<?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>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:02:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><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[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[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 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/cost-cutting-pays-off-as-conveyancing-giant-rebounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Trump's efforts to 'dismantle independent bar' fiercely resisted]]></title><description><![CDATA['Like Nazi Germany':&nbsp; Lawyers fight back against president's onslaught as a critical court date looms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-trumps-efforts-to-dismantle-independent-bar-fiercely-resisted-2/</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-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Trump's efforts to dismantle 'independent bar' fiercely resisted]]></title><description><![CDATA[President&rsquo;s efforts are meeting resistance as a critical court date 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[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><item><title><![CDATA[Britons' right to protest is under threat like never before. If you value it, speak up now | Imran Khan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil rights, women&rsquo;s rights: little could have been achieved under the system now being considered by UK ministers. A bad situation could get worse&lsquo;Lawful protest and free speech are fundamental rights, but we cannot allow them to be abused to spread hate or cause disorder. The law must be fit for purpose and consistently applied.&rdquo; So said the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, last year on appointing Lord MacDonald, the former director of public prosecutions, to lead a review o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/britons-right-to-protest-is-under-threat-like-never-before-if-you-value-it-speak-up-now-imran-khan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/britons-right-to-protest-is-under-threat-like-never-before-if-you-value-it-speak-up-now-imran-khan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former nurse barred from courts after 20 years of litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party already subject to restraint order showed 'persistent desire to relitigate issues'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-nurse-barred-from-courts-after-20-years-of-litigation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-nurse-barred-from-courts-after-20-years-of-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigners urge UK ministers to make music lyrics inadmissible in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliationCampaigners are urging ministers to change the law so that music lyrics are inadmissible in court, a shift that they say would stop a practice that disproportionately affects young black men and criminalises creativity.At present, police can produce lyrics written by defendants, and even flag an appearance in the background of a music video, as evidence that a susp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/campaigners-urge-uk-ministers-to-make-music-lyrics-inadmissible-in-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/campaigners-urge-uk-ministers-to-make-music-lyrics-inadmissible-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm can go ahead with JR of ombudsman decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[High Court finds&nbsp;London practice has an &lsquo;arguable ground of challenge&rsquo; over the &pound;60,000 award despite procedural breaches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-can-go-ahead-with-jr-of-ombudsman-decision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-can-go-ahead-with-jr-of-ombudsman-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Video vans' and mobile courtrooms could help backlog - SERCO]]></title><description><![CDATA[SERCO director gives suggestions on how to improve court delays in speech during second Justice for All event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/video-vans-and-mobile-courtrooms-could-help-backlog-serco/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/video-vans-and-mobile-courtrooms-could-help-backlog-serco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injunctions and contempt of court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil procedure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/injunctions-and-contempt-of-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/injunctions-and-contempt-of-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Leveson's 135 recommendations to fix the criminal courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday Sir Brian Leveson unveiled the second part of his criminal courts review. Rebuilding the legal aid workforce through annual fee reviews and trainee grants is included in a smorgasbord of recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-levesons-135-recommendations-to-fix-the-criminal-courts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-levesons-135-recommendations-to-fix-the-criminal-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proceedings briefly halted after audio from The Rest Is History broadcast over the courtroom speakersAs the highest court in the UK, the supreme court is usually the forum for proceedings of the utmost gravity. But last week, one hearing was momentarily interrupted by an unlikely and comic intervention.As one legal professional addressed the bench, the voice of Tom Holland, host of the popular podcast The Rest is History, boomed out through the court&rsquo;s microphone system, delivering a satir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-history-podcast-played-from-judges-phone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-history-podcast-played-from-judges-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment judge's phone plays history podcast out loud during supreme court hearing &ndash;&nbsp;video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rest is History podcast started playing from the phone of one of the justices during a hearing at the UK supreme court last week. The music briefly interrupted the hearing before the judge turned it off and apologised, telling the court: 'It was switched to silent' Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moment-judges-phone-plays-history-podcast-out-loud-during-supreme-court-hearing-ndashnbspvideo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moment-judges-phone-plays-history-podcast-out-loud-during-supreme-court-hearing-ndashnbspvideo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS doctor struck off over botched circumcision still performing operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Catastrophic