-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Junior banned for falsely recording 100 hours amid billing pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal says clinical negligence lawyer's mitigation was 'genuine and substantial' - but not enough to avoid strike-off.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/junior-banned-for-falsely-recording-100-hours-amid-billing-pressure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/junior-banned-for-falsely-recording-100-hours-amid-billing-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI to get a court transcription try-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research will test accuracy of in-house system in recording Crown court proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-to-get-a-court-transcription-try-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-to-get-a-court-transcription-try-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partners approve Ashurst’s transatlantic merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashurst and Perkins Coie will unite to create a top-20 global firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/partners-approve-ashursts-transatlantic-merger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/partners-approve-ashursts-transatlantic-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham solicitors tell SRA to stop policing bullying and sexual misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Influential society says SRA has perception of being difficult to engage with and lacks empathy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/birmingham-solicitors-tell-sra-to-stop-policing-bullying-and-sexual-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/birmingham-solicitors-tell-sra-to-stop-policing-bullying-and-sexual-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Society issues new guidance post-&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms must 'review procedures to make sure these document steps involved in litigation processes and who carries each of these out'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-society-issues-new-guidance-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-society-issues-new-guidance-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wales’ legal aid deserts fuel demand for clinics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number of enquiries handled by LawWorks Cymru's pro-bono volunteers has jumped by 81% since 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wales-legal-aid-deserts-fuel-demand-for-clinics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wales-legal-aid-deserts-fuel-demand-for-clinics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid deserts in Wales fuel demand for clinics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number of enquiries handled by LawWorks Cymru's pro-bono volunteers has jumped by 81% since 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-deserts-in-wales-fuel-demand-for-clinics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-deserts-in-wales-fuel-demand-for-clinics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-volume litigation funder faces winding-up order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fenchurch Legal has carved out a position as a leading financier of large volume claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-volume-litigation-funder-faces-winding-up-order/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-volume-litigation-funder-faces-winding-up-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Who owns the moon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Artemis II mission has brought back into focus the extraction of space resources for commercial gain. But laws governing the exploitation of lunar materials remain an untenable fudge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-who-owns-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-who-owns-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timetable to be revealed for clinical negligence action plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury sketchy on specific changes - but stresses that reform is in the public interest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/timetable-to-be-revealed-for-clinical-negligence-action-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/timetable-to-be-revealed-for-clinical-negligence-action-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partner struck off over repeated dishonesty at new firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Probate solicitor backdated a document and sent a misleading email within the space of a couple of weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/partner-struck-off-over-repeated-dishonesty-at-new-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/partner-struck-off-over-repeated-dishonesty-at-new-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment tribunal throws out Scottish solicitor's complaint against regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner had&nbsp;claimed direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation by the Law Society of Scotland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-tribunal-throws-out-scottish-solicitors-complaint-against-regulator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-tribunal-throws-out-scottish-solicitors-complaint-against-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fallout from US ruling on 'addiction']]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fallout-from-us-ruling-on-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fallout-from-us-ruling-on-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxbridge graduates 15 times more likely to receive top pupillage awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual pupil ssurvey also reveals lower financial awards for pupils doing publicly funded work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/oxbridge-graduates-15-times-more-likely-to-receive-top-pupillage-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/oxbridge-graduates-15-times-more-likely-to-receive-top-pupillage-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pared budget will leave cases waiting a year, warns ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office for Legal Complaints releases business plan following rebuff over application for 11% budget rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pared-budget-will-leave-cases-waiting-a-year-warns-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pared-budget-will-leave-cases-waiting-a-year-warns-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clipped budget will leave cases waiting a year, warns ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office for Legal Complaints releases business plan following rebuff over application for 11% budget rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clipped-budget-will-leave-cases-waiting-a-year-warns-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clipped-budget-will-leave-cases-waiting-a-year-warns-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Legal grey areas' putting mental health patients at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA['Significant legal gap&rsquo; creates impossible choice for staff trying to keep patients safe,&nbsp;Health Services Safety Investigations Body warns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-grey-areas-putting-mental-health-patients-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-grey-areas-putting-mental-health-patients-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt;: 'Common-sense' judgment brings relief &ndash; but what will 'supervision' now require?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has brought much-needed clarity to the conduct of litigation by restoring the principle of delegation. But law firms will still need to revisit their oversight procedures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-common-sense-judgment-brings-relief-ndash-but-what-will-supervision-now-require/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-common-sense-judgment-brings-relief-ndash-but-what-will-supervision-now-require/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London firm faces £35,000 SRA costs bill on top of modest fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small sanctions issued against firm and two partners after client monies were retained too long.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-firm-faces-35000-sra-costs-bill-on-top-of-modest-fines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-firm-faces-35000-sra-costs-bill-on-top-of-modest-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London firm faces £35,000 SRA costs bill on top of £3,000 fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sanctions issued against firm and two partners after client monies were retained too long.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-firm-faces-35000-sra-costs-bill-on-top-of-3000-fines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/london-firm-faces-35000-sra-costs-bill-on-top-of-3000-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENRC returns to court over £1.8m costs dispute with SFO investigator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case law says there is no&nbsp;privilege&nbsp;to retainer documents, senior costs judge rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/enrc-returns-to-court-over-18m-costs-dispute-with-sfo-investigator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/enrc-returns-to-court-over-18m-costs-dispute-with-sfo-investigator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENRC returns to court over £1.8m costs dispute with SFO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case law is clear there is no&nbsp;privilege&nbsp;to retainer documents, senior costs judge rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/enrc-returns-to-court-over-18m-costs-dispute-with-sfo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/enrc-returns-to-court-over-18m-costs-dispute-with-sfo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final FCA rules sharpen focus on individual accountability and enforcement risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motor finance redress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/final-fca-rules-sharpen-focus-on-individual-accountability-and-enforcement-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/final-fca-rules-sharpen-focus-on-individual-accountability-and-enforcement-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm failed to keep client updated on $35 million fees, judge rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner charged for 370.7 hours in a month - and $11,367.54 to travel from New York to London, costs judgment reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-failed-to-keep-client-updated-on-35-million-fees-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-failed-to-keep-client-updated-on-35-million-fees-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More people paying £3 to block probate applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm says rising property prices and complex family dynamics have fuelled 12% rise in applications for probate caveats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/more-people-paying-3-to-block-probate-applications/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/more-people-paying-3-to-block-probate-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar regulator seeks 12% budget rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator expects its total running costs to be nearly &pound;24m, up from &pound;21.1m last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-regulator-seeks-12-budget-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-regulator-seeks-12-budget-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South coast firm expands through strategic acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Rimmer LLP announces integration of 26-year-old Bexhill-on-Sea practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/south-coast-firm-expands-through-strategic-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/south-coast-firm-expands-through-strategic-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime victims given more time to ask for sentence review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes include a legal duty to notify &lsquo;survivors&rsquo; of the existence of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crime-victims-given-more-time-to-ask-for-sentence-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crime-victims-given-more-time-to-ask-for-sentence-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime victims get more time to challenge sentences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes include a legal duty to notify &lsquo;survivors&rsquo; of the existence of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crime-victims-get-more-time-to-challenge-sentences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crime-victims-get-more-time-to-challenge-sentences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is mainstream in law - but clients are not told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the pace of adoption, only 27% of firms have embedded the technology within their organisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-is-mainstream-in-law-but-clients-are-not-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-is-mainstream-in-law-but-clients-are-not-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA bars employee following drug convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jailed planning administrator disqualified from working from any SRA-regulated firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-bars-employee-following-drug-convictions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-bars-employee-following-drug-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor arrested on suspicion of fraud and blackmail]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Yorkshire Police says man in his 60s has been&nbsp;bailed pending further enquiries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-fraud-and-blackmail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-fraud-and-blackmail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate who shouted at colleague sanctioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office-holder expressed regret and said&nbsp;&lsquo;she should have handled the situation differently&rsquo;, JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-who-shouted-at-colleague-sanctioned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-who-shouted-at-colleague-sanctioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIDW 26: Arbitration Day lineup announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury to open London International Disputes Week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lidw-26-arbitration-day-lineup-announced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lidw-26-arbitration-day-lineup-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal backlog could hobble Fair Work Agency, Society warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[New boxy brings together&nbsp;three&nbsp;agencies 'to ensure employment rights can be enforced more effectively and efficiently'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-backlog-could-hobble-fair-work-agency-society-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-backlog-could-hobble-fair-work-agency-society-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parallel family and criminal proceedings 'confusing for parties', judge notes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proceedings involved allegations of domestic abuse and coercive control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/parallel-family-and-criminal-proceedings-confusing-for-parties-judge-notes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/parallel-family-and-criminal-proceedings-confusing-for-parties-judge-notes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BSB rows back on early naming of charged barristers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early publication was recommended by the Harman review to encourage complainants to come forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bsb-rows-back-on-early-naming-of-charged-barristers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bsb-rows-back-on-early-naming-of-charged-barristers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar to bring forward publication of disciplinary charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early publication was recommended by the Harman review to encourage complainants to come forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-to-bring-forward-publication-of-disciplinary-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-to-bring-forward-publication-of-disciplinary-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar retreats on early naming of disciplinary respondents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early publication was recommended by the Harman review to encourage complainants to come forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-retreats-on-early-naming-of-disciplinary-respondents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bar-retreats-on-early-naming-of-disciplinary-respondents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs budgeting 'lite' set for expansion after strong first year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady Justice Cockerill&nbsp;says that litigants are seeking out districts where simplified budgeting is allowed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-budgeting-lite-set-for-expansion-after-strong-first-year-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-budgeting-lite-set-for-expansion-after-strong-first-year-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs budgeting ‘lite’ set for expansion after strong first year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady Justice Cockerill&nbsp;says that litigants are seeking out districts where simplified budgeting is allowed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-budgeting-lite-set-for-expansion-after-strong-first-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-budgeting-lite-set-for-expansion-after-strong-first-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal judge's 16-week delay leads to sanction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office holder apologised and&nbsp;&lsquo;acknowledged that he had not given the matter the priority it deserved&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-judges-16-week-delay-leads-to-sanction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-judges-16-week-delay-leads-to-sanction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for a new chapter, says retiring family president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Andrew McFarlane will be stepping down from his role this month after nearly eight years at the helm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/time-for-a-new-chapter-says-retiring-family-president/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/time-for-a-new-chapter-says-retiring-family-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for a new chapter, says retiring Family Division president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child focused courts are the new normal and family justice system must adapt, says Sir Andrew McFarlane in valedictory message.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/time-for-a-new-chapter-says-retiring-family-division-president/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/time-for-a-new-chapter-says-retiring-family-division-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity-backed group adds £15m south-east firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reading firm says it will benefit from IT and AI support of an owner with deep pockets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-backed-group-adds-15m-south-east-firm-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-backed-group-adds-15m-south-east-firm-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity-backed group adds £15m south east firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reading firm says it will benefit from IT and AI support of an owner with deep pockets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-backed-group-adds-15m-south-east-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-backed-group-adds-15m-south-east-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex firm shut down for suspected dishonesty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor with history of taking cases to Supreme Court suspended by regulator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/essex-firm-shut-down-for-suspected-dishonesty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/essex-firm-shut-down-for-suspected-dishonesty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court judge sanctioned for delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office received complaints from legal representatives in two cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-judge-sanctioned-for-delays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-judge-sanctioned-for-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for next Supreme Court president begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection commision has been set up and applications are now open to find Lord Reed&rsquo;s replacement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/search-for-next-supreme-court-president-begins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/search-for-next-supreme-court-president-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conveyancers should contact clients 'even if there are no updates']]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal ombudsman keen to address 18% jump in complaints related to residential conveyancing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-should-contact-clients-even-if-there-are-no-updates-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-should-contact-clients-even-if-there-are-no-updates-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conveyancers should contact clients - 'even if there are no updates']]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal ombudsman keen to address recent spike in complaints related to residential conveyancing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-should-contact-clients-even-if-there-are-no-updates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-should-contact-clients-even-if-there-are-no-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs success for Banksy over 'unreasonable' libel claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Proceedings were deployed to exert pressure relying upon Banksy&rsquo;s well-known concern to preserve his anonymity,&rsquo; judge finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-success-for-banksy-over-unreasonable-libel-claim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-success-for-banksy-over-unreasonable-libel-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs success for Banksy as High Court throws out libel claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Proceedings were deployed to exert pressure relying upon Banksy&rsquo;s well-known concern to preserve his anonymity&rsquo;, judge finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-success-for-banksy-as-high-court-throws-out-libel-claim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-success-for-banksy-as-high-court-throws-out-libel-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring mergers: Weightmans buys two firms while arch.law adds team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual trend of mergers announcements at the start of April continues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/spring-mergers-weightmans-buys-two-firms-while-archlaw-adds-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/spring-mergers-weightmans-buys-two-firms-while-archlaw-adds-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended over court order breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal says two-year suspension from practice reflects the seriousness of the misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-over-court-order-breaches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-over-court-order-breaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic circle duo announce partner promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linklaters makes 37 promotions, Freshfields 12.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magic-circle-duo-announce-partner-promotions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magic-circle-duo-announce-partner-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barristers push for government to keep its promise over specialist rape courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bar chair calls for&nbsp;'focus on measures that have a direct impact on delays experienced by vulnerable witnesses'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barristers-push-for-government-to-keep-its-promise-over-specialist-rape-courts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barristers-push-for-government-to-keep-its-promise-over-specialist-rape-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firms unbowed despite FCA threat to consumers going to court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers say official compensation scheme is a &lsquo;complete failure&rsquo; and do not rule out group claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firms-unbowed-despite-fca-threat-to-consumers-going-to-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firms-unbowed-despite-fca-threat-to-consumers-going-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawtech programme wins three-year extension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitive process to award &pound;4.5 million in new funding will be launched in due course, MoJ says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawtech-programme-wins-three-year-extension/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawtech-programme-wins-three-year-extension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief, recognition and clarity: Legal executives welcome &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; reversal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling had threatened to sideline staff and deny vulnerable clients access to justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/relief-recognition-and-clarity-legal-executives-welcome-ltemgtmazurltemgt-reversal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/relief-recognition-and-clarity-legal-executives-welcome-ltemgtmazurltemgt-reversal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief, recognition and clarity: Legal executives grateful for &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; reversal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling had threatened to sideline staff and deny vulnerable clients access to justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/relief-recognition-and-clarity-legal-executives-grateful-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-reversal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/relief-recognition-and-clarity-legal-executives-grateful-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-reversal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As you were: Court upholds CILEX appeal on conduct of litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s ruling overturns the judgment of Mr Justice Sheldon which sent shock waves through the profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/as-you-were-court-upholds-cilex-appeal-on-conduct-of-litigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/as-you-were-court-upholds-cilex-appeal-on-conduct-of-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As you were: Court of Appeal upholds CILEX appeal on litigation conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s ruling overturns the judgment of Mr Justice Sheldon which sent shock waves through the profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/as-you-were-court-of-appeal-upholds-cilex-appeal-on-litigation-conduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/as-you-were-court-of-appeal-upholds-cilex-appeal-on-litigation-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CILEX hails 'historic victory', as Law Society welcomes clarification]]></title><description><![CDATA['Profession can now operate effectively, maintaining high standards and consumer confidence whilst opening up legal services.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-hails-historic-victory-as-law-society-welcomes-clarification/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-hails-historic-victory-as-law-society-welcomes-clarification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CILEX and Law Society welcome 'most consequential' clarification]]></title><description><![CDATA['Profession can now operate effectively, maintaining high standards and consumer confidence whilst opening up legal services.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-and-law-society-welcome-most-consequential-clarification/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-and-law-society-welcome-most-consequential-clarification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CILEX and Law Society note 'most consequential' clarification]]></title><description><![CDATA['Profession can now operate effectively, maintaining high standards and consumer confidence whilst opening up legal services.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-and-law-society-note-most-consequential-clarification/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cilex-and-law-society-note-most-consequential-clarification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; judgment - CILEX wins appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mazur&nbsp;appeal has been upheld.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-cilex-wins-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-cilex-wins-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; judgment day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal to rule in&nbsp;Mazur&nbsp;this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; judgment - CILEX wins appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mazur&nbsp;appeal has been upheld.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-cilex-wins-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-cilex-wins-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As it happened: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; judgment - CILEX wins appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mazur&nbsp;appeal has been upheld.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/as-it-happened-ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-cilex-wins-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/as-it-happened-ltemgtmazurltemgt-judgment-cilex-wins-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; FAQs: What was the case, who is affected and why does it matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal is to rule in&nbsp;Mazur&nbsp;this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-faqs-what-was-the-case-who-is-affected-and-why-does-it-matter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-faqs-what-was-the-case-who-is-affected-and-why-does-it-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor with 22 years' experience found dishonest over deed shortcut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent practitioner who signed a document knowing she had not witnessed it is suspended for six months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-with-22-years-experience-found-dishonest-over-deed-shortcut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-with-22-years-experience-found-dishonest-over-deed-shortcut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judgment Day: Court of Appeal to rule in &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; this morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal profession waits with baited breath for vital ruling from Court of Appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judgment-day-court-of-appeal-to-rule-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt-this-morning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judgment-day-court-of-appeal-to-rule-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt-this-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judgment Day: Legal profession awaits defining &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; ruling today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal profession waits with baited breath for vital ruling from Court of Appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judgment-day-legal-profession-awaits-defining-ltemgtmazurltemgt-ruling-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judgment-day-legal-profession-awaits-defining-ltemgtmazurltemgt-ruling-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions excluded from motor finance redress as FCA revises scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial Conduct Authority tightens eligibility rules for people mis-sold motor finance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/millions-excluded-from-motor-finance-redress-as-fca-revises-scheme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/millions-excluded-from-motor-finance-redress-as-fca-revises-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go to law and you’re out of our scheme, FCA tells motor finance claimants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial Conduct Authority tightens eligibility rules for people mis-sold motor finance between 2007 and 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/go-to-law-and-youre-out-of-our-scheme-fca-tells-motor-finance-claimants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/go-to-law-and-youre-out-of-our-scheme-fca-tells-motor-finance-claimants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil legal aid providers given 'greater flexibility' on how to carry out work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contract requirements to have permanent office locations open for certain periods during the week are to be removed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/civil-legal-aid-providers-given-greater-flexibility-on-how-to-carry-out-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/civil-legal-aid-providers-given-greater-flexibility-on-how-to-carry-out-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil legal aid providers given 'greater flexibility']]></title><description><![CDATA[Contract requirements for providers to have permanent office locations open for periods in a week are to be removed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/civil-legal-aid-providers-given-greater-flexibility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/civil-legal-aid-providers-given-greater-flexibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs judge refuses detailed assessment of £174,000 invoices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bills previously described as 'ludicrous' could not be subject of a detailed assessment&nbsp;under the Solicitors Act 1974.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-judge-refuses-detailed-assessment-of-174000-invoices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-judge-refuses-detailed-assessment-of-174000-invoices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge orders naming of barrister who cited AI-faked cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer opposed 'character assassination', saying identification would put her at risk of harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-orders-naming-of-barrister-who-cited-ai-faked-cases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-orders-naming-of-barrister-who-cited-ai-faked-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate sanctioned for addressing colleagues 'discourteously']]></title><description><![CDATA[JCIO says the office holder had &lsquo;expressed regret for any unintended impact of his conduct&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-for-addressing-colleagues-discourteously/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-for-addressing-colleagues-discourteously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms brace as FCA set to reveal motor compensation scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms and claims management companies relying on motor finance income will be closely studying details of FCA plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-as-fca-set-to-reveal-motor-compensation-scheme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-as-fca-set-to-reveal-motor-compensation-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms brace as FCA prepares to unveil motor compensation scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimant practices that have invested heavily&nbsp; in motor finance redress anxiously await details of City watchdog's plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-as-fca-prepares-to-unveil-motor-compensation-scheme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-as-fca-prepares-to-unveil-motor-compensation-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Mesh scandal victims seek compensation after solicitor struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women who suffered from lawyer's 'deplorable' conduct are pursuing negligence claims and even considering private prosecutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mesh-scandal-victims-seek-compensation-after-solicitor-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mesh-scandal-victims-seek-compensation-after-solicitor-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Mesh scandal solicitor struck off as victims seek compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A solicitor&rsquo;s &lsquo;deplorable&rsquo; treatment of mesh scandal victims has ended in strike-off. The women who suffered are pursuing negligence claims and even considering private prosecutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mesh-scandal-solicitor-struck-off-as-victims-seek-compensation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mesh-scandal-solicitor-struck-off-as-victims-seek-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former employee posted defamatory reviews of solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor&rsquo;s libel claim over probate executive&rsquo;s one star reviews given green light to go ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-employee-posted-defamatory-reviews-of-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-employee-posted-defamatory-reviews-of-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultant labelled 'dishonest fraudster' struck off the roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor issued invoices without his firm&rsquo;s approval for excessive amounts, tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consultant-labelled-dishonest-fraudster-struck-off-the-roll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consultant-labelled-dishonest-fraudster-struck-off-the-roll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidential tension highlighted by LP v MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family and criminal law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/evidential-tension-highlighted-by-lp-v-mp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/evidential-tension-highlighted-by-lp-v-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community sentences need investment, magistrates say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Position statement lists 14 recommendations to help criminal justice reforms succeed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/community-sentences-need-investment-magistrates-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/community-sentences-need-investment-magistrates-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Gaming tokens 'theft' case stakes out new legal terrain]]></title><description><![CDATA[A landmark case on the alleged theft of gold gaming tokens stakes out more legal ground on the unfamiliar terrain of digital assets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-gaming-tokens-theft-case-stakes-out-new-legal-terrain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-gaming-tokens-theft-case-stakes-out-new-legal-terrain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family pet campaign secures parliamentary bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Domestic Abuse (Pets) Bill makes smooth start in its parliamentary journey to becoming law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-pet-campaign-secures-parliamentary-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-pet-campaign-secures-parliamentary-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family pet campaign becomes parliamentary bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Domestic Abuse (Pets) Bill makes smooth start in its parliamentary journey to becoming law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-pet-campaign-becomes-parliamentary-bill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-pet-campaign-becomes-parliamentary-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior partner's evidence 'lacking credibility' in client dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal judge says firm&rsquo;s own statement of case was &lsquo;surprisingly amateurish&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/senior-partners-evidence-lacking-credibility-in-client-dispute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/senior-partners-evidence-lacking-credibility-in-client-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for training and appraisals to improve treatment of defendants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transform Justice&rsquo;s latest court observation has led to recommendations on how to better defendants&rsquo; participation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/call-for-training-and-appraisals-to-improve-treatment-of-defendants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/call-for-training-and-appraisals-to-improve-treatment-of-defendants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir primed to access law firm AML data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial US tech giant is on the verge of landing a crime detection contract with the Financial Conduct Authority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/palantir-primed-to-access-law-firm-aml-data/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/palantir-primed-to-access-law-firm-aml-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA defends zero tolerance approach to Dentons AML case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Bean, Lord Justice Jeremy Baker and Lord Justice Zacaroli reserve judgment in the Court of Appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-defends-zero-tolerance-approach-to-dentons-aml-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-defends-zero-tolerance-approach-to-dentons-aml-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics first, client second: Lawyers told to prioritise wider duties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frontline regulators urged to offer more support to lawyers to call out poor behaviour in their workplace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ethics-first-client-second-lawyers-told-to-prioritise-wider-duties/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ethics-first-client-second-lawyers-told-to-prioritise-wider-duties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown court backlog reaches new record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says latest figures for outstanding caseload justify jury trial reform; bar says they prove the opposite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-reaches-new-record/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-reaches-new-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown court backlog projections 'looking wildly pessimistic']]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says latest quarterly figures for outstanding caseload justify jury trial reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-projections-looking-wildly-pessimistic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-projections-looking-wildly-pessimistic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown court backlog hits new record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says latest figures for outstanding caseload justify jury trial reform; bar says they prove the opposite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-hits-new-record/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/crown-court-backlog-hits-new-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-ministers back new lobby to protect opt-out actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitive Britain was set up to repel business attempts to water down the Competition Appeal Tribunal regime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-ministers-back-new-lobby-to-protect-opt-out-actions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-ministers-back-new-lobby-to-protect-opt-out-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juries 'not bastions of infallibility', rape victim tell MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victims of crime share court ordeals with MPs scrutinising Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juries-not-bastions-of-infallibility-rape-victim-tell-mps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/juries-not-bastions-of-infallibility-rape-victim-tell-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Light touch' no more? Incoming LSB chair promises stronger scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monisha Shah, the government&rsquo;s preferred candidate for the post, faces questioning from MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/light-touch-no-more-incoming-lsb-chair-promises-stronger-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/light-touch-no-more-incoming-lsb-chair-promises-stronger-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Light touch' no more? Incoming LSB chair promises 'greater surveillance']]></title><description><![CDATA[Monisha Shah, the government&rsquo;s preferred candidate for the post, faces questioning from MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/light-touch-no-more-incoming-lsb-chair-promises-greater-surveillance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/light-touch-no-more-incoming-lsb-chair-promises-greater-surveillance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge calls for media sensitivity as he jails 'romance fraudster']]></title><description><![CDATA[In his sentencing remarks the judge acknowleged the &lsquo;story should be told&rsquo; but could be done by referring to victims initials only.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-calls-for-media-sensitivity-as-he-jails-romance-fraudster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-calls-for-media-sensitivity-as-he-jails-romance-fraudster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons challenges AML breach ruling at Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not every breach of rule or regulation should be treated as a matter of misconduct, international firm argues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dentons-challenges-aml-breach-ruling-at-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dentons-challenges-aml-breach-ruling-at-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dentons challenge to AML ruling reaches Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not every breach of rule or regulation should be treated as a matter of misconduct, international firm argues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dentons-challenge-to-aml-ruling-reaches-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dentons-challenge-to-aml-ruling-reaches-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regional heavyweights in acquisition talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock market announcement made 'following recent press speculation' about potential deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regional-heavyweights-in-acquisition-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regional-heavyweights-in-acquisition-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking news: Regional heavyweights in acquisition talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock market announcement made 'following recent press speculation' about potential deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-news-regional-heavyweights-in-acquisition-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-news-regional-heavyweights-in-acquisition-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP clashes with victims commissioners over jury reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tetchy exchanges between Kieran Mullan MP, Claire Waxman and Vera Baird during parliamentary session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mp-clashes-with-victims-commissioners-over-jury-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mp-clashes-with-victims-commissioners-over-jury-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform bids to mobilise legal allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special interest group's first task is 'outreach into legal community', launch event hears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reform-bids-to-mobilise-legal-allies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reform-bids-to-mobilise-legal-allies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor struck off for giving clients false case updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner misled clients for more than a year about how their probate cases were progressing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-for-giving-clients-false-case-updates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-for-giving-clients-false-case-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former attorney general warns over Henry VIII powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominic Grieve says Henry VIII powers subvert parliament's role in new podcast series from legal reform charity Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-attorney-general-warns-over-henry-viii-powers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-attorney-general-warns-over-henry-viii-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest civil fraud trial concludes with £177m award]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 11 years, 1,800 pages of judgment and &pound;120 million in claimant costs, the curtain falls. At least for now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/biggest-civil-fraud-trial-concludes-with-177m-award/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/biggest-civil-fraud-trial-concludes-with-177m-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSB set to block 11% budget boost for ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Complaints handler has already warned it cannot deal with soaring workload without more money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-set-to-block-11-budget-boost-for-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsb-set-to-block-11-budget-boost-for-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDT reveals surge in private prosecutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the public more likely than ever to bring their own cases - but most are failing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdt-reveals-surge-in-private-prosecutions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdt-reveals-surge-in-private-prosecutions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['1948 relic': PI lobby faces new fight to cling onto private health costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS is effectively being double charged by injured people, says MP behind private member's bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/1948-relic-pi-lobby-faces-new-fight-to-cling-onto-private-health-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/1948-relic-pi-lobby-faces-new-fight-to-cling-onto-private-health-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['1948 relic': Personal injury lobby faces new fight to cling onto private health costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS is effectively being double-charged by injured people, says MP behind private member's bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/1948-relic-personal-injury-lobby-faces-new-fight-to-cling-onto-private-health-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/1948-relic-personal-injury-lobby-faces-new-fight-to-cling-onto-private-health-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SEND 'listening exercise' sparks scepticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour spindoctors are hard at work attempting to render controversial SEND reforms palatable to MPs and affected&nbsp;families. Fears about the authenticity of the government&rsquo;s &lsquo;listening&rsquo; exercises appear well founded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-send-listening-exercise-sparks-scepticism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-send-listening-exercise-sparks-scepticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDT's anonymity ruling takes us on a slippery slope from open justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alarm bells rang as the SRA brought an anonymity application over parties named in a case already in the public domain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdts-anonymity-ruling-takes-us-on-a-slippery-slope-from-open-justice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sdts-anonymity-ruling-takes-us-on-a-slippery-slope-from-open-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unclaimed class action cash attracts £68m worth of funding bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Access to Justice Foundation received 314 applications for grants to support free legal advice sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unclaimed-class-action-cash-attracts-68m-worth-of-funding-bids/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unclaimed-class-action-cash-attracts-68m-worth-of-funding-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-year suspension for ex-City partner found in contempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Registered foreign lawyer apologises for 'an isolated incident of abject stupidity'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-year-suspension-for-ex-city-partner-found-in-contempt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-year-suspension-for-ex-city-partner-found-in-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Burn it’ solicitor suspended for two years for contempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Registered foreign lawyer apologises over 'an isolated incident of abject stupidity'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/burn-it-solicitor-suspended-for-two-years-for-contempt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/burn-it-solicitor-suspended-for-two-years-for-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Burn it’ lawyer suspended for two years for contempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Registered foreign lawyer apologises over 'an isolated incident of abject stupidity'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/burn-it-lawyer-suspended-for-two-years-for-contempt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/burn-it-lawyer-suspended-for-two-years-for-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I can't trust anyone again': Mesh victims speak out after solicitor banned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigner says solicitor added another layer of pain to an already devastating medical journey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/i-cant-trust-anyone-again-mesh-victims-speak-out-after-solicitor-banned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/i-cant-trust-anyone-again-mesh-victims-speak-out-after-solicitor-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data page – March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical records disclosed to accused in domestic abuse cases, peers told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barrister tells House of Lords Domestic Abuse Act 2021 committee that family court guidance is needed on correct approach to disclosure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/medical-records-disclosed-to-accused-in-domestic-abuse-cases-peers-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/medical-records-disclosed-to-accused-in-domestic-abuse-cases-peers-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Adams case dropped after court signalled loss of QOCS shield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimants say they had &lsquo;no realistic choice&rsquo; once abuse of process was alleged in civil case against former&nbsp;Sinn F&eacute;in president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/gerry-adams-case-dropped-after-court-signalled-loss-of-qocs-shield/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/gerry-adams-case-dropped-after-court-signalled-loss-of-qocs-shield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearer guidance needed on AI harms - Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Jurisdiction Taskforce prepares statement on liability for physical and economic damage cause by autonomous systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clearer-guidance-needed-on-ai-harms-society/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clearer-guidance-needed-on-ai-harms-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Office families offered flat-rate compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says relatives of wronged sub-postmasters will not need to show any evidence of harm to be eligible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-families-offered-flat-rate-compensation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-families-offered-flat-rate-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate made 'racially inappropriate' WhatsApp comment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says comment&nbsp;&lsquo;could be perceived to call into question [magistrate&rsquo;s] impartiality, independence or integrity&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-made-racially-inappropriate-whatsapp-comment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-made-racially-inappropriate-whatsapp-comment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA sorry for late correspondence to jailed solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[SDT chair said it was &lsquo;regrettable&rsquo; that it took two months for the regulator to attempt to contact non-practising solicitor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-sorry-for-late-correspondence-to-jailed-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-sorry-for-late-correspondence-to-jailed-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA says sorry for late correspondence to jailed solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[SDT chair said it was &lsquo;regrettable&rsquo; that it took two months for the regulator to attempt to contact non-practising solicitor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-says-sorry-for-late-correspondence-to-jailed-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-says-sorry-for-late-correspondence-to-jailed-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is judicial review and what is it for?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/what-is-judicial-review-and-what-is-it-for/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/what-is-judicial-review-and-what-is-it-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firms must know who they are to win top talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recruitment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-must-know-who-they-are-to-win-top-talent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-must-know-who-they-are-to-win-top-talent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: LCJ braces for a 'year of transition' on the bench]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a time when &lsquo;we are losing giants of the judiciary&rsquo;, the LCJ spoke this week of legislation combining courts and tribunals, the safety of judges and recruiting more solicitors to the bench.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lcj-braces-for-a-year-of-transition-on-the-bench/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lcj-braces-for-a-year-of-transition-on-the-bench/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Deplorable' mesh implant solicitor banned for deceiving clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vulnerable women were left exposed to costs as they unwittingly pursued claims for years without ATE insurance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/deplorable-mesh-implant-solicitor-banned-for-deceiving-clients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/deplorable-mesh-implant-solicitor-banned-for-deceiving-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: How interest on client account schemes work abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s plans for an Interest on Lawyers&rsquo; Client Account scheme are flawed &ndash; that was the consensus at a recent conference exploring how existing ILCAs operate internationally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-how-interest-on-client-account-schemes-work-abroad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-how-interest-on-client-account-schemes-work-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualified Legal Representative 'deserts' in domestic abuse cases, Lords told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts in Newcastle, Devon and Cambridge are struggling to appoint lawyers to cross-examine accuser on behalf of accused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/qualified-legal-representative-deserts-in-domestic-abuse-cases-lords-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/qualified-legal-representative-deserts-in-domestic-abuse-cases-lords-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal representative 'desert' in domestic abuse cases, peers told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts in Newcastle, Devon and Cambridge are struggling to appoint lawyers to cross-examine accuser on behalf of accused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-representative-desert-in-domestic-abuse-cases-peers-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-representative-desert-in-domestic-abuse-cases-peers-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PI market regroups as claims fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures expose the extent of rapid consolidation that has wiped out swaths of the personal injury market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pi-market-regroups-as-claims-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pi-market-regroups-as-claims-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal injury market regroups as claims plunge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims fell to a record low last year but the sector is holding its own financially.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/personal-injury-market-regroups-as-claims-plunge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/personal-injury-market-regroups-as-claims-plunge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-office firms add new openings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms seek to offer personal support by moving into communities they serve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/multi-office-firms-add-new-openings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/multi-office-firms-add-new-openings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court throws out appeal of 'lack of integrity' sanction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner&rsquo;s appeal against 12-month suspension and &pound;30,630 costs order is dismissed by High Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-throws-out-appeal-of-lack-of-integrity-sanction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-throws-out-appeal-of-lack-of-integrity-sanction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA boss poised to beef up her executive team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Rapson tells Law Society Council that comparable organisations have many more senior leaders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-boss-poised-to-beef-up-her-executive-team/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-boss-poised-to-beef-up-her-executive-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conveyancing: Tax adviser registration 'could be deferred']]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society president also updates members on government&rsquo;s plan to seize client account interest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancing-tax-adviser-registration-could-be-deferred/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancing-tax-adviser-registration-could-be-deferred/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal gives further guidance to family case experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family Division, not the Court of Appeal, is almost always the place to hear challenges to experts, judges note.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-gives-further-guidance-to-family-case-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-gives-further-guidance-to-family-case-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to hobble SEND Tribunal a done deal, government admits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Position at odds with education secretary&rsquo;s statement that consultation happens 'before any final decisions are made'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/plan-to-hobble-send-tribunal-a-done-deal-government-admits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/plan-to-hobble-send-tribunal-a-done-deal-government-admits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key final decisions on SEND Tribunal already made, government admits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Position at odds with education secretary&rsquo;s statement that consultation happens 'before any final decisions are made'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/key-final-decisions-on-send-tribunal-already-made-government-admits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/key-final-decisions-on-send-tribunal-already-made-government-admits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal rejects return of convicted fraudster to roll after 18 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-solicitor worked as a housing officer during his time in prison but had done little other legal work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-rejects-return-of-convicted-fraudster-to-roll-after-18-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tribunal-rejects-return-of-convicted-fraudster-to-roll-after-18-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertainty as government parks AI copyright reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to allow widespread &lsquo;data mining&rsquo; to train systems are ruled out in the face of trenchant opposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uncertainty-as-government-parks-ai-copyright-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uncertainty-as-government-parks-ai-copyright-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign proceedings do not interfere with English claim, CoA rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only &lsquo;exceptional&rsquo; cases would mean that foreign proceedings could lead to criminal contempt in England and Wales courts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/foreign-proceedings-do-not-interfere-with-english-claim-coa-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/foreign-proceedings-do-not-interfere-with-english-claim-coa-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence lawyers hail cap on agency charges as 'important turning point']]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor says insurance sector will be pleased with decision on &lsquo;unjustified&rsquo; mark-ups.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defence-lawyers-hail-cap-on-agency-charges-as-important-turning-point/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defence-lawyers-hail-cap-on-agency-charges-as-important-turning-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA flags cost risks from client account interest levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government plans to redirect interest on client accounts could create significant new costs to be met by firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-flags-cost-risks-from-client-account-interest-levy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-flags-cost-risks-from-client-account-interest-levy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Client was right to feel aggrieved but not entitled to damages]]></title><description><![CDATA[National firm admits breaching its duty of care on property deal advice but denied causing any loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/client-was-right-to-feel-aggrieved-but-not-entitled-to-damages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/client-was-right-to-feel-aggrieved-but-not-entitled-to-damages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defendants of 'good character' will be denied jury trial, MPs told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Racial bias concerns also raised during justice committee evidence session on Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defendants-of-good-character-will-be-denied-jury-trial-mps-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defendants-of-good-character-will-be-denied-jury-trial-mps-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJ's ex-partner escapes costs order in bitter family proceedings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liv Nervo's change of lawyers was 'guaranteed to send the temperature of the litigation soaring', judge observes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/djs-ex-partner-escapes-costs-order-in-bitter-family-proceedings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/djs-ex-partner-escapes-costs-order-in-bitter-family-proceedings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LCJ expresses 'grave security concerns' over judge-only trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness Carr tells journalists she has 'every confidence in magistrates and Crown court judges to step up to the challenges they will be facing&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lcj-expresses-grave-security-concerns-over-judge-only-trials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lcj-expresses-grave-security-concerns-over-judge-only-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs judge slashes agency fees with 25% mark-up cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimants win victory over breakdown of costs - but alarmed at sting in the tail on agency fees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-judge-slashes-agency-fees-with-25-mark-up-cap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-judge-slashes-agency-fees-with-25-mark-up-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Put AI on your risk agenda, firms told]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI should form an integral part of a firm&rsquo;s risk policy, the Law Society&rsquo;s risk and compliance conference heard. Data security and precautions are increasingly scrutinised when PII is renewed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-put-ai-on-your-risk-agenda-firms-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-put-ai-on-your-risk-agenda-firms-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Whac-a-Mole' solicitor's negligence claim struck out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds claimant in dispute dating from 2019 repeatedly failed to complete a compliant trial bundle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/whac-a-mole-solicitors-negligence-claim-struck-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/whac-a-mole-solicitors-negligence-claim-struck-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City solicitor hid £2.1m shortage through false bank statements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm owner had already used an alias to move almost &pound;1m from account he solely operated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-solicitor-hid-21m-shortage-through-false-bank-statements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-solicitor-hid-21m-shortage-through-false-bank-statements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy rebrands and expands problem-solving family court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor announces &pound;17m to roll out more 'child focused' - &nbsp;previously known as 'pathfinder' - courts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-rebrands-and-expands-problem-solving-family-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-rebrands-and-expands-problem-solving-family-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probate director jailed over missing estate funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business owner tried to blame a mysterious business partner for disappearance&nbsp;of&nbsp;&pound;432,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/probate-director-jailed-over-missing-estate-funds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/probate-director-jailed-over-missing-estate-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Structural failings’ still delaying Post Office compensation, MPs warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimant lawyers have reported that main compensation scheme is treated as an unnecessary hurdle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/structural-failings-still-delaying-post-office-compensation-mps-warn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/structural-failings-still-delaying-post-office-compensation-mps-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society rebukes education secretary for attack on lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silence from lord chancellor over education secretary&rsquo;s attack on SEND lawyers &rsquo;exploiting parents&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-rebukes-education-secretary-for-attack-on-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-rebukes-education-secretary-for-attack-on-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech making reserved activity list obsolete - LSB chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oversight regulator will push for a review of reserved activities as AI boosts unregulated market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tech-making-reserved-activity-list-obsolete-lsb-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tech-making-reserved-activity-list-obsolete-lsb-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flexible working has ‘greatest impact’ on women’s career - IBA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar:&nbsp;Women in Law&nbsp;Project&nbsp;report surveys almost 5,000 wormen over more than 100 countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/flexible-working-has-greatest-impact-on-womens-career-iba/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/flexible-working-has-greatest-impact-on-womens-career-iba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Chronic overwork': Flexible working has greatest impact on women&rsquo;s careers, says IBA report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar:&nbsp;Women in Law&nbsp;study surveyed almost 5,000 women across over 100 countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/chronic-overwork-flexible-working-has-greatest-impact-on-womenrsquos-careers-says-iba-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/chronic-overwork-flexible-working-has-greatest-impact-on-womenrsquos-careers-says-iba-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: MPs urge SRA to take tougher action against solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several MPs have asked the regulator why convicted stalker Andrew Milne is still on the roll, claiming the solicitor has caused their constituents &lsquo;an unimaginable amount of stress&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mps-urge-sra-to-take-tougher-action-against-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mps-urge-sra-to-take-tougher-action-against-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Four MPs are demanding to know why Andrew Milne is still on the roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several MPs have asked the regulator why convicted stalker Andrew Milne is still on the roll, claiming the solicitor has caused their constituents &lsquo;an unimaginable amount of stress&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-four-mps-are-demanding-to-know-why-andrew-milne-is-still-on-the-roll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-four-mps-are-demanding-to-know-why-andrew-milne-is-still-on-the-roll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creditors of closed Birmingham firm likely to receive nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Massive investment by director was unable to save loss-making legal aid practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/creditors-of-closed-birmingham-firm-likely-to-receive-nothing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/creditors-of-closed-birmingham-firm-likely-to-receive-nothing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double recovery, PI trusts and the Care Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/double-recovery-pi-trusts-and-the-care-act/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/double-recovery-pi-trusts-and-the-care-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA made 'significant errors' in seizing barrister suspect's devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Failings represent a lack of rigour rather than any deliberate misconduct,&rsquo; High Court concludes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-made-significant-errors-in-seizing-barrister-suspects-devices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-made-significant-errors-in-seizing-barrister-suspects-devices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former TV executive picked to chair LSB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monisha Shah's appointment subject to hearing by Commons justice select committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-tv-executive-picked-to-chair-lsb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-tv-executive-picked-to-chair-lsb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former BBC executive picked to chair LSB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monisha Shah's appointment subject to hearing by Commons justice select committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-bbc-executive-picked-to-chair-lsb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-bbc-executive-picked-to-chair-lsb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claimant was coached in court through smart glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court rejects evidence after finding that instructions were being given by a lawyer watching case remotely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-was-coached-in-court-through-smart-glasses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-was-coached-in-court-through-smart-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dam claim judge ‘failed to engage with BHP submissions’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Lewison and Lord Justice Fraser, sitting in the Court of Appeal, reserve judgment on BHP&rsquo;s permission to appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dam-claim-judge-failed-to-engage-with-bhp-submissions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dam-claim-judge-failed-to-engage-with-bhp-submissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who lied to protect client avoids strike-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal insists outcome 'should&nbsp;not be read as creating a wider precedent for leniency'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-lied-to-protect-client-avoids-strike-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-lied-to-protect-client-avoids-strike-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KC quits regulator to fight 'tyrannical' jury trial curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rule of law has become 'something to be sold' to oligarchs 'as part of UK plc', alleges Flora Page.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kc-quits-regulator-to-fight-tyrannical-jury-trial-curbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kc-quits-regulator-to-fight-tyrannical-jury-trial-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KC quits regulator to fight jury trial reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flora Page KC accuses government of committing an 'act of tyranny' through the&nbsp;Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kc-quits-regulator-to-fight-jury-trial-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kc-quits-regulator-to-fight-jury-trial-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AML: Firms warned not to ignore SRA ahead of FCA takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk managers bemoan lack of clarity about what new Financial Conduct Authority regime will mean for legal profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/aml-firms-warned-not-to-ignore-sra-ahead-of-fca-takeover/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/aml-firms-warned-not-to-ignore-sra-ahead-of-fca-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AML: Firms warned against complacency ahead of FCA takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk managers bemoan lack of clarity about what new Financial Conduct Authority regime will mean for legal profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/aml-firms-warned-against-complacency-ahead-of-fca-takeover/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/aml-firms-warned-against-complacency-ahead-of-fca-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equity partnership still heavily dominated by men, SRA data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proportion of female lawyers continues to soar but seniority gap continues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/equity-partnership-still-heavily-dominated-by-men-sra-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/equity-partnership-still-heavily-dominated-by-men-sra-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children at heart of 'problem-solving' blueprint for family lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers would send parents letter from children's commissioner highlighting impact of conflict on children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/children-at-heart-of-problem-solving-blueprint-for-family-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/children-at-heart-of-problem-solving-blueprint-for-family-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge makes first 'statutory SLAPP' definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimant's behaviour was 'not recognisable as properly conducted litigation', judge rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-makes-first-statutory-slapp-definition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-makes-first-statutory-slapp-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge makes first 'statutory SLAPP' declaration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimant's behaviour was 'not recognisable as properly conducted litigation', judge rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-makes-first-statutory-slapp-declaration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-makes-first-statutory-slapp-declaration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is administrative justice tribunal’s future - but data improvements needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administrative Justice Council reports on digitalisation across the &lsquo;modernised tribunal system&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-is-administrative-justice-tribunals-future-but-data-improvements-needed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-is-administrative-justice-tribunals-future-but-data-improvements-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaints must be 'tools for learning', incoming LeO chief tells MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former housing ombudsman wants to focus on access to justice, systemic change and transformation in terms of performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaints-must-be-tools-for-learning-incoming-leo-chief-tells-mps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaints-must-be-tools-for-learning-incoming-leo-chief-tells-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Law windup begins as police probe alleged fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liquidator appointed to group companies as South Yorkshire force investigates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-windup-begins-as-police-probe-alleged-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-windup-begins-as-police-probe-alleged-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid to curtail jury trials clears first parliamentary hurdle]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs vote by a majority of 101 to let the Courts and Tribunals Bill move to the next stage in journey to become law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bid-to-curtail-jury-trials-clears-first-parliamentary-hurdle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bid-to-curtail-jury-trials-clears-first-parliamentary-hurdle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA chief signals shift away from enforcement as reports surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator tells solicitors she wants to offer support to firms rather than penalising them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-chief-signals-shift-away-from-enforcement-as-reports-surge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-chief-signals-shift-away-from-enforcement-as-reports-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence firms 'exploiting' stranded PM Law clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director says clients of PM Law should not be penalised for failures to progress cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defence-firms-exploiting-stranded-pm-law-clients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defence-firms-exploiting-stranded-pm-law-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rule of law is good for growth - but hard to prove]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relationship between robust legal institutions and economic growth is more complex than often assumed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rule-of-law-is-good-for-growth-but-hard-to-prove/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rule-of-law-is-good-for-growth-but-hard-to-prove/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court: No mandatory breakdown of litigation costs in every case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firm had procured translation services from agency owned by the same company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-no-mandatory-breakdown-of-litigation-costs-in-every-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-no-mandatory-breakdown-of-litigation-costs-in-every-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalker solicitor given two-year community order]]></title><description><![CDATA[District judge at Thames magistrates&rsquo; court also imposes a seven-year restraining order.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stalker-solicitor-given-two-year-community-order/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stalker-solicitor-given-two-year-community-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors take jury reform fight to parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors declare 'no jury, no justice' ahead of first parliamentary debate of controversial reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-take-jury-reform-fight-to-parliament/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-take-jury-reform-fight-to-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Light-touch' oversight of SRA no longer fit for purpose after failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[LSB approach to oversight has already shown signs of becoming more pro-active, Law Society notes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/light-touch-oversight-of-sra-no-longer-fit-for-purpose-after-failures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/light-touch-oversight-of-sra-no-longer-fit-for-purpose-after-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPS’ instructions to counsel lack key details, inspectors find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report into CPS&rsquo; approach to prosecuting crimes against older people says court delays&nbsp;&lsquo;disproportionately impacted&rsquo; these victims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-instructions-to-counsel-lack-key-details-inspectors-find/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-instructions-to-counsel-lack-key-details-inspectors-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 3,200 lawyers urge Starmer to rethink jury trial reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 3,200 lawyers urge prime minister to focus on efficiency measures to cut Crown court backlog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/more-than-3200-lawyers-urge-starmer-to-rethink-jury-trial-reforms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/more-than-3200-lawyers-urge-starmer-to-rethink-jury-trial-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers to advise rape complainants on 'unnecessary' requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice secretary also commissions work to expand principles of Operation Soteria into the courtroom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-to-advise-rape-complainants-on-unnecessary-requests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-to-advise-rape-complainants-on-unnecessary-requests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour lawyers ‘blocked’ from briefing MPs on jury trials overhaul before vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader of rebel group says there is deep concern within Society of Labour Lawyers about courts and tribunals bill Lawyers affiliated to Labour were &ldquo;blocked&rdquo; from briefing party MPs to share concerns about plans to cut the number of jury trials in England and Wales, it has been claimed.The allegation was made by Karl Turner, the leader of a backbench rebellion against a flagship government bill that would remove the right to a jury trial in thousands of cases, before the first chance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-lawyers-blocked-from-briefing-mps-on-jury-trials-overhaul-before-vote/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-lawyers-blocked-from-briefing-mps-on-jury-trials-overhaul-before-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Mail on Sunday journalist denies ordering ‘blag’ of Sadie Frost’s medical information]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Nicholl&rsquo;s name appears on many of the stories that Frost, Prince Harry and others have complained aboutA senior former Mail on Sunday journalist has denied commissioning a &ldquo;blag&rdquo; of sensitive medical information about Sadie Frost that the actor had not even told her own mother.At the high court, Katie Nicholl, a former diary editor and royal editor at the paper, was accused of using blagged information from a private investigator to uncover &ldquo;extraordinarily intrusiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-mail-on-sunday-journalist-denies-ordering-blag-of-sadie-frosts-medical-information/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-mail-on-sunday-journalist-denies-ordering-blag-of-sadie-frosts-medical-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Adams ‘as culpable as those who planted IRA bombs’, high court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Sinn F&eacute;in leader being sued for symbolic &pound;1 each by three victims of Troubles-era bombings on UK mainlandGerry Adams is as culpable for IRA bombings on the UK mainland as the individuals who planted and detonated the devices, the high court has heard at the beginning of a civil trial.The former Sinn F&eacute;in leader is being sued for symbolic &ldquo;vindicatory&rdquo; damages of &pound;1 each by John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, who were injured respectively in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/gerry-adams-as-culpable-as-those-who-planted-ira-bombs-high-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/gerry-adams-as-culpable-as-those-who-planted-ira-bombs-high-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-client loses negligence appeal over 17-year-old divorce advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges&nbsp;agree that former divorce client's claim&nbsp;had been time-barred because she had enough knowledge to have made it earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-client-loses-negligence-appeal-over-17-year-old-divorce-advice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-client-loses-negligence-appeal-over-17-year-old-divorce-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed law does not protect children born to convicted paedophiles, Lords to hear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amendment to victims and courts bill in England and Wales aims to remove anomaly in parental responsibilityA proposed law to restrict paedophiles&rsquo; parental rights in England and Wales is too weak because it does not protect children of theirs born after their conviction, parliament will hear this week.Under the victims and courts bill, a parent convicted of serious sexual offences against any child and who is sentenced to four or more years in prison will lose parental responsibility but t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/proposed-law-does-not-protect-children-born-to-convicted-paedophiles-lords-to-hear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/proposed-law-does-not-protect-children-born-to-convicted-paedophiles-lords-to-hear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government claims progress on county court delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest on the surface that the post-Covid trend of increasing delays is being turned around.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-claims-progress-on-county-court-delays/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-claims-progress-on-county-court-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: The bench is failing to diversify as it struggles to recruit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body highlights worrying recruitment shortfalls among the judiciary, including on the district bench. Practical and cultural factors deter strong solicitor applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-the-bench-is-failing-to-diversify-as-it-struggles-to-recruit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-the-bench-is-failing-to-diversify-as-it-struggles-to-recruit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The cover-up is brazen’: one journalist’s tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to report on Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s chief enabler. Maxwell&rsquo;s conviction was only the start of the quest for justice, she saysOn 9 September 2022, Lucia Osborne-Crowley flew from London to Miami and caught a Greyhound bus north to West Palm Beach. The writer and journalist had arranged to meet Carolyn Andriano, who was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell from the age of 14 until she was 17, starting in 2001. Andria]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-cover-up-is-brazen-one-journalists-tenacious-traumatic-fight-to-expose-ghislaine-maxwell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-cover-up-is-brazen-one-journalists-tenacious-traumatic-fight-to-expose-ghislaine-maxwell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midlife crisis: lawyers urge people in their 40s and 50s to make a will]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research on people with up-to-date wills suggests a wave of inheritance disputes looms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/midlife-crisis-lawyers-urge-people-in-their-40s-and-50s-to-make-a-will/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/midlife-crisis-lawyers-urge-people-in-their-40s-and-50s-to-make-a-will/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global firm fined after client account used as banking facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA opts against bigger financial penalty against firm with &pound;428 million annual revenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firm-fined-after-client-account-used-as-banking-facility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firm-fined-after-client-account-used-as-banking-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors escalate fight over jury curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors will march to parliament and lobby MPs ahead of first parliamentary debate on Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-escalate-fight-over-jury-curbs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-escalate-fight-over-jury-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening to the next generation of lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/listening-to-the-next-generation-of-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/listening-to-the-next-generation-of-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conduct in financial remedy proceedings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conduct-in-financial-remedy-proceedings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conduct-in-financial-remedy-proceedings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appropriate forum for data protection claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil procedure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appropriate-forum-for-data-protection-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appropriate-forum-for-data-protection-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; madness? Court bars senior lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has barred a senior family lawyer from conducting litigation, highlighting the urgency of a decision in the Mazur appeal. Lisa Burton-Durham says CILEX has many questions to answer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ltemgtmazurltemgt-madness-court-bars-senior-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ltemgtmazurltemgt-madness-court-bars-senior-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts have threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt. It’s time to follow through | Austin Sarat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The administration has been accused of failing to comply with hundreds of orders. The courts must not be paper tigersLate last month, a Minnesota federal court judge, Patrick Schiltz, issued an opinion detailing hundreds of instances in which the Trump administration has failed to comply with court orders. He threatened to find it in contempt and to impose penalties.Schiltz and other federal judges have made such threats before, but they have not followed through. It is time they did, lest they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/courts-have-threatened-to-hold-the-trump-administration-in-contempt-its-time-to-follow-through-austin-sarat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/courts-have-threatened-to-hold-the-trump-administration-in-contempt-its-time-to-follow-through-austin-sarat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV host Rob Rinder urges MPs to oppose jury curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barrister says offences that will be heard by judge alone are not minor and require public participation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tv-host-rob-rinder-urges-mps-to-oppose-jury-curbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tv-host-rob-rinder-urges-mps-to-oppose-jury-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA returns £9m to clients of closed firm PM Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator has received more than 250 applications to the compensation fund and paid out on 38 of the most urgent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-returns-9m-to-clients-of-closed-firm-pm-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-returns-9m-to-clients-of-closed-firm-pm-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government makes legal services pledge on India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year&rsquo;s UK-India free trade agreement made no mention of legal services, allowing India to continue to restrict UK lawyers&rsquo; practising rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-makes-legal-services-pledge-on-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-makes-legal-services-pledge-on-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog ponders corporate law firm levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal Services Consumer Panel resurrects controversial proposal of&nbsp;imposing a levy on large law firms to help fund justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-watchdog-ponders-corporate-law-firm-levy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-watchdog-ponders-corporate-law-firm-levy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog debates corporate law firm levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal Services Consumer Panel resurrects controversial proposal of&nbsp;imposing a levy on large law firms to help fund justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-watchdog-debates-corporate-law-firm-levy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/consumer-watchdog-debates-corporate-law-firm-levy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment judge's conduct showed 'apparent bias', EAT finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barrister&rsquo;s claim against his former chambers will continue without involvement of first instance judge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judges-conduct-showed-apparent-bias-eat-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judges-conduct-showed-apparent-bias-eat-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW’s top prosecutor scores legal win in bias claim against senior judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recusal application against district court judge Penelope Wass yet to be determined amid row with DPPFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales&rsquo; top prosecutor has been given the green light to continue her fight to get a senior judge removed from a historical sexual offences trial on the grounds of apprehended bias.The ruling from the NSW supreme court is the latest development in a long-running row betw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nsws-top-prosecutor-scores-legal-win-in-bias-claim-against-senior-judge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nsws-top-prosecutor-scores-legal-win-in-bias-claim-against-senior-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claimant late to accept Part 36 offer restricted to fixed costs, rules Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defendants lawyers hail decision for restoring faith in Part 36 regime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-late-to-accept-part-36-offer-restricted-to-fixed-costs-rules-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimant-late-to-accept-part-36-offer-restricted-to-fixed-costs-rules-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class action champion Merricks pulls out of rail fares case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competition Appeal Tribunal orders solicitors to provide details of any replacement class representative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/class-action-champion-merricks-pulls-out-of-rail-fares-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/class-action-champion-merricks-pulls-out-of-rail-fares-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial plans to class procedure as potential child abuse in latest guidelines for England and Wales droppedCircumcision has been classed as a potentially harmful practice in new official guidance for criminal prosecutors in England and Wales, but controversial plans to class it as possible child abuse have been dropped.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided against including circumcision alongside dowry abuse, witchcraft and female genital mutilation in its new guidance on honour-bas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/circumcision-classed-as-potentially-harmful-practice-in-new-cps-guidance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/circumcision-classed-as-potentially-harmful-practice-in-new-cps-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamas solicitor fails to force disclosure after mobile seized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fahad Ansari will have&nbsp;&lsquo;full panoply of procedural protections&rsquo; if police search of his phone leads to criminal proceedings, says judge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hamas-solicitor-fails-to-force-disclosure-after-mobile-seized/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hamas-solicitor-fails-to-force-disclosure-after-mobile-seized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; fallout: Court bars senior family lawyer from children case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brighton legal executive of 20 years told she cannot have a shortcut to authorisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-fallout-court-bars-senior-family-lawyer-from-children-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-fallout-court-bars-senior-family-lawyer-from-children-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA reprimanded for SSB Law blunders]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chief executive says organisation must learn from multitude of failings in run-up to collapse of no win, no fee firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-reprimanded-for-ssb-law-blunders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-reprimanded-for-ssb-law-blunders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Censured: SRA gets a formal rap on the knuckles for SSB Law blunders]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chief executive says organisation must learn from multitude of failings in run-up to collapse of no win, no fee firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/censured-sra-gets-a-formal-rap-on-the-knuckles-for-ssb-law-blunders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/censured-sra-gets-a-formal-rap-on-the-knuckles-for-ssb-law-blunders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA shuts down multi-office firm and suspends three solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator moves in to close firm based on suspicions of compliance officer's dishonesty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-shuts-down-multi-office-firm-and-suspends-three-solicitors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-shuts-down-multi-office-firm-and-suspends-three-solicitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court dismisses state immunity arguments on arbitration awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgment on challenges by Spain and Zimbabwe demonstrates&nbsp;the 'pro-arbitration approach of the English court'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/supreme-court-dismisses-state-immunity-arguments-on-arbitration-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/supreme-court-dismisses-state-immunity-arguments-on-arbitration-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration u-turns on suits against law firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice department will seek to enforce executive orders, hours after moving to drop the plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trump-administration-u-turns-on-suits-against-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trump-administration-u-turns-on-suits-against-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hale: Labour should listen to Greens on 'real people']]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Supreme Court president says European Convention on Human Rights wrongly blamed for issues bothering politicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hale-labour-should-listen-to-greens-on-real-people/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hale-labour-should-listen-to-greens-on-real-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions will receive car finance compensation this year, says FCA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimants who use CMC or law firm could lose over 30% of their compensation, regulator warns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/millions-will-receive-car-finance-compensation-this-year-says-fca/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/millions-will-receive-car-finance-compensation-this-year-says-fca/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midlands legal network makes first move in ambitious growth drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family business will be brought under the FBC Manby Bowdley umbrella through deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/midlands-legal-network-makes-first-move-in-ambitious-growth-drive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/midlands-legal-network-makes-first-move-in-ambitious-growth-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK scandal of women handcuffed while in labour: ‘I was so shocked when the restraints weren’t removed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pregnant women prisoners in England are being handcuffed to prison officers &ndash; often male &ndash; during intimate vaginal examinations and long, agonising births. Will this dehumanising treatment be stopped?The worst moment of Joanna&rsquo;s labour was an internal examination. She was handcuffed with her legs splayed apart and a female prison officer at the foot of the hospital bed saw everything. She had prepared for the arrival of her first baby as carefully as she could. But she understo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-uk-scandal-of-women-handcuffed-while-in-labour-i-was-so-shocked-when-the-restraints-werent-removed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-uk-scandal-of-women-handcuffed-while-in-labour-i-was-so-shocked-when-the-restraints-werent-removed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms face higher AML fines and more inspections than accountants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest oversight body report reveals that fines imposed on law firms have reached a record high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-face-higher-aml-fines-and-more-inspections-than-accountants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-face-higher-aml-fines-and-more-inspections-than-accountants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran tax silk denies tax evasion charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[KC spoke only to confirm his name and deny the charges against him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/veteran-tax-silk-denies-tax-evasion-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/veteran-tax-silk-denies-tax-evasion-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran silk denies tax evasion charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[KC spoke only to confirm his name and deny the charges against him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/veteran-silk-denies-tax-evasion-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/veteran-silk-denies-tax-evasion-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council England faces legal threat over magazine’s withdrawal of poet’s work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Publicly funded journal pulled poem citing writer&rsquo;s &lsquo;social media presence&rsquo;, with solicitors alleging discrimination over gender-critical viewsA poet is threatening Arts Council England (ACE) with legal action after a magazine it funds withdrew her work from publication based on her &ldquo;social media presence&rdquo;, which she believes refers to gender-critical posts.A letter sent to ACE by solicitors representing the poet Abigail Ottley last Tuesday, seen by the Guardian, ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/arts-council-england-faces-legal-threat-over-magazines-withdrawal-of-poets-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/arts-council-england-faces-legal-threat-over-magazines-withdrawal-of-poets-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofcom urged to clarify if Palestine Action content should still be removed online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rights groups and experts say situation is unclear as ruling that quashed ban faces challenge from home secretaryHuman rights organisations, academics and writers have called on Ofcom to clarify what the high court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful will mean for online platforms pending the home secretary&rsquo;s appeal against the judgment.The Metropolitan police have said that officers will no longer arrest people at protests who express support for the direct action group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ofcom-urged-to-clarify-if-palestine-action-content-should-still-be-removed-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ofcom-urged-to-clarify-if-palestine-action-content-should-still-be-removed-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ lays bare solicitor disparity in judicial appointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body&rsquo;s review of the judicial pay structure reveals recruitment difficulties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-lays-bare-solicitor-disparity-in-judicial-appointments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-lays-bare-solicitor-disparity-in-judicial-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two director exits triggered collapse of £1m firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zhong Lun Law Firm&nbsp;was wound down at the end of last year after failing to secure insurance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-director-exits-triggered-collapse-of-1m-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-director-exits-triggered-collapse-of-1m-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Director exits triggered collapse of Chinese satellite firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zhong Lun Law Firm&nbsp;was wound down at the end of last year after failing to secure insurance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/director-exits-triggered-collapse-of-chinese-satellite-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/director-exits-triggered-collapse-of-chinese-satellite-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump abandons attempts to punish law firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Justice Department drops efforts to appeal court rulings finding executive orders unconstitutional.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trump-abandons-attempts-to-punish-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trump-abandons-attempts-to-punish-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA told to reveal what it knew in build-up to PM Law collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oversight regulator acting swiftly in response to sudden closure of law firm network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-told-to-reveal-what-it-knew-in-build-up-to-pm-law-collapse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-told-to-reveal-what-it-knew-in-build-up-to-pm-law-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna propose bill to impose wealth tax on billionaires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make billionaires pay their fair share act would apply to those with a net worth of $1bn or moreSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSenator Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna, a representative, on Monday introduced legislation that would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on America&rsquo;s billionaires.The proposal, titled the make billionaires pay their fair share act, would apply to individuals in the US with a net worth of $1bn or more, of which Sanders&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bernie-sanders-and-ro-khanna-propose-bill-to-impose-wealth-tax-on-billionaires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bernie-sanders-and-ro-khanna-propose-bill-to-impose-wealth-tax-on-billionaires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahmood's asylum reforms 'stand in tension' - Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary makes refugee status subject to review every 30 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mahmoods-asylum-reforms-stand-in-tension-society/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mahmoods-asylum-reforms-stand-in-tension-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asylum reforms 'stand in tension' - Law Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary makes refugee status subject to review every 30 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/asylum-reforms-stand-in-tension-law-society/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/asylum-reforms-stand-in-tension-law-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries&rsquo; actions, including the UK&rsquo;s &lsquo;defensive&rsquo; operationUS-Israel war on Iran &ndash; live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran warThe US and Israeli attacks on Iran have lit the touchpaper in the region once more. The UK did not take part in the initial strikes but said on Sunday that it would take part in &ldquo;defensive action&rdquo;. With the shadow of the 2003 Iraq invasion looming large, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/what-is-the-legality-of-the-us-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/what-is-the-legality-of-the-us-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LinkedIn 'like' leads to sanction for magistrate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spokesperson for the JCIO said the magistrate apologised and promptly deleted the like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/linkedin-like-leads-to-sanction-for-magistrate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/linkedin-like-leads-to-sanction-for-magistrate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK surgeon cleared of antisemitism criticises GMC’s plan to challenge ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah accuses regulator of seeking &lsquo;politically acceptable&rsquo; outcome after allegations dismissedA surgeon who was cleared by a tribunal of alleged antisemitism and support for terrorism has accused his regulator of seeking a &ldquo;politically acceptable&rdquo; outcome after it announced it would appeal against the decision to the high court.Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, who gave testimony to the international criminal court on Israel&rsquo;s assault on Gaza and is the rector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-surgeon-cleared-of-antisemitism-criticises-gmcs-plan-to-challenge-ruling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-surgeon-cleared-of-antisemitism-criticises-gmcs-plan-to-challenge-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country&rsquo;s strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of criminalisationHer ordeal began with stomach cramps; 19 years old and training to be a nurse, she knew something was wrong. At the hospital she waited for hours in the emergency department. She had suffered an obstetric emergency.Under El Salvador&rsquo;s legal framework, emergencies including mis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jailed-for-losing-a-pregnancy-how-progress-on-el-salvadors-harsh-anti-abortion-law-is-unravelling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jailed-for-losing-a-pregnancy-how-progress-on-el-salvadors-harsh-anti-abortion-law-is-unravelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dieselgate': Three weeks of closing submissions begin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claim brought on behalf of more than 1.6 million vehicle owners is one of the largest group actions ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dieselgate-three-weeks-of-closing-submissions-begin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/dieselgate-three-weeks-of-closing-submissions-begin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stay away from windows': Gulf law firms batten down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of lawyers in United Arab Emirates advised to stay put - and register their presence with the FCDO.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stay-away-from-windows-gulf-law-firms-batten-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stay-away-from-windows-gulf-law-firms-batten-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Florida’s term-limited governor is creating a ‘police state’ as his legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slew of bills in veto-proof Republican state legislature harm individual rights and concentrate power, rights groups sayRon DeSantis, Florida&rsquo;s Republican hard-right governor, will be termed out of office in barely 10 months&rsquo; time. Civil rights groups watching a slew of new restrictive laws passing through the state&rsquo;s legislature say his bequest will be a &ldquo;police state&rdquo;, where government officials dictate what residents can do, say or believe.They point in particula]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/how-floridas-term-limited-governor-is-creating-a-police-state-as-his-legacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/how-floridas-term-limited-governor-is-creating-a-police-state-as-his-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worried about freedom of speech? Then what’s happening at the Open University should terrify you | Owen Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The OU has capitulated to a pro-Israel lobby group about the use of the term &lsquo;ancient Palestine&rsquo;. The wider context is impossible to ignoreThe west is in the midst of the most serious assault on free speech and academic freedom since the heyday of McCarthyism seven decades ago. For years, we were told the danger came from the left: oversensitive students, censorious activists, no-platforming zealots. Yet the most aggressive and successful campaign to police speech in our public insti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/worried-about-freedom-of-speech-then-whats-happening-at-the-open-university-should-terrify-you-owen-jones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/worried-about-freedom-of-speech-then-whats-happening-at-the-open-university-should-terrify-you-owen-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irwin Mitchell reaffirms commitment to Sheffield with office move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm now has 24 offices nationwide - but none bigger than in the city where it was founded in 1912.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/irwin-mitchell-reaffirms-commitment-to-sheffield-with-office-move/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/irwin-mitchell-reaffirms-commitment-to-sheffield-with-office-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoosmiths staff compete to win £25,000 or new car]]></title><description><![CDATA[National firm offering prize for the best ideas to build better client relationships or results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shoosmiths-staff-compete-to-win-25000-or-new-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shoosmiths-staff-compete-to-win-25000-or-new-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoosmiths staff compete to win £25,000 or brand new car]]></title><description><![CDATA[National firm offering prize for the best ideas to build better client relationships or results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shoosmiths-staff-compete-to-win-25000-or-brand-new-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shoosmiths-staff-compete-to-win-25000-or-brand-new-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspension for running unauthorised sole practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SDT also placed conditions on the solicitor&rsquo;s practise after her suspension ends and ordered she pay &pound;22,140 costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/suspension-for-running-unauthorised-sole-practice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/suspension-for-running-unauthorised-sole-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State immunity before the English courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[International law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/state-immunity-before-the-english-courts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/state-immunity-before-the-english-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save the date: MPs to debate jury curbs on 10 March]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice committee issues call for evidence ahead of second reading of Courts and Tribunals Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/save-the-date-mps-to-debate-jury-curbs-on-10-march/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/save-the-date-mps-to-debate-jury-curbs-on-10-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupiers liability acts claims and new evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal injury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/occupiers-liability-acts-claims-and-new-evidence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/occupiers-liability-acts-claims-and-new-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Lord chancellor stands firm on jury trial curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal lawyers have united to oppose jury trial curbs, but David Lammy is refusing to budge. Backbench MPs may yet pitch an eleventh-hour compromise plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lord-chancellor-stands-firm-on-jury-trial-curbs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lord-chancellor-stands-firm-on-jury-trial-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North west claims firm closes as key funder pulls capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director says AWH Solicitors was unable to secure funding for ongoing caseload: &rsquo;the market simply isn&rsquo;t there&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/north-west-claims-firm-closes-as-key-funder-pulls-capital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/north-west-claims-firm-closes-as-key-funder-pulls-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unfair and unlawful’ SEND consultation facing challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter before claim has been sent to education secretary Bridget Phillipson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unfair-and-unlawful-send-consultation-facing-challenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unfair-and-unlawful-send-consultation-facing-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal over Qur’an burning acquittal dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi did not consider the Crown court&rsquo;s reasoning to contain &lsquo;any logical flaw&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appeal-over-quran-burning-acquittal-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appeal-over-quran-burning-acquittal-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents opposing plans told they can home school their children if they object to sending them to state schoolsThe court of appeal has rejected the latest challenge to the addition of VAT to private school fees, telling parents they have the option to home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools.The appeal was launched by families and leaders of four independent Christian faith schools, aiming to overturn a high court ruling last year by arguing that the decision to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appeal-court-rejects-latest-challenge-to-adding-vat-to-uk-private-school-fees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/appeal-court-rejects-latest-challenge-to-adding-vat-to-uk-private-school-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal challenge over plan to use East Sussex army camp as asylum housing dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge rules that Crowborough residents cannot challenge a decision before it has been formally madeA residents&rsquo; group has lost its high court challenge against a Home Office decision to use an army training camp to house asylum seekers.Crowborough Shield, a group of concerned residents, launched a legal challenge after securing more than &pound;100,000 for legal fees with crowdfunding, after a government announcement about using Crowborough army training camp as accommodation for asylum se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-challenge-over-plan-to-use-east-sussex-army-camp-as-asylum-housing-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-challenge-over-plan-to-use-east-sussex-army-camp-as-asylum-housing-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI pioneer brands 'probabilistic' tech as unsuitable for law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use of generative artificial intelligence in legal services has come under attack - from the founder of an AI-based law firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-pioneer-brands-probabilistic-tech-as-unsuitable-for-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ai-pioneer-brands-probabilistic-tech-as-unsuitable-for-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Game changing' AI listing to help clear court backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal Courts Improvement Group hears from the lady chief justice and courts minister Sarah Sackman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/game-changing-ai-listing-to-help-clear-court-backlog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/game-changing-ai-listing-to-help-clear-court-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; landmark appeal concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Mazur&rsquo;s spouse criticises law firms and regulators for &lsquo;losing sight of the interests of the public&rsquo; amid fight to decide who can conduct litigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ltemgtmazurltemgt-landmark-appeal-concludes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ltemgtmazurltemgt-landmark-appeal-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal hears from Mazur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Mazur and her husband Jerome Stuart both gave evidence,&nbsp;as this week&rsquo;s landmark hearing reached its conclusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-hears-from-mazur/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-hears-from-mazur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal hears from Julia Mazur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mazur and her husband Jerome Stuart both gave evidence,&nbsp;as this week&rsquo;s landmark hearing reached its conclusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-hears-from-julia-mazur/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-hears-from-julia-mazur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The silencer and the White House Farm murders: is this the evidence that could free Jeremy Bamber?]]></title><description><![CDATA[He has been in prison for 41 years for killing five members of his family &ndash; despite no DNA linking him to the crime. New analysis of the crime scene photographs for the Guardian suggests the prosecution&rsquo;s central argument may have been wrongOn 7 August 1985, five people were found dead at White House Farm in Essex, England: 28-year-old Sheila Caffell (familiarly known as Bambi); her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas; and her adoptive parents, June and Nevill Bamber. All five]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-silencer-and-the-white-house-farm-murders-is-this-the-evidence-that-could-free-jeremy-bamber/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-silencer-and-the-white-house-farm-murders-is-this-the-evidence-that-could-free-jeremy-bamber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land Registry tells PM Law clients to quickly instruct new solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[HM Land Registry acknowledges complexity of land registration in guidance for clients of firm that suddenly closed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/land-registry-tells-pm-law-clients-to-quickly-instruct-new-solicitors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/land-registry-tells-pm-law-clients-to-quickly-instruct-new-solicitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How can I start again at 68?’ Maria has spent 50 years in the UK – and is fighting deportation]]></title><description><![CDATA[She left the Netherlands for Britain in the 1970s at just 17. Now, after receiving a short suspended sentence, she faces removal to a country she hasn&rsquo;t lived in for five decades or visited since 1999Last December, a letter from the Home Office dropped through Maria&rsquo;s door. When she read it, she screamed. At 68, she lives with her disabled partner, Tom, who she cares for, in a rental home in west London, and has been resident in the UK for almost 50 years. The letter said the home se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/how-can-i-start-again-at-68-maria-has-spent-50-years-in-the-uk-and-is-fighting-deportation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/how-can-i-start-again-at-68-maria-has-spent-50-years-in-the-uk-and-is-fighting-deportation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury curbs could price defendants out of legal aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crown court has a higher income threshold for legal aid eligibility than the magistrates' court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jury-curbs-could-price-defendants-out-of-legal-aid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jury-curbs-could-price-defendants-out-of-legal-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jersey approves bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assembly members voted on Wednesday in favour of the bill, which will need royal assent before it becomes lawJersey&rsquo;s parliament has given final approval to a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults who live on the island.Members of the States Assembly voted by 32 to 16 on Thursday in favour of the bill, which will now need royal assent before it becomes law. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jersey-approves-bill-to-legalise-assisted-dying-for-terminally-ill-adults/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jersey-approves-bill-to-legalise-assisted-dying-for-terminally-ill-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witnesses and experts could be required to come clean on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[New rules&nbsp;by the Civil Justice Council&nbsp;propose that reports submitted to court may need to be accompanied by declarations they are not generated with artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/witnesses-and-experts-could-be-required-to-come-clean-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/witnesses-and-experts-could-be-required-to-come-clean-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate given formal advice for 'shouting']]></title><description><![CDATA[Office holder denied shouting but said his behaviour had been &lsquo;out of character&rsquo;, JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-given-formal-advice-for-shouting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-given-formal-advice-for-shouting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Day Three: SRA submits decision should stand; Julia Mazur addresses court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our minute-to-minute coverage from the Royal Courts of Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-decision-should-stand-julia-mazur-addresses-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-decision-should-stand-julia-mazur-addresses-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Day Three: SRA to submit that decision should stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[10.45am: Coleman says it is pretty simple in practice: authorised people must 'direct and control' the performance of litigation. Unauthorised staff can assist but not direct or control cases. They can prepare a claim form but the authorised person must approve it and must adopt it as their own work ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-to-submit-that-decision-should-stand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-to-submit-that-decision-should-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Day Three: SRA submits that decision should stand; Mazur addresses court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our coverage live from the Royal Courts of Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-that-decision-should-stand-mazur-addresses-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-that-decision-should-stand-mazur-addresses-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Day Three: SRA submits that decision should stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our coverage live from the Royal Courts of Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-that-decision-should-stand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-that-decision-should-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Day Three: SRA submits decision should stand; Julia Mazur addresses court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our coverage live from the Royal Courts of Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-decision-should-stand-julia-mazur-addresses-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-three-sra-submits-decision-should-stand-julia-mazur-addresses-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tick-box error not fatal to costs bill, Court of Appeal rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge rules that bill can still be valid in spite of minor defect on the costs form.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tick-box-error-not-fatal-to-costs-bill-court-of-appeal-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tick-box-error-not-fatal-to-costs-bill-court-of-appeal-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPS issues new guidance on ‘honour’-based and dowry abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated guidance from Crown Prosecution Service covers forms of spiritual and immigration abuse for first timeThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published new guidance for its lawyers to help tackle &ldquo;honour&rdquo;-based abuse, with spiritual and immigration abuse included for the first time.The guidance was updated to reflect growing concerns around evolving forms of abuse and to tackle what the CPS described as &ldquo;emerging harmful practices&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-issues-new-guidance-on-honour-based-and-dowry-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cps-issues-new-guidance-on-honour-based-and-dowry-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge rules Trump deportation flights to ‘third countries’ unlawful]]></title><description><![CDATA[But judge agreed to suspend decision for 15 days to give White House time to appeal latest rulingThe Trump administration&rsquo;s latest policy of deporting immigrants to &ldquo;third countries&rdquo; to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday in a case that already reached the nation&rsquo;s highest court.US district judge Brian E Murphy in Massachusetts agreed to suspend his decision for 15 days, giving the government time to appeal his lat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-rules-trump-deportation-flights-to-third-countries-unlawful/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-rules-trump-deportation-flights-to-third-countries-unlawful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy unveils Courts and Tribunals Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor promises 'serious reform and practical modernisation to get cases heard faster'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-unveils-courts-and-tribunals-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-unveils-courts-and-tribunals-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord advocate Dorothy Bain informed first minister of embezzlement charges against former SNP chief executive a year before they were made publicSerious doubts have been raised about the dual role of Scotland&rsquo;s top law officer after it emerged that the first minister was informed of criminal charges against Peter Murrell nearly a year before they were made public.The lord advocate, Dorothy Bain, who acts as Scotland&rsquo;s chief prosecutor as well as the government&rsquo;s principal legal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/role-of-scotlands-top-law-officer-questioned-after-bombshell-over-peter-murrell-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/role-of-scotlands-top-law-officer-questioned-after-bombshell-over-peter-murrell-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge allows Safe Passage International to launch judicial review of halting of right to bring in children and partnersThe Home Office&rsquo;s controversial decision to suspend the right of refugees to bring their children and partners to the UK is to face a legal challenge in the high court, the Guardian can disclose.Safe Passage International, a charity working with unaccompanied children and refugees, has been granted permission to launch a judicial review of the decision to halt refugee fami]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-suspension-of-refugee-family-reunion-scheme-to-be-challenged-in-high-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-suspension-of-refugee-family-reunion-scheme-to-be-challenged-in-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-solicitor jailed for 13 years over cell assaults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer was&nbsp;&lsquo;supposed to help defendants navigate the criminal justice system, not sexually abuse them in the midst of it&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-solicitor-jailed-for-13-years-over-cell-assaults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ex-solicitor-jailed-for-13-years-over-cell-assaults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devon defence lawyer who abused vulnerable clients jailed for 13 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Harris, 72, assaulted children and adults in police and court cells over 27-year periodA criminal defence lawyer who sexually abused vulnerable clients as young as 14 over almost three decades has been jailed for 13 years.Alan Harris, 72, from Plymouth, Devon, assaulted children and adults during consultations in police and court cells, targeting victims he judged would not be believed if they revealed what he had done. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/devon-defence-lawyer-who-abused-vulnerable-clients-jailed-for-13-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/devon-defence-lawyer-who-abused-vulnerable-clients-jailed-for-13-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Taliban are burning musical instruments in the name of morality. It is an assault on all culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sounds of Afghan history are being erased to prevent music&rsquo;s &lsquo;moral corruption&rsquo; of the Afghan people. We can help keep Afghanistan&rsquo;s music alive. Plus, Eliane Radigue&rsquo;s deep listening, and the brilliance of Sinners&rsquo;s scoreThe horrors of the Taliban&rsquo;s rule in Afghanistan are all-encompassing. New laws that effectively legalise domestic abuse means that every woman in the country now lives with the threat of state-sanctioned violence. In the context of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-taliban-are-burning-musical-instruments-in-the-name-of-morality-it-is-an-assault-on-all-culture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-taliban-are-burning-musical-instruments-in-the-name-of-morality-it-is-an-assault-on-all-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hollywood ‘heir’ made horrific abuse claims against four industry titans. How did he end up in prison?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rovier Carrington thought his cases against MTV and Paramount executives should have been the biggest of the #MeToo era. Instead, they raised unsettling questions about victimhoodOne unseasonably warm afternoon in February 2023, in a very brown New York City courtroom, Rovier Carrington did the inconceivable: he admitted to a lie. On that day, the aspiring screenwriter told a federal judge that he had altered evidence to support his legal claim of being systematically raped and blacklisted by a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/a-hollywood-heir-made-horrific-abuse-claims-against-four-industry-titans-how-did-he-end-up-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/a-hollywood-heir-made-horrific-abuse-claims-against-four-industry-titans-how-did-he-end-up-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hollywood ‘heir’ levied horrific abuse claims against four industry titans. How did he end up in prison?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rovier Carrington thought his cases against MTV and Paramount executives should have been the biggest of the #MeToo era. Instead, they raised unsettling questions about victimhoodOne unseasonably warm afternoon in February 2023, in a very brown New York City courtroom, Rovier Carrington did the inconceivable: he admitted to a lie. On that day, the aspiring screenwriter told a federal judge that he had altered evidence to support his legal claim of being systematically raped and blacklisted by a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/a-hollywood-heir-levied-horrific-abuse-claims-against-four-industry-titans-how-did-he-end-up-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/a-hollywood-heir-levied-horrific-abuse-claims-against-four-industry-titans-how-did-he-end-up-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign calls on solicitors to share their knowledge in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Legal Lesson helps pupils aged five to 18 to understand the rule of law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/campaign-calls-on-solicitors-to-share-their-knowledge-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/campaign-calls-on-solicitors-to-share-their-knowledge-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A rushed execution’: the case of the woman convicted of child murder that shocked Somalia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The speed at which Hodan Mohamud Diiriye was executed has raised questions about the fairness of her trialOn 12 November last year, Hodan Mohamud Diiriye called her husband to tell him that his 14-year-old great niece, Saabirin Saylaan, who had been living in their house for two months, was unconscious. Together, they took Saabirin to the hospital in Galkayo, in central Somalia, where medical staff pronounced her dead and called the police.Diiriye, a 34-year-old mother of more than 10 children,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/a-rushed-execution-the-case-of-the-woman-convicted-of-child-murder-that-shocked-somalia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/a-rushed-execution-the-case-of-the-woman-convicted-of-child-murder-that-shocked-somalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate sanctioned over campaign leaflet]]></title><description><![CDATA[JCIO spokesperson says office-holder's conduct &lsquo;was a failure to exercise due diligence&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-over-campaign-leaflet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-sanctioned-over-campaign-leaflet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs hear new plea for mandatory pro bono]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms doing a lot of government work should expect to give something back, law professor tells Commons justice committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-hear-new-plea-for-mandatory-pro-bono/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-hear-new-plea-for-mandatory-pro-bono/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs hear new call for mandatory pro bono]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms getting large amounts of government work should expect to give something back, law professor tells justice committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-hear-new-call-for-mandatory-pro-bono/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-hear-new-call-for-mandatory-pro-bono/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: Court of Appeal hears submissions on day two of crucial &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our coverage live from the Royal Courts of Justice...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-hears-submissions-on-day-two-of-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-hears-submissions-on-day-two-of-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; day two: Law Society to urge court to reject CILEX appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crucial case set to resume in the Court of Appeal as Law Society and SRA prepare interventions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-two-law-society-to-urge-court-to-reject-cilex-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-two-law-society-to-urge-court-to-reject-cilex-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; day two: Law Society to urge Court of Appeal to reject CILEX appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crucial case set to resume in the Court of Appeal as Law Society and SRA prepare interventions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-two-law-society-to-urge-court-of-appeal-to-reject-cilex-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-two-law-society-to-urge-court-of-appeal-to-reject-cilex-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society lambasts Lammy on jury reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government pressing ahead with 'swift courts' in which judge alone hears cases carrying a sentence of up to three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-lambasts-lammy-on-jury-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-lambasts-lammy-on-jury-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senedd votes in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should legislation pass House of Lords, the matter will require another vote after May&rsquo;s Welsh electionsWales&rsquo;s Senedd has voted in favour of implementing Westminster&rsquo;s assisted dying bill, overcoming a constitutionally awkward situation that could have forced terminally ill people who wish to end their lives to travel to England or seek private provision.In a debate stretching into Tuesday night in the Senedd&rsquo;s newly expanded chamber, members voted 28 for and 23 against,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/senedd-votes-in-favour-of-implementing-westminsters-assisted-dying-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/senedd-votes-in-favour-of-implementing-westminsters-assisted-dying-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Vile' defence solicitor used his power to prey, sentencing judge hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court hears victim impact statements about retired lawyer convicted last year of five counts of sexual assault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/vile-defence-solicitor-used-his-power-to-prey-sentencing-judge-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/vile-defence-solicitor-used-his-power-to-prey-sentencing-judge-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy hints at lifeline for LawtechUK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to invest &pound;4.5m in promoting legal technology sector, lord chancellor announces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-hints-at-lifeline-for-lawtechuk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-hints-at-lifeline-for-lawtechuk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy berates ‘conservative’ bar as he commits to jury trial curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice secretary says &rsquo;governments of all stripes' have changed the threshold of crimes subject to jury trials in speech attended by Sir Brian Leveson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-berates-conservative-bar-as-he-commits-to-jury-trial-curbs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-berates-conservative-bar-as-he-commits-to-jury-trial-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court backlog will top 200,000 without 'throwing the kitchen sink']]></title><description><![CDATA[Curbs on jury trials will apply to cases&nbsp;in the current backlog, minister says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-backlog-will-top-200000-without-throwing-the-kitchen-sink/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-backlog-will-top-200000-without-throwing-the-kitchen-sink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court backlog will take decade to fall to pre-Covid levels despite overhaul, says MoJ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentiallyThe backlog in criminal courts in England and Wales will take a decade to fall to pre-Covid levels despite radical changes including curtailing jury trials, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice.The justice secretary, David Lammy, said the government was determined to press ahead with the jury trial changes despite a potential rebellion from Labour MPs. He took aim at critics,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-backlog-will-take-decade-to-fall-to-pre-covid-levels-despite-overhaul-says-moj/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-backlog-will-take-decade-to-fall-to-pre-covid-levels-despite-overhaul-says-moj/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration solicitors face SRA probe over fake AI cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge also warns of the dangers of uploading confidential information into open AI tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/immigration-solicitors-face-sra-probe-over-fake-ai-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/immigration-solicitors-face-sra-probe-over-fake-ai-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration solicitors face SRA probe over AI-generated cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge also warns of the dangers of uploading confidential information into open AI tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/immigration-solicitors-face-sra-probe-over-ai-generated-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/immigration-solicitors-face-sra-probe-over-ai-generated-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; day one: CILEX tells Court of Appeal that delegation is lawful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court is warned that it could open a &lsquo;can of worms&rsquo; by upholding findings of&nbsp;Mazur decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-one-cilex-tells-court-of-appeal-that-delegation-is-lawful/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-day-one-cilex-tells-court-of-appeal-that-delegation-is-lawful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: ‘Buildings alone will not deliver justice’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s biggest dedicated tribunal centre is a very welcome addition to our beleaguered courts estate. But more space is insufficient when there aren&rsquo;t enough of the right people to fill it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-buildings-alone-will-not-deliver-justice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-buildings-alone-will-not-deliver-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy to fund unlimited sitting days - but still curb jury trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges will be free to hear as many cases as the court system can support in the 2026/27 financial year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-to-fund-unlimited-sitting-days-but-still-curb-jury-trials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-to-fund-unlimited-sitting-days-but-still-curb-jury-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Lammy lifts cap on court sitting days in effort to cut backlog of cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal barristers welcome justice secretary&rsquo;s move to remove limit on hearing days at crown courts in England and WalesA cap on court sitting days is to be lifted as the government seeks to ease the cases backlog, David Lammy has announced.The justice secretary and deputy prime minister said every crown court in England and Wales would be funded to hear more cases in the next financial year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/david-lammy-lifts-cap-on-court-sitting-days-in-effort-to-cut-backlog-of-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/david-lammy-lifts-cap-on-court-sitting-days-in-effort-to-cut-backlog-of-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duterte at ‘very heart’ of murderous drug crackdowns in Philippines, ICC told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-president, accused of crimes against humanity, selected targets and promised immunity for death squad members, prosecutor saysRodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was &ldquo;at the very heart&rdquo; of brutal anti-drugs campaigns that led to the killing of thousands of people, prosecutors at the international criminal court (ICC) have argued, as they called for charges against him to proceed to trial.Duterte, 80, who was arrested in Manila last year and flown to The Hague]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/duterte-at-very-heart-of-murderous-drug-crackdowns-in-philippines-icc-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/duterte-at-very-heart-of-murderous-drug-crackdowns-in-philippines-icc-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA warned not to go ahead with compliance officer split]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator says it wants more accountability and information to reduce the chances of high-profile failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-warned-not-to-go-ahead-with-compliance-officer-split/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-warned-not-to-go-ahead-with-compliance-officer-split/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government will strip key power from SEND Tribunal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special educational needs and disabilities court will lose the ability to name an educational setting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-will-strip-key-power-from-send-tribunal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-will-strip-key-power-from-send-tribunal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: Court of Appeal set to begin hearing submissions in crucial &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live reporting from The Royal Courts of Justice here&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-set-to-begin-hearing-submissions-in-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-set-to-begin-hearing-submissions-in-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: Court of Appeal hears submissions in crucial &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live reporting from The Royal Courts of Justice here&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-hears-submissions-in-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-hears-submissions-in-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: Court of Appeal begins hearing submissions in crucial &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our live reporting from The Royal Courts of Justice here&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-begins-hearing-submissions-in-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/live-court-of-appeal-begins-hearing-submissions-in-crucial-ltemgtmazurltemgt-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family courts warned over unqualified experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Individuals who &lsquo;hold themselves out to be psychologists&rsquo; but who are not registered or chartered should not be instructed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-courts-warned-over-unqualified-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/family-courts-warned-over-unqualified-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banker who gave false evidence under oath has sentence reduced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal judges say the former analyst &lsquo;made false allegations&hellip;and fabricated evidence in order to obtain damages&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/banker-who-gave-false-evidence-under-oath-has-sentence-reduced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/banker-who-gave-false-evidence-under-oath-has-sentence-reduced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor struck off over indecent image conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[No sanction less than a strike off would be sufficient to protect the public and the reputation of the profession, SDT rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-indecent-image-conviction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-struck-off-over-indecent-image-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal blocks live stream of &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court says decision to restrict online access was taken to manage expected demand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-blocks-live-stream-of-ltemgtmazurltemgt-hearing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-blocks-live-stream-of-ltemgtmazurltemgt-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court dismisses contempt applications against lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Justice Cotter also imposed an extended civil restraint order against the litigant in person following &lsquo;totally without merit&rsquo; claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-dismisses-contempt-applications-against-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-dismisses-contempt-applications-against-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister accused of inflating claimant’s losses reported to BSB by judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says particulars of claims contained multiple mistakes and wrongly overstated pleaded losses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-accused-of-inflating-claimants-losses-reported-to-bsb-by-judge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/barrister-accused-of-inflating-claimants-losses-reported-to-bsb-by-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duterte refuses to attend ICC pre-trial hearing, as former Philippine leader’s ‘drug war’ case begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duterte, 80, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdown in which thousands of people were killed in south-east Asian countryThe pre-trial hearing for former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte for his alleged role in a deadly &ldquo;drug war&rdquo; is set to begin at the international criminal court on Monday, despite his refusal to attend the proceedings.Duterte, 80, who was arrested in Manila and flown to The Hague last year, is accused of crimes against humanity over an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/duterte-refuses-to-attend-icc-pre-trial-hearing-as-former-philippine-leaders-drug-war-case-begins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/duterte-refuses-to-attend-icc-pre-trial-hearing-as-former-philippine-leaders-drug-war-case-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modification of restrictive covenants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commercial property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/modification-of-restrictive-covenants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/modification-of-restrictive-covenants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Monday: CILEX reveals its arguments as Court of Appeal case set to start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal executive body set to argue that&nbsp;Mazur&nbsp;ruling runs contrary to core purpose of Legal Services Act]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-monday-cilex-reveals-its-arguments-as-court-of-appeal-case-set-to-start/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-monday-cilex-reveals-its-arguments-as-court-of-appeal-case-set-to-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; Monday: All eyes on Court of Appeal as landmark case set to start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal executive body set to argue that&nbsp;Mazur&nbsp;ruling runs contrary to core purpose of Legal Services Act]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-monday-all-eyes-on-court-of-appeal-as-landmark-case-set-to-start/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmazurltemgt-monday-all-eyes-on-court-of-appeal-as-landmark-case-set-to-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a defence union for solicitors actually work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professional indemnity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/could-a-defence-union-for-solicitors-actually-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/could-a-defence-union-for-solicitors-actually-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana schools can display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court lifted injunction on law requiring display of religious text in every public school classroomA federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for a controversial Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, allowing the state to enforce a law that was previously found to be unconstitutional.The US fifth circuit court of appeals voted 12-6 to lift a preliminary injunction on the law after most the judges found that it was premature]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/louisiana-schools-can-display-ten-commandments-appeals-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/louisiana-schools-can-display-ten-commandments-appeals-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Immensely heartened’: Sally Rooney hails Palestine Action high court ruling as victory for UK civil liberties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Irish author, who feared her books being withdrawn from UK, says proscription had been &lsquo;extreme assault&rsquo; on rights and freedomsSally Rooney has hailed the high court&rsquo;s decision that it was unlawful to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws as a victory for civil liberties in Britain.Ministers suffered a humiliating legal defeat a week ago when three senior judges ruled that proscription of the direct action group, which targets organisations it considers comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/immensely-heartened-sally-rooney-hails-palestine-action-high-court-ruling-as-victory-for-uk-civil-liberties/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/immensely-heartened-sally-rooney-hails-palestine-action-high-court-ruling-as-victory-for-uk-civil-liberties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump’s tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refunds were not addressed by supreme court ruling, and they&rsquo;ll likely play out in lower courts over extended periodTop associations of American businesses are demanding to be repaid for Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs following Friday&rsquo;s supreme court ruling.The US National Retail Federation, which represents a number of US retailers, from Walmart to small brands and manufacturers, called for &ldquo;a seamless process to refund the tariffs to US importers&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-businesses-clamor-for-refunds-after-supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-businesses-clamor-for-refunds-after-supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gisèle Pelicot on rape, courage and her ex-husband: ‘He was loved by everyone. That’s what is so terrifying’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case against her former husband shocked the world, while her response inspired awe. As she publishes a memoir, she discusses chemical submission, the abuse hidden within her apparently perfect marriage &ndash; and why she decided to go publicAt Gis&egrave;le Pelicot&rsquo;s new home on &Icirc;le de R&eacute; off France&rsquo;s Atlantic coast, she likes to take bracing walks along the beach in all weathers, play classical music loud, eat nice chocolate and, as a gift to each new morning, alwa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/gisle-pelicot-on-rape-courage-and-her-ex-husband-he-was-loved-by-everyone-thats-what-is-so-terrifying/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/gisle-pelicot-on-rape-courage-and-her-ex-husband-he-was-loved-by-everyone-thats-what-is-so-terrifying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climber convicted of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak to seek help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas P given five-month suspended prison sentence and &euro;9,400 fine over death of Kerstin G by gross negligenceEurope live &ndash; latest updatesAn amateur mountaineer has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of his girlfriend, whom he left behind on Austria&rsquo;s highest peak after they got into difficulty on their climb.Thomas P, 37, was handed a five-month suspended sentence and fined &euro;9,400 (&pound;8,200) for causing the death of Kerstin G in January]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/climber-convicted-of-manslaughter-after-leaving-girlfriend-on-austrias-highest-peak-to-seek-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/climber-convicted-of-manslaughter-after-leaving-girlfriend-on-austrias-highest-peak-to-seek-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal practitioner groups unite to fight Lammy on juries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highly-charged meeting also hears that Labour MP may suggest Crown Court Bench Divison pilot as a compromise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criminal-practitioner-groups-unite-to-fight-lammy-on-juries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criminal-practitioner-groups-unite-to-fight-lammy-on-juries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA restricts solicitor’s practising certificate after stalking conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator says it has &rsquo;serious concerns&rsquo; about Andrew Milne&rsquo;s conviction and wider allegations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-restricts-solicitors-practising-certificate-after-stalking-conviction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-restricts-solicitors-practising-certificate-after-stalking-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracyIn an era of overlapping crises, corruption is no longer a side issue &ndash; it is a structural threat to achieving international equality and even freedom itself. Each year, Transparency International&rsquo;s Corruption Perceptions Index, a league table of 182 countries, is greeted with predictable theatrics: praise where it flatters power, condemnation where it can be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/corruption-is-no-longer-envelopes-of-cash-now-it-is-about-who-is-being-shielded-and-who-is-being-sacrificed-kenneth-mohammed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/corruption-is-no-longer-envelopes-of-cash-now-it-is-about-who-is-being-shielded-and-who-is-being-sacrificed-kenneth-mohammed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City lawyers urge SRA to rethink ‘flawed’ SLAPP campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of London Law Society today added to calls for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to review its approach to prosecuting allegedly abusive litigation, following high-profile failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-lawyers-urge-sra-to-rethink-flawed-slapp-campaign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-lawyers-urge-sra-to-rethink-flawed-slapp-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City lawyers urge SRA to rethink anti-SLAPP campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failed prosecutions &rsquo;expose fundamental flaws in the regulator&rsquo;s stance&rsquo; on conduct within litigation, says City society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-lawyers-urge-sra-to-rethink-anti-slapp-campaign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-lawyers-urge-sra-to-rethink-anti-slapp-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms brace for &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; appeal next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last September's ruling has had wide-ranging ramifications for access to justice, costs and staffing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal-next-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms brace for &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last September's ruling has had wide-ranging ramifications for access to justice, costs and staffing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-brace-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Next week's &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; appeal will make or break careers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal executives, paralegals and trainees in&nbsp;particular know how much is at stake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-next-weeks-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal-will-make-or-break-careers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-next-weeks-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal-will-make-or-break-careers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; - defeat could slam the door on the next generation]]></title><description><![CDATA['This could define your future' - Legal executives, paralegals and trainees know how much is at stake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ltemgtmazurltemgt-defeat-could-slam-the-door-on-the-next-generation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-ltemgtmazurltemgt-defeat-could-slam-the-door-on-the-next-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firms brace for &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next week judges in the Court of Appeal will attempt to bring some clarity to the question of who has the right to conduct litigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-brace-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-brace-for-ltemgtmazurltemgt-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the royals and the law: no more managed disgrace | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The police investigation into the king&rsquo;s brother forces Britain to confront whether privilege can coexist with democratic scrutiny and the rule of lawThe arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor the king&rsquo;s brother, should be the moment deference ends and accountability begins &ndash; a correction long overdue. For more than 15 years, allegations surrounding Mr&nbsp;Mountbatten-Windsor were managed away by silence, an out-of-court settlement and his withdrawal from royal duties. In short,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-guardian-view-on-the-royals-and-the-law-no-more-managed-disgrace-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-guardian-view-on-the-royals-and-the-law-no-more-managed-disgrace-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer appoints Antonia Romeo as Britain’s first female cabinet secretary – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under existing agreements, the British government must issue clearance to the US before it can carry out military operations from UK basesAlex Davies-Jones, a justice minister, has said the government wants to pass the legislation implementing the Chagos Islands deal as soon as it can &ndash; despite Presidient Trump&rsquo;s lastest diatribe about it. (See 9.34am.)Davies-Jones was giving interviews this morning and she told Times Radio:This deal is essential and crucial for the national security]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/starmer-appoints-antonia-romeo-as-britains-first-female-cabinet-secretary-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/starmer-appoints-antonia-romeo-as-britains-first-female-cabinet-secretary-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austrian mountaineer ‘endlessly sorry’ for girlfriend’s death but denies criminal wrongdoing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas P gives evidence on first day of trial in case that could shape standards for mountain sportsAn Austrian mountaineer has said he is &ldquo;endlessly sorry&rdquo; his girlfriend froze to death on a joint climb to the country&rsquo;s highest peak, but denied criminal wrongdoing as his trial began in Innsbruck.The 37-year-old defendant, identified only as Thomas P, gave evidence on the first day of the high-profile proceedings over the tragedy on Gro&szlig;glockner, in a case that could shap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/austrian-mountaineer-endlessly-sorry-for-girlfriends-death-but-denies-criminal-wrongdoing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/austrian-mountaineer-endlessly-sorry-for-girlfriends-death-but-denies-criminal-wrongdoing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company director fails with anonymity bid over SFO DPA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consideration of open justice principle &lsquo;part of administration of justice&rsquo;, High Court finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/company-director-fails-with-anonymity-bid-over-sfo-dpa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/company-director-fails-with-anonymity-bid-over-sfo-dpa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company director fails with anonymity bid over SFO deferred prosecution agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consideration of open justice principle &lsquo;part of administration of justice&rsquo;, High Court finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/company-director-fails-with-anonymity-bid-over-sfo-deferred-prosecution-agreement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/company-director-fails-with-anonymity-bid-over-sfo-deferred-prosecution-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor's 50-year career ended by dishonesty findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buckingham practitioner said misconduct was not planned but he agrees to strike-off.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-50-year-career-ended-by-dishonesty-findings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-50-year-career-ended-by-dishonesty-findings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data page – February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/data-page-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No cyber attack compensation scheme for legal aid solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister also tells MPs that additional billable work caused by system outage has not been assessed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-cyber-attack-compensation-scheme-for-legal-aid-solicitors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-cyber-attack-compensation-scheme-for-legal-aid-solicitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate's nine-year-old Facebook posts lead to formal warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three posts, one of which the magistrate acknowledged was &lsquo;unwise&rsquo;, were &lsquo;intended for a private audience&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrates-nine-year-old-facebook-posts-lead-to-formal-warning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrates-nine-year-old-facebook-posts-lead-to-formal-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-growing PI firm heads to London for next growth step]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business has thrived despite PI market uncertainty and is now set to expand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fast-growing-pi-firm-heads-to-london-for-next-growth-step/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fast-growing-pi-firm-heads-to-london-for-next-growth-step/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform UK plan to rip up Equality Act shocking and un-British, says Starmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM argues party wants to send women back to &lsquo;old days&rsquo;, as he also urges Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to speak to authoritiesUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesReform UK&rsquo;s plans to repeal the Equality Act are &ldquo;shocking&rdquo; and un-British, Keir Starmer has said, warning legislation that has provided decades of protection for women would be ripped up.In a pre-recorded interview with BBC Breakfast, the prime minister said the legislation was British at its core and repr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reform-uk-plan-to-rip-up-equality-act-shocking-and-un-british-says-starmer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reform-uk-plan-to-rip-up-equality-act-shocking-and-un-british-says-starmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m putting tech firms on notice: deal with the appalling abuse of women online – or we will deal with you | Keir Starmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I see violence against women as a national emergency. The posting of non-consensual intimate images is part of that crisis, and it must stopTackling violence against women and girls is not just a priority for my government. It is central to who I am.Before entering politics, when I led the Crown Prosecution Service as director of public prosecutions, I worked with victims of rape, domestic abuse and sexual violence, and I saw, up close, the lifelong damage these crimes cause. And I learned that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/im-putting-tech-firms-on-notice-deal-with-the-appalling-abuse-of-women-online-or-we-will-deal-with-you-keir-starmer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/im-putting-tech-firms-on-notice-deal-with-the-appalling-abuse-of-women-online-or-we-will-deal-with-you-keir-starmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of &pound;21m payout by University College LondonTens of thousands more students who were at university during the pandemic have joined a group claim for compensation, amid reports of a &pound;21m payout by one of the UK&rsquo;s leading institutions.Lawyers acting for student claimants said a further 30,000 from different universities had signed up to the Student Group Claim this week, taking the total to almost 200,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tens-of-thousands-more-students-join-legal-action-over-covid-hit-studies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/tens-of-thousands-more-students-join-legal-action-over-covid-hit-studies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS to spend more to settle lawsuits over negligence during childbirth after court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supreme court rules children in England who suffer serious injuries at birth can claim for future lost earningsThe NHS will have to spend more money settling lawsuits involving negligence during childbirth after a supreme court ruling that lawyers said puts right a &ldquo;historic injustice&rdquo;.The court ruled on Wednesday that children in England who suffer catastrophic injuries while they are being born can claim damages for future earnings they would otherwise have had. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-to-spend-more-to-settle-lawsuits-over-negligence-during-childbirth-after-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-to-spend-more-to-settle-lawsuits-over-negligence-during-childbirth-after-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why dispute ruling on Palestine Action, but accept legal challenge on elections? | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour&rsquo;s legal troubles | Woody Guthrie | Cabbage queen | Ode to pigeons | The mystery of birthFaced with adverse legal advice, the government has reinstated local elections and will pay &pound;100,000 for Reform UK&rsquo;s legal costs (Report, 17 February). But last Friday, faced with a unanimous unlawful verdict from three judges on the proscription of Palestine Action, the government intends to appeal. Why is it that the law, both in the UK and internationally, can always be ignored whe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/why-dispute-ruling-on-palestine-action-but-accept-legal-challenge-on-elections-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/why-dispute-ruling-on-palestine-action-but-accept-legal-challenge-on-elections-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerstin G froze to death on Gro&szlig;glockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch helpAn Austrian mountaineer is to appear in court accused of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia when he left her close to the summit on a climb that went dramatically wrong.The 33-year-old woman, identified only as Kerstin G, froze to death on 19 January 2025, about 50 metres below the summit of the Gro&szlig;glockner, Austria&rsquo;s tallest mountain, after an ascent of mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/climber-faces-manslaughter-charge-after-leaving-girlfriend-on-austrias-tallest-peak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/climber-faces-manslaughter-charge-after-leaving-girlfriend-on-austrias-tallest-peak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young children can recover 'lost years' damages, Supreme Court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four to one majority allows appeal and rejects damages distinction between adults and children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/young-children-can-recover-lost-years-damages-supreme-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/young-children-can-recover-lost-years-damages-supreme-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended for sexual comments to colleagues at Christmas do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former senior partner was inappropriate to several female colleagues while under the influence of alcohol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-sexual-comments-to-colleagues-at-christmas-do/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-sexual-comments-to-colleagues-at-christmas-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor suspended for sexual comments at Christmas party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former senior partner was inappropriate to several female colleagues while under the influence of alcohol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-sexual-comments-at-christmas-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-suspended-for-sexual-comments-at-christmas-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former senior partner suspended for sexual comments at Christmas party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran solicitor said he was drunk and could not remember what had happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-senior-partner-suspended-for-sexual-comments-at-christmas-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-senior-partner-suspended-for-sexual-comments-at-christmas-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wasteman review – Brit prison drama is as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the tropes are familiar, but this brutally violent and gripping film sidesteps the cliches with committed acting and fierce storytelling punchRising stars David Jonsson and Tom Blyth bring A-game performances for this brutally violent, gripping British prison movie, as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush. Screenwriters Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran and director Cal McMau are feature first-timers, creating a film that is a deserved Bafta nominee in the outstanding British debut cat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wasteman-review-brit-prison-drama-is-as-lethal-and-nasty-as-a-sharpened-toothbrush/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wasteman-review-brit-prison-drama-is-as-lethal-and-nasty-as-a-sharpened-toothbrush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election planning 'number one priority' for council lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers in Local Government chief says top priority will be to ensure elections are legal, compliant and safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/election-planning-number-one-priority-for-council-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/election-planning-number-one-priority-for-council-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing troubleshooter to chair Office for Legal Complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Blakeway picked to succeed Elisabeth Davies in April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/housing-troubleshooter-to-chair-office-for-legal-complaints/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/housing-troubleshooter-to-chair-office-for-legal-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qur&rsquo;an burning caused 'breakdown in public order', High Court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi&nbsp;reserve judgment following the half-day appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/qurrsquoan-burning-caused-breakdown-in-public-order-high-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/qurrsquoan-burning-caused-breakdown-in-public-order-high-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm fights to reopen after being caught in PM Law collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Viney Conveyancing Services states that it is &lsquo;actively exploring&rsquo; options to stay in business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-fights-to-reopen-after-being-caught-in-pm-law-collapse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-fights-to-reopen-after-being-caught-in-pm-law-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury ignores conveyancing plea over tax adviser requirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[HM Revenue &amp; Customs guidance suggests conveyancers will be considered tax advisers because of stamp duty work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/treasury-ignores-conveyancing-plea-over-tax-adviser-requirement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/treasury-ignores-conveyancing-plea-over-tax-adviser-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects a month across UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Crime Agency says rise in child sexual abuse being driven by technology and online forumsChild sexual abuse in the UK is soaring, police have said, with 1,000 paedophile suspects being arrested each month and the number of children being rescued from harm rising by 50% in the last five years.The National Crime Agency said the growth in offending across the UK was driven by technology and linked to the radicalisation of offenders in online forums, encouraging people to view images of chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/police-arresting-1000-paedophile-suspects-a-month-across-uk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/police-arresting-1000-paedophile-suspects-a-month-across-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Office scandal: SRA plans swifter action over conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator not minded to wait over issues such as cooperation with the inquiry, board papers reveal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-scandal-sra-plans-swifter-action-over-conduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/post-office-scandal-sra-plans-swifter-action-over-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor fined over vulnerable client's representation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor knew client had autism spectrum disorder when he pleaded guilty to criminal charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-fined-over-vulnerable-clients-representation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-fined-over-vulnerable-clients-representation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert evidence branded 'literally unbelievable' as PI claim fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge asks whether it was negligence, stupidity or dishonesty to mislead the court over car park collision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/expert-evidence-branded-literally-unbelievable-as-pi-claim-fails/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/expert-evidence-branded-literally-unbelievable-as-pi-claim-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid rates in forensic science 'risk miscarriages of justice']]></title><description><![CDATA[Science and technology committee tells Ministry of Justice to fix inequality of arms between prosecution and defence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-rates-in-forensic-science-risk-miscarriages-of-justice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-aid-rates-in-forensic-science-risk-miscarriages-of-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA plans risk profiler to flag potential law firm collapses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators will have access to crib sheets of key data so they can detect warning signs earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-plans-risk-profiler-to-flag-potential-law-firm-collapses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-plans-risk-profiler-to-flag-potential-law-firm-collapses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA plans new risk profiler to detect early signs of collapses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greater focus on complaints data and financial performance as regulator goes on front foot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-plans-new-risk-profiler-to-detect-early-signs-of-collapses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-plans-new-risk-profiler-to-detect-early-signs-of-collapses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police ‘determined’ to target abusers who drive women to suicide but say they lack resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogsRevealed: The true toll of female suicides with domestic abuse at their corePolice are &ldquo;determined to do more&rdquo; to hold to account domestic abusers who drive victims to kill themselves, the National Police Chiefs&rsquo; Council has said.Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe, the NPCC lead for domestic abuse, has said that &ldquo;more posthumous investigations are taking place&rdq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/police-determined-to-target-abusers-who-drive-women-to-suicide-but-say-they-lack-resources/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/police-determined-to-target-abusers-who-drive-women-to-suicide-but-say-they-lack-resources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largest tribunal centre in the country to open - at last]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven-storey building on Newgate Street, London, was initially expected to be in operation by the end of 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/largest-tribunal-centre-in-the-country-to-open-at-last/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/largest-tribunal-centre-in-the-country-to-open-at-last/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Supreme Court delivers 'bombshell' ruling on software patents - or does it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week&rsquo;s Supreme Court ruling on the patentability of computer software is certainly bold, but experts doubt that it will lead to the erection of IP barriers around the digital economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-supreme-court-delivers-bombshell-ruling-on-software-patents-or-does-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-supreme-court-delivers-bombshell-ruling-on-software-patents-or-does-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoD to pilot free legal support for rape complainants]]></title><description><![CDATA[External solicitors will advise complainants on their rights and implications of sharing phone and medical records.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mod-to-pilot-free-legal-support-for-rape-complainants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mod-to-pilot-free-legal-support-for-rape-complainants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Protection declines to replace single joint expert in capacity case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge orders expert to submit a second &lsquo;focused&rsquo; report following disagreement over original assessment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-protection-declines-to-replace-single-joint-expert-in-capacity-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-protection-declines-to-replace-single-joint-expert-in-capacity-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA investigating potential fraud at collapsed PM Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator sharing results of its investigation with police and other authorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-investigating-potential-fraud-at-collapsed-pm-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-investigating-potential-fraud-at-collapsed-pm-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Law collapse potential fraud, SRA reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator sharing results of its investigation with police and other authorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-collapse-potential-fraud-sra-reveals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-collapse-potential-fraud-sra-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight | Kenneth Roth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study says IHL is at &lsquo;critical breaking point&rsquo; amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be prematureIs international humanitarian law (IHL), the law designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of warfare, at risk of imploding? That is the conclusion of a new compendious study of current armed conflicts around the world, citing the killing of civilians and other atrocities in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and elsewhere. &ldquo;W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/international-humanitarian-law-is-at-risk-but-it-still-carries-weight-kenneth-roth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/international-humanitarian-law-is-at-risk-but-it-still-carries-weight-kenneth-roth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Lammy's plan to seize client account interest faces bitter opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early responses to a consultation on the government&rsquo;s plan to seize interest on client accounts are hostile. Even not-for-profits worry that the cash will be used to cross-subsidise day-to-day spending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lammys-plan-to-seize-client-account-interest-faces-bitter-opposition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-lammys-plan-to-seize-client-account-interest-faces-bitter-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor convicted of stalking faces SRA probe over leasehold threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner accused in parliament of &lsquo;bullying, threatening and harassing&rsquo; leaseholders into buying freeholds from him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-convicted-of-stalking-faces-sra-probe-over-leasehold-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-convicted-of-stalking-faces-sra-probe-over-leasehold-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former employee secures unfair dismissal award against collapsed firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zhong Lun Law Firm did not appear at employment tribunal hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-employee-secures-unfair-dismissal-award-against-collapsed-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-employee-secures-unfair-dismissal-award-against-collapsed-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrested retirees ‘vindicated’ by ruling against Palestine Action proscription]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters welcome high court decision but many remain in legal limbo as government prepares to lodge appealRetirees making up some of the nearly 3,000 people arrested for supporting Palestine Action since the organisation was proscribed have said they feel &ldquo;vindicated&rdquo; by the high court&rsquo;s decision to overturn the ban this week.However, uncertainty remains over whether their trials under terror laws may still go ahead after the government revealed it plans to appeal against the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/arrested-retirees-vindicated-by-ruling-against-palestine-action-proscription/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/arrested-retirees-vindicated-by-ruling-against-palestine-action-proscription/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software failure kills decade-long SFO probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers raise questions over if SFO is fit for purpose following latest admission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/software-failure-kills-decade-long-sfo-probe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/software-failure-kills-decade-long-sfo-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO investigates 'troubling' disclosure issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers query whether agency is 'fit for purpose' following latest admission of e-discovery challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-investigates-troubling-disclosure-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-investigates-troubling-disclosure-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expelled law student made 'bomb' threat to university]]></title><description><![CDATA[&rsquo;Angry and frustrated&rsquo; defendant told court his phone calls were requests for assistance to get himself re-instated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/expelled-law-student-made-bomb-threat-to-university/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/expelled-law-student-made-bomb-threat-to-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expelled law student convicted of bomb hoax to university]]></title><description><![CDATA[&rsquo;Angry and frustrated&rsquo; defendant told court his phone calls were requests for assistance to get himself re-instated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/expelled-law-student-convicted-of-bomb-hoax-to-university/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/expelled-law-student-convicted-of-bomb-hoax-to-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court orders on sibling contact]]></title><description><![CDATA[The principles that govern a child&rsquo;s post-adoption contact with his or her birth family have developed from a position that there should be a complete break at the point of adoption. The Adoption Act 1976 outlawed private adoption agreements, making adoptions the responsibility of local authorities. It also allowed for ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-orders-on-sibling-contact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-orders-on-sibling-contact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animol review – gritty young offenders drama challenges conventional machismo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Institutional menace and an idealistic take on redemption sit side-by-side in Top Boy actor Ashley Walters&rsquo; empathic and occasionally over-earnest filmThe lawless brutality of a young offender institution is the setting for this British movie written by Marching Powder&rsquo;s Nick Love and directed by Ashley Walters. It&rsquo;s a place where terrified newbies realise they can survive only by abandoning their innocence and decency, and submitting to the gang authority of a psycho top G, na]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/animol-review-gritty-young-offenders-drama-challenges-conventional-machismo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/animol-review-gritty-young-offenders-drama-challenges-conventional-machismo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on Palestine Action ‘massively backfired’, says group’s co-founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rightsThe co-founder of Palestine Action has said the ban on the group &ldquo;massively backfired&rdquo; and called for its proscription to be suspended after the high court found it to be unlawful.Three senior judges ruled on Friday that the ban was disproportionate and constituted very serious interference with the rights to protest and free speech. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ban-on-palestine-action-massively-backfired-says-groups-co-founder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ban-on-palestine-action-massively-backfired-says-groups-co-founder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My husband burned down our house – then the bank threatened repossession’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family struggled to rebuild their lives after an abusive marriage ended in tragedy and financial ruinFamily life ended for Francesca Onody on a late summer evening in 2022 when her abusive husband doused their cottage with petrol as police arrived to arrest him. She and her children escaped seconds before the building exploded. Her husband Malcolm Baker died in the blaze.That night, Onody lost her husband, her home, her pets and her possessions. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/my-husband-burned-down-our-house-then-the-bank-threatened-repossession/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/my-husband-burned-down-our-house-then-the-bank-threatened-repossession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges after Minnesota anti-ICE protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former CNN anchor said he was working as a journalist when he was arrested at protest during church serviceFormer CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal civil rights charges connected to his coverage of a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case.Lemon did not comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse accompanied by his attorney Jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/don-lemon-pleads-not-guilty-to-civil-rights-charges-after-minnesota-anti-ice-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/don-lemon-pleads-not-guilty-to-civil-rights-charges-after-minnesota-anti-ice-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK mother separated from children for years has ‘draconian’ order overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flawed evidence by psychologist Melanie Gill was used to remove children from woman in 2019A mother who did not see her children for nearly six years after they were taken away by the family courts has been reunited with her son after the flawed evidence used in her case was overturned.An assessment by an unregulated psychologist led to &ldquo;extraordinary&rdquo; and &ldquo;draconian&rdquo; orders that effectively terminated her relationship with her children, lawyers told the high court. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-mother-separated-from-children-for-years-has-draconian-order-overturned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-mother-separated-from-children-for-years-has-draconian-order-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win | The Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary&rsquo;s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Action was the first direct action protest group to be proscribed. The decision was widely condemned and was defied by a civil disobedience campaign, during which more than 2,000 people have been arrested. From July last year, being a member of &ndash; or showing support for &ndash; the group became an offence punishable by up to 14 years in pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/owen-jones-on-palestine-action-high-court-win-the-latest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/owen-jones-on-palestine-action-high-court-win-the-latest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish Labour leader says he doesn’t regret calling for Starmer to quit – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anas Sarwar said that he stood by what he said when he announced on Monday that he wanted the prime minister to stand downThe Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed a high court ruling defending the interim guidance it issued to organisations about the implications of the supreme court judgement saying that, when the Equality Act refers to sex, it means biological sex.The guidance &ndash; described as an &ldquo;interim update&rdquo; &ndash; was controversial because it was seen as ove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/scottish-labour-leader-says-he-doesnt-regret-calling-for-starmer-to-quit-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/scottish-labour-leader-says-he-doesnt-regret-calling-for-starmer-to-quit-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court dismisses JR over EHRC trans guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lead claimant Good Law Project told that despite 'sincere interest in the subject matter' it did not have standing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-dismisses-jr-over-ehrc-trans-guidance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-dismisses-jr-over-ehrc-trans-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Palestine Action ruling vindicates the courageous – and shames the complicit | Owen Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The home secretary has vowed to fight the judgment, but she and the government are on the wrong side of historyThis is a day of humiliation for those who facilitated Israel&rsquo;s genocide in Gaza &ndash; and a moment of vindication for those who stood against &ldquo;the crime of crimes&rdquo;. It is worth underlining what the high court in London has today ruled to be unlawful: our government&rsquo;s decision to place the direct-action group Palestine Action on the same legal footing as al-Qai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-palestine-action-ruling-vindicates-the-courageous-and-shames-the-complicit-owen-jones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-palestine-action-ruling-vindicates-the-courageous-and-shames-the-complicit-owen-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opponents of Palestine Action ban celebrate court ruling that proscription is unlawful – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[People opposed to the UK ban on Palestine Action celebrated after the group won a legal challenge to the home secretary&rsquo;s decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Action was the first direct action protest group to be proscribed under anti-terrorism law, which categorised it alongside the likes of Islamic State. The government decision attracted widespread condemnation as well as a civil disobedience campaign defying the ban, during which more than 2,000 people have be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/opponents-of-palestine-action-ban-celebrate-court-ruling-that-proscription-is-unlawful-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/opponents-of-palestine-action-ban-celebrate-court-ruling-that-proscription-is-unlawful-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Law Project loses challenge to interim EHRC advice on single-sex spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge rejects argument that advice is legally flawed and excludes trans people from services they have long usedThe Good Law Project (GLP) has lost its legal challenge to interim advice released by the UK equalities watchdog that in effect said transgender people should be banned from using bathroom and changing facilities according to their lived gender.The advice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which has since been withdrawn from its website, was published soon after the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/good-law-project-loses-challenge-to-interim-ehrc-advice-on-single-sex-spaces/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/good-law-project-loses-challenge-to-interim-ehrc-advice-on-single-sex-spaces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm launches scholarship in memory of much-loved late colleague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny Lewis spent more than 10 years working her way up to a leading role in firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-launches-scholarship-in-memory-of-much-loved-late-colleague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-launches-scholarship-in-memory-of-much-loved-late-colleague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity house shuns sale option to hold onto firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fletchers Group announces long-term backing from an affiliate of owner Sun Capital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-house-shuns-sale-option-to-hold-onto-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-house-shuns-sale-option-to-hold-onto-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity house shuns sale option to hold on to fast-growing firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fletchers Group announces long-term backing from an affiliate of owner Sun Capital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-house-shuns-sale-option-to-hold-on-to-fast-growing-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-equity-house-shuns-sale-option-to-hold-on-to-fast-growing-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits surge at global outfit Kennedys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm is targeting 'ambitious goal' of $1 billion in worldwide revenue by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-surge-at-global-outfit-kennedys/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-surge-at-global-outfit-kennedys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges slash dieselgate costs amid 'over-lawyering' concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claimants were on the 'wrong side of the line&rsquo; in original budgets costs management judgment notes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judges-slash-dieselgate-costs-amid-over-lawyering-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judges-slash-dieselgate-costs-amid-over-lawyering-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protest group&rsquo;s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism lawsThe co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary&rsquo;s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.The proscription of Palestine Action, which categorised it alongside the likes of Islamic State, was the first of a direct action protest group and attracted widespread condemnation as well as a civil disobedience campaign defying the ban, durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-ban-on-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-ban-on-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs resigns after revelation of Epstein relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emails show Kathy Ruemmler had close ties to convicted sexual abuser she called &lsquo;Uncle Jeffrey&rsquo;Goldman Sachs&rsquo; top lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, has announced her resignation after emails in the latest tranche of Epstein files revealed she had a close relationship with the convicted child sex offender, whom she called &ldquo;Uncle Jeffrey&rdquo;.Ruemmler said on Thursday she would step down as the bank&rsquo;s chief legal officer and general counsel at the end of June. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-lawyer-at-goldman-sachs-resigns-after-revelation-of-epstein-relationship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-lawyer-at-goldman-sachs-resigns-after-revelation-of-epstein-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New blow to SRA as solicitor cleared of 'SLAPP' behaviour awarded costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court orders SRA to make an interim payment of &pound;400,000 &lsquo;as soon as possible&rsquo; to media lawyer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-blow-to-sra-as-solicitor-cleared-of-slapp-behaviour-awarded-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-blow-to-sra-as-solicitor-cleared-of-slapp-behaviour-awarded-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trusted cashier barred over £200,000 theft from firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-year misconduct was only uncovered when rogue cashier went on annual leave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trusted-cashier-barred-over-200000-theft-from-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trusted-cashier-barred-over-200000-theft-from-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm's trusted cashier barred over &pound;200,000 theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-year misconduct was only uncovered when rogue cashier went on annual leave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-trusted-cashier-barred-over-pound200000-theft/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firms-trusted-cashier-barred-over-pound200000-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA makes emergency compensation payments to PM Law clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intervention spanning 24 offices could be the biggest ever undertaken by the regulator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-makes-emergency-compensation-payments-to-pm-law-clients/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-makes-emergency-compensation-payments-to-pm-law-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoJ cautions against proposed 'drill music' safeguard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers concerned that creative and artistic expression is being misused as evidence in criminal proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-cautions-against-proposed-drill-music-safeguard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moj-cautions-against-proposed-drill-music-safeguard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Client to pay costs after failing to cut lawyer's bill by 20%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costs judge finds the one-fifth rule for assessment costs should apply, despite &pound;28,000 reduction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/client-to-pay-costs-after-failing-to-cut-lawyers-bill-by-20/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/client-to-pay-costs-after-failing-to-cut-lawyers-bill-by-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of solicitors call mental health charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Need for trusted, accessible and sector-specific support has never been greater&rsquo;,&nbsp;LawCare chief says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/record-number-of-solicitors-call-mental-health-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/record-number-of-solicitors-call-mental-health-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaint numbers rocketing to record highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal ombudsman figures likely to exceed worst-case projections for the current year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocketing-to-record-highs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocketing-to-record-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaint numbers rocketing to record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal ombudsman figures likely to exceed worst-case projections for the current year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocketing-to-record-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocketing-to-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaint numbers rocketing to new record highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal ombudsman figures likely to exceed worst-case projections for the current year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocketing-to-new-record-highs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocketing-to-new-record-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaint numbers rocket to record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal ombudsman figures likely to exceed worst-case projections for the current year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocket-to-record-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/complaint-numbers-rocket-to-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who covered up late arrival in court is struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocate panicked after case had to be adjourned because he was 30 minutes late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-covered-up-late-arrival-in-court-is-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-covered-up-late-arrival-in-court-is-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New-look lender handbook for conveyancers paused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banking trade association UK Finance says delay not connected to shelved &pound;50 access fee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-look-lender-handbook-for-conveyancers-paused/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-look-lender-handbook-for-conveyancers-paused/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New-look conveyancing handbook paused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banking trade association UK Finance says delay not connected to shelved &pound;50 access fee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-look-conveyancing-handbook-paused/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-look-conveyancing-handbook-paused/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rejecting Muslim hostility definition sends message ‘your safety doesn’t matter’, peer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaista Gohir says every group has right to be protected after critics warn proposed definition risks breaking lawFailing to adopt a definition of anti-Muslim hostility would signal to British Muslims that their safety does not matter, a charity&rsquo;s head has warned, as critics argue that adopting a definition risks breaking the law.Shaista Gohir, a cross-bench peer and head of the Muslim Women&rsquo;s Network, was part of a working group on anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia launched by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rejecting-muslim-hostility-definition-sends-message-your-safety-doesnt-matter-peer-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/rejecting-muslim-hostility-definition-sends-message-your-safety-doesnt-matter-peer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secretive, destructive work of an ICE attorney: ‘My job is to do what I’m told’]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICE lawyers in New York City earn more than $100,000 a year, enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives. Their work is vital to Trump&rsquo;s deportation agendaOne morning last June in an immigration courtroom in New York City, a lawyer named Estefani Rodriguez looked as if she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She was a prosecuting attorney for the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Her job was to present immigration ju]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-secretive-destructive-work-of-an-ice-attorney-my-job-is-to-do-what-im-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-secretive-destructive-work-of-an-ice-attorney-my-job-is-to-do-what-im-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oatly&rsquo;s 'post milk generation' trade mark sours in Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgment shows the UK will 'take a strict approach to the use of protected dairy terms closely aligned with the EU'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/oatlyrsquos-post-milk-generation-trade-mark-sours-in-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/oatlyrsquos-post-milk-generation-trade-mark-sours-in-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judgment reserved in first SLAPP strike-out bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defendants say &pound;8m action brought by tax barrister bears hallmarks of abusive litigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judgment-reserved-in-first-slapp-strike-out-bid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judgment-reserved-in-first-slapp-strike-out-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herbert Smith Freehills joins shift from Canary Wharf to the City]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm set to bring together London staff from 2030 onwards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/herbert-smith-freehills-joins-shift-from-canary-wharf-to-the-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/herbert-smith-freehills-joins-shift-from-canary-wharf-to-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herbert Smith Freehills joins flight from Canary Wharf to the City]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm set to bring together London staff from 2030 onwards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/herbert-smith-freehills-joins-flight-from-canary-wharf-to-the-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/herbert-smith-freehills-joins-flight-from-canary-wharf-to-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder | Shami Chakrabarti]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prosecutors are recklessly deploying art against young men in court. That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m taking parliamentary action to curb itHow often have you slumped into an armchair and surfed various streaming platforms in search of escape? Even if not looking for them, you&rsquo;ll have been bombarded by a vast array of crime procedurals made in the UK, the US, various continental jurisdictions and further afield. They are set in gritty urban and idyllic rural landscapes; in country houses and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/enjoying-mafia-movies-doesnt-make-me-a-killer-so-be-wary-of-the-state-using-rap-music-to-prove-murder-shami-chakrabarti/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/enjoying-mafia-movies-doesnt-make-me-a-killer-so-be-wary-of-the-state-using-rap-music-to-prove-murder-shami-chakrabarti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two in 10 law firm leaders are women - global report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society deputy vice president calls for greater public commitment to gender equality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-in-10-law-firm-leaders-are-women-global-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-in-10-law-firm-leaders-are-women-global-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just two in 10 law firm leaders are women - global report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society deputy vice president calls for greater public commitment to gender equality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/just-two-in-10-law-firm-leaders-are-women-global-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/just-two-in-10-law-firm-leaders-are-women-global-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor convicted of stalking court observer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer&rsquo;s conduct&nbsp;&lsquo;involved aggressive threats of litigation and uninvited sexual innuendo&rsquo;, district judge rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-convicted-of-stalking-court-observer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-convicted-of-stalking-court-observer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark high court ruling finds Catholic church had duty to protect NSW child from paedophile priest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding over abuse in Newcastle-Maitland diocese signals major shift in church&rsquo;s liability to victim survivorsThe high court has delivered a landmark win for survivors of clergy abuse, finding the Catholic church had a duty of care to protect a child from one of its paedophile priests.A man known only as AA sued the Catholic church&rsquo;s Newcastle and Maitland diocese over abuse he suffered at the hands of Father Ron Pickin in 1969, when he was aged just 13. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/landmark-high-court-ruling-finds-catholic-church-had-duty-to-protect-nsw-child-from-paedophile-priest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/landmark-high-court-ruling-finds-catholic-church-had-duty-to-protect-nsw-child-from-paedophile-priest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner’s two-year adjournment amounted to misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conduct did not place deceased family at the heart of the inquest, JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/coroners-two-year-adjournment-amounted-to-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/coroners-two-year-adjournment-amounted-to-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereKemi Badenoch has said that Keir Starmer just received a &ldquo;stay of execution&rdquo; yesterday. Speaking to reporters on a visit this morning, she said:[Starmer] is in a very dangerous place. The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the quiet bit out loud.Labour MPs and the Labour party have lost confidence in their leader, but the MPs are too scared of losing their jobs, so they&rsquo;re not going to call an election, and they&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/starmer-says-he-will-never-walk-away-as-burnham-joins-labour-figures-backing-pm-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/starmer-says-he-will-never-walk-away-as-burnham-joins-labour-figures-backing-pm-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not-for-profits cool on client account interest raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs told lack of named beneficiaries and having the government administer the scheme is unusual and worrying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/not-for-profits-cool-on-client-account-interest-raid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/not-for-profits-cool-on-client-account-interest-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer did not see Gavin Burrows sign Mail phone-hacking confession, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anjlee Sangani signed off private investigator&rsquo;s confession of lawbreaking for Daily Mail publisher, which he now says was forgedA solicitor who approved a private investigator&rsquo;s contested confession of bugging, phone tapping and hacking on behalf of the publisher of the Daily Mail did not oversee the document being signed, the high court has heard.The most serious allegations of unlawful information-gathering against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) came from a signed statement made]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyer-did-not-see-gavin-burrows-sign-mail-phone-hacking-confession-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyer-did-not-see-gavin-burrows-sign-mail-phone-hacking-confession-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan tell parliamentary inquiry they do not yet qualify for compensation despite being exoneratedThree men who have never been compensated for spending between 11 and 38 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, have joined calls for a change in the law in England and Wales.Even after being cleared, people who spend years behind bars owing to a wrongful conviction have to prove their innocence &ldquo;beyond reasonable doubt&rdquo; to qualify fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wrongfully-jailed-men-call-for-change-to-england-and-wales-compensation-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wrongfully-jailed-men-call-for-change-to-england-and-wales-compensation-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSB’s effectiveness under scrutiny in new review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice minister says review should ensure super-regulator is providing robust and proportionate oversight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsbs-effectiveness-under-scrutiny-in-new-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lsbs-effectiveness-under-scrutiny-in-new-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide becomes first lender to accept e-signature]]></title><description><![CDATA[HM Land Registry hopes building society's announcement will prompt other lenders to follow suit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nationwide-becomes-first-lender-to-accept-e-signature/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nationwide-becomes-first-lender-to-accept-e-signature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court rejects abuse claim in Capita data breach case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clients gave informed consent to proceed with group claim following 2023 cyber attack, judge finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-rejects-abuse-claim-in-capita-data-breach-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-rejects-abuse-claim-in-capita-data-breach-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors reject client account 'windfall' claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Flawed' scheme to seize interest sets a 'damaging precedent' and conflicts with government growth agenda, says Law Society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-reject-client-account-windfall-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-reject-client-account-windfall-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers reject client account 'windfall' claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Flawed' scheme sets a 'damaging precedent' and conflicts with government growth agenda, says Law Society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-reject-client-account-windfall-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-reject-client-account-windfall-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers reject assumptions on client account 'windfall']]></title><description><![CDATA[Government allows further four weeks for responses to controversial proposals to seize interest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-reject-assumptions-on-client-account-windfall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-reject-assumptions-on-client-account-windfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novice solicitor lied about university career to get City job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former in-house practitioner &lsquo;created a persona that he thought was required for a role in private practice&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/novice-solicitor-lied-about-university-career-to-get-city-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/novice-solicitor-lied-about-university-career-to-get-city-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals, report saysA government contractor has been accused of being &ldquo;petty and vindictive&rdquo; after tearing down brightly coloured artworks carrying motivational messages that were intended to improve the conditions for people held in court cells.The decision by Serco to remove the artworks, commissioned to cheer up court custody areas that are often underground and &ldquo;bleak&rdquo;, is revealed in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serco-accused-of-petty-and-vindictive-removal-of-artwork-from-court-cells/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serco-accused-of-petty-and-vindictive-removal-of-artwork-from-court-cells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon gets 20 years in jail – The Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family has described the sentence as &lsquo;heartbreakingly cruel&rsquo;, given the 78-year-old&rsquo;s declining health. Lai was convicted in December on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, after pleading not guilty to all charges. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian&rsquo;s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-media-tycoon-gets-20-years-in-jail-the-latest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-media-tycoon-gets-20-years-in-jail-the-latest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windrush commissioner to probe legal support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reverend Clive Foster says he is in a 'hurry for justice' for victims without immigration status or compensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/windrush-commissioner-to-probe-legal-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/windrush-commissioner-to-probe-legal-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£1.3bn needed to get Welsh courts up to standard - LCJ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady Carr becomes the first chief justice to give evidence to a Senedd committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/13bn-needed-to-get-welsh-courts-up-to-standard-lcj/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/13bn-needed-to-get-welsh-courts-up-to-standard-lcj/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to office mandate 'detrimental' to women's career progression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern raised at event discussing new research that reveals 'motherhood penalty' for women in law firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/return-to-office-mandate-detrimental-to-womens-career-progression/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/return-to-office-mandate-detrimental-to-womens-career-progression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mis-sold motor finance pioneer reports £10m loss as income slumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer Rights Solicitors says firm has started to broaden its work and has funding in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mis-sold-motor-finance-pioneer-reports-10m-loss-as-income-slumps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mis-sold-motor-finance-pioneer-reports-10m-loss-as-income-slumps/</guid></item></channel></rss>