failure of safeguarding&rsquo; highlighted by fact Zuber Bux&rsquo;s lay practice is legal, campaigners sayA doctor who was struck off over a &ldquo;reckless&rdquo; circumcision that risked killing a toddler is still performing the procedure as a layperson, the Guardian can reveal.Campaigners say Zuber Bux&rsquo;s private circumcision business highlights a &ldquo;catastrophic failure of safeguarding&rdquo;, as alarm grows about the absence of regulation of the procedure. Cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-doctor-struck-off-over-botched-circumcision-still-performing-operation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-doctor-struck-off-over-botched-circumcision-still-performing-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie&rsquo;s auction houseA high court battle over a Picasso painting has shone a light on the offshore financial structures of an Iranian-born businessman who paid for Nigel Farage&rsquo;s &pound;50,000 trip to Davos.The details about Sasan Ghandehari, who funded Farage&rsquo;s tickets to the summit, emerged in court papers about a &pound;4m claim brought by a British Virgin Islands firm, which has accused Chr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-battle-over-picasso-art-exposes-offshore-finances-of-farages-billionaire-davos-sponsor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-battle-over-picasso-art-exposes-offshore-finances-of-farages-billionaire-davos-sponsor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Another accumulator firm goes under - reviving tough questions for the SRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday&rsquo;s demise of PM Law Group left hundreds jobless and clients in limbo. The SRA has now intervened, as attention once again turns to the risks posed by firms which expand rapidly through acquisition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-another-accumulator-firm-goes-under-reviving-tough-questions-for-the-sra/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-another-accumulator-firm-goes-under-reviving-tough-questions-for-the-sra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elton John accuses Daily Mail publisher of ‘abhorrent’ invasion of privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer says articles about his health and birth of son &lsquo;outside even the most basic standards of human decency&rsquo;Elton John has said articles about his health and the birth of his son by the publisher of the Daily Mail were an &ldquo;abhorrent&rdquo; invasion, and that its behaviour was &ldquo;outside even the most basic standards of human decency&rdquo;.Appearing briefly at the high court via video link on Friday, John said he was &ldquo;incensed&rdquo; when he was told about allegati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/elton-john-accuses-daily-mail-publisher-of-abhorrent-invasion-of-privacy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/elton-john-accuses-daily-mail-publisher-of-abhorrent-invasion-of-privacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Law did report closure to SRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns were raised over why the regulator took two days to intervene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-did-report-closure-to-sra/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pm-law-did-report-closure-to-sra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA's new boss pledges 'reset']]></title><description><![CDATA[In her first media interview,&nbsp;Sarah Rapson tells the Gazette she would like the regulator to 'come across as empathetic'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sras-new-boss-pledges-reset/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sras-new-boss-pledges-reset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA's new boss pledges 'empathy' and transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her first interview,&nbsp;Sarah Rapson says she would like the regulator to be 'more human',, but accepts she has a turnaround job to do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sras-new-boss-pledges-empathy-and-transformation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sras-new-boss-pledges-empathy-and-transformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber found liable for sexual assault by driver and ordered to pay victim $8.5m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Verdict could influence more than 3,000 similar cases against ride-hailing companyA federal jury in Phoenix ordered Uber on Thursday to pay $8.5m after finding the company liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver. The verdict could influence thousands of similar cases against the ride-hailing company.The case, brought by plaintiff Jaylynn Dean, was the first trial of more than 3,000 similar lawsuits against Uber that have been consolidated in US fede]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uber-found-liable-for-sexual-assault-by-driver-and-ordered-to-pay-victim-85m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uber-found-liable-for-sexual-assault-by-driver-and-ordered-to-pay-victim-85m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean company faces &pound;91m bill for 'exceptionally serious' disclosure failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Action brought by UK Hydrographic Office over breaches of its maritime data licences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/korean-company-faces-pound91m-bill-for-exceptionally-serious-disclosure-failures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/korean-company-faces-pound91m-bill-for-exceptionally-serious-disclosure-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Administrative failures create 'inaccessible justice' for LiPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research from Blind Justice, a community interest company, found 92% of the cases it analysed had missing or unprocessed documents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/administrative-failures-create-inaccessible-justice-for-lips/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/administrative-failures-create-inaccessible-justice-for-lips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate’s call to radio show was misconduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office-holder identified his role&nbsp;and &lsquo;entered a public debate on a government policy proposal&rsquo;, JCIO says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrates-call-to-radio-show-was-misconduct/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrates-call-to-radio-show-was-misconduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blanket rule on trans women in men’s prisons would deny their identity, says Scottish government]]></title><description><![CDATA[SNP&rsquo;s lawyer argues the &lsquo;mental health and rehabilitation&rsquo; of prisoners is more important than their biological sexA blanket rule to house transgender women in men&rsquo;s prisons, even when they pose no risk to others, would be a &ldquo;fundamental denial&rdquo; of their identity, the Scottish government has argued.Placing a trans inmate in a prison that does not align with their lived gender runs counter to the aims of rehabilitation, Gerry Moynihan KC said on Thursday as he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/blanket-rule-on-trans-women-in-mens-prisons-would-deny-their-identity-says-scottish-government/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/blanket-rule-on-trans-women-in-mens-prisons-would-deny-their-identity-says-scottish-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law centres latest interveners in &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; to halt access to justice threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representative body says High Court ruling has potentially dire consequences for non-commercial organisations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-centres-latest-interveners-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt-to-halt-access-to-justice-threat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-centres-latest-interveners-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt-to-halt-access-to-justice-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master of rolls predicts surge in AI-generated claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI will decide minor legal disputes &lsquo;faster and cheaper&rsquo; than judges, says Sir Geoffrey Vos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/master-of-rolls-predicts-surge-in-ai-generated-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/master-of-rolls-predicts-surge-in-ai-generated-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top New York lawyer steps down over Epstein contacts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Weiss chairman announces resignation from his leadership role at Wall Street firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-new-york-lawyer-steps-down-over-epstein-contacts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/top-new-york-lawyer-steps-down-over-epstein-contacts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probate solicitor paid his £77,000 tax bill with client funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner abused his position of authority over three years with&nbsp;&lsquo;deliberate and calculated&rsquo; misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/probate-solicitor-paid-his-77000-tax-bill-with-client-funds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/probate-solicitor-paid-his-77000-tax-bill-with-client-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranded PM Law clients share their stories on Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 400 people - some on the verge of completing a house purchase - join support group for clients affected by group&rsquo;s shock closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stranded-pm-law-clients-share-their-stories-on-facebook/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stranded-pm-law-clients-share-their-stories-on-facebook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Karp: Wall Street law firm boss resigns after emails to Epstein released]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Paul Weiss chair dined with Epstein and sought his help getting his son a job with a Woody Allen film productionBrad Karp, the longtime chair of powerful Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, has resigned his top leadership role and will be replaced by partner Scott Barshay, the firm said on Wednesday.Karp has faced scrutiny after emails released by the US Department of Justice on Friday revealed extensive personal and business communications he had with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Ep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/brad-karp-wall-street-law-firm-boss-resigns-after-emails-to-epstein-released/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/brad-karp-wall-street-law-firm-boss-resigns-after-emails-to-epstein-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm numbers fall - but market continues to grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-running annual survey finds 'some limited signs of improvement' in personal injury/medical negligence sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-numbers-fall-but-market-continues-to-grow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-numbers-fall-but-market-continues-to-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trail of loans emerges after law network’s shock closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a dozen interest-free loans were outstanding between entities operating under the PM Law umbrella.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trail-of-loans-emerges-after-law-networks-shock-closure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trail-of-loans-emerges-after-law-networks-shock-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA intervenes into PM Law to protect client interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator takes action two days after clients and staff were shut out of group firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-into-pm-law-to-protect-client-interests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-into-pm-law-to-protect-client-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA intervenes into PM Law group to protect client interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator takes action two days after clients and staff were shut out of group firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-into-pm-law-group-to-protect-client-interests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-intervenes-into-pm-law-group-to-protect-client-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalist wins right to expert reports in family cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Without transparency the Family Court cannot be fully accountable for the decisions its judges make,&rsquo; says judge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/journalist-wins-right-to-expert-reports-in-family-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/journalist-wins-right-to-expert-reports-in-family-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCA and SRA warn claims firms on excessive exit charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joint statement says fees for terminating retainer must be clearly stated up front.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-and-sra-warn-claims-firms-on-excessive-exit-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fca-and-sra-warn-claims-firms-on-excessive-exit-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stalking victim' wanted a legal career, solicitor tells judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stratford magistrates&rsquo; court hears allegation of physical encounter in lifts of Royal Courts of Justice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stalking-victim-wanted-a-legal-career-solicitor-tells-judge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stalking-victim-wanted-a-legal-career-solicitor-tells-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Clear your desk and go’: The overnight closure of PM Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clients cast adrift after staff were locked out of IT systems and&nbsp;told to put up the &lsquo;closed&rsquo; signs. For now, confusion reigns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clear-your-desk-and-go-the-overnight-closure-of-pm-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clear-your-desk-and-go-the-overnight-closure-of-pm-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leveson review: 135 new recommendations to fix courts crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor David Lammy says he is urgently considering Sir Brian Leveson's recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leveson-review-135-new-recommendations-to-fix-courts-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/leveson-review-135-new-recommendations-to-fix-courts-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global firm wins race case - despite 'gauche and inept' rejection emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment judge says Clyde &amp; Co should 'learn some important lessons' about recruitment processes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firm-wins-race-case-despite-gauche-and-inept-rejection-emails/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/global-firm-wins-race-case-despite-gauche-and-inept-rejection-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm fined £68,000 for processing CA$23m through client account]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA found there was no proper connection between legal services provided and money passed through client account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-fined-68000-for-processing-ca23m-through-client-account/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-fined-68000-for-processing-ca23m-through-client-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final instalment of Leveson review out tomorrow, Lammy reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part two of Leveson review will make recommendations on how to improve efficiency in the Crown court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/final-instalment-of-leveson-review-out-tomorrow-lammy-reveals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/final-instalment-of-leveson-review-out-tomorrow-lammy-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US competition watchdog warns 42 firms over DEI scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA['Sharing sensitive information about pay and benefits, can violate the antitrust laws,' Federal Trade Commission says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-competition-watchdog-warns-42-firms-over-dei-scheme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-competition-watchdog-warns-42-firms-over-dei-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Formal advice for district judge over delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says judgment delays of &lsquo;just under&rsquo; 11 months and 10 months amounted to misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/formal-advice-for-district-judge-over-delays/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/formal-advice-for-district-judge-over-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff in despair as 20-practice network shuts suddenly]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA reveals reports have come in that Yorkshire and Cumbria outfit PM Law has &lsquo;not closed in the manner we would expect&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/staff-in-despair-as-20-practice-network-shuts-suddenly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/staff-in-despair-as-20-practice-network-shuts-suddenly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff in despair as 20-practice group closes suddenly]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA reveals reports have come in that Yorkshire and Cumbria network has &lsquo;not closed in the manner we would expect&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/staff-in-despair-as-20-practice-group-closes-suddenly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/staff-in-despair-as-20-practice-group-closes-suddenly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Client account 'stealth tax' will hit clients, say lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government warned that proposed levy on interest payments could put firms doing legal aid work out of business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/client-account-stealth-tax-will-hit-clients-say-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/client-account-stealth-tax-will-hit-clients-say-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA must pay Carter-Ruck partner costs in failed 'SLAPP' case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner subject to &lsquo;legally flawed&rsquo; SRA proceedings is claiming around &pound;1 million from regulator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-must-pay-carter-ruck-partner-costs-in-failed-slapp-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-must-pay-carter-ruck-partner-costs-in-failed-slapp-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Wessing's highest earner nets &pound;200,000 a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top-paid LLP member has been paid &pound;23.6m in the last three years, newly filed accounts show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/taylor-wessings-highest-earner-nets-pound200000-a-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/taylor-wessings-highest-earner-nets-pound200000-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Client's emails accusing firm of fraud were defamatory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Client sent six emails in a month in response to an invoice for &pound;34,500 from London firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clients-emails-accusing-firm-of-fraud-were-defamatory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/clients-emails-accusing-firm-of-fraud-were-defamatory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor appeals 'disproportionate' SDT sanction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor appeals tribunal's findings on ground of &lsquo;no clear link between comments that they gave and the breach of integrity&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-appeals-disproportionate-sdt-sanction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-appeals-disproportionate-sdt-sanction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern giant targets London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brabners embarks on next phase of expansion as revenues surpass &pound;60m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/northern-giant-targets-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/northern-giant-targets-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partners approve transatlantic merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winston &amp; Strawn and Taylor Wessing will combine officially as Winston Taylor in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/partners-approve-transatlantic-merger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/partners-approve-transatlantic-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern parents who fall between the legal gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/modern-parents-who-fall-between-the-legal-gaps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/modern-parents-who-fall-between-the-legal-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: The SQE at four - what have we learned?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SQE has faced fierce criticism since its advent in 2021. This week, assessment provider Kaplan published data addressing issues such as ethnicity attainment. But does the data tell the whole truth?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-the-sqe-at-four-what-have-we-learned/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-the-sqe-at-four-what-have-we-learned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Finance drops &pound;50 fee for Mortgage Lenders' Handbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society commends banking trade body for reacting swiftly to the strength of opposition over annual charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-finance-drops-pound50-fee-for-mortgage-lenders-handbook/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-finance-drops-pound50-fee-for-mortgage-lenders-handbook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform of inflated clinical negligence damages 'long overdue', say MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee says government cannot continue to ignore escalating costs of clinical negligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reform-of-inflated-clinical-negligence-damages-long-overdue-say-mps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/reform-of-inflated-clinical-negligence-damages-long-overdue-say-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCRC refers former City traders to Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal Cases Review Commission said&nbsp;&lsquo;jury misdirection and legal errors have undermined the safety of all the convictions&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-refers-former-city-traders-to-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-refers-former-city-traders-to-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCRC refers former City trader convictions to Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Supreme Court quashed the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, commission says &lsquo;jury misdirection and legal errors have undermined the safety of all the [rate-rigging] convictions&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-refers-former-city-trader-convictions-to-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ccrc-refers-former-city-trader-convictions-to-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: PM takes to TikTok to announce leasehold shake-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM took to TikTok to trumpet a shake-up of the &lsquo;outdated&rsquo; leasehold system. Conveyancers welcome a &pound;250 ground rent cap, but plans to make commonhold the default tenure present challenges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-pm-takes-to-tiktok-to-announce-leasehold-shake-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-pm-takes-to-tiktok-to-announce-leasehold-shake-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SQE cohort more diverse than working-age population, progress report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study by&nbsp;Solicitors Regulation Authority finds&nbsp;Solicitors Qualifying Examination has been more successful than many of its critics claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sqe-cohort-more-diverse-than-working-age-population-progress-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sqe-cohort-more-diverse-than-working-age-population-progress-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SQE cohort more diverse than working-age population]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study by&nbsp;Solicitors Regulation Authority finds&nbsp;Solicitors Qualifying Examination has been more successful than many of its critics claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sqe-cohort-more-diverse-than-working-age-population/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sqe-cohort-more-diverse-than-working-age-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator eases practising rights rules amid post-&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practising rights entry rules relaxed as more groups join upcoming Court of Appeal proceedings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulator-eases-practising-rights-rules-amid-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt-delays/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/regulator-eases-practising-rights-rules-amid-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor 'motivated by resentment' banned for deceiving friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property specialist had falsely messaged to say that sale of jointly owned property had not yet been completed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-motivated-by-resentment-banned-for-deceiving-friend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-motivated-by-resentment-banned-for-deceiving-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court makes triple whammy ruling on key fixed costs disputes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costs judge rules on the scope, timing and provisions of fixed recoverable costs regime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-makes-triple-whammy-ruling-on-key-fixed-costs-disputes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-makes-triple-whammy-ruling-on-key-fixed-costs-disputes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mail fail: SDT dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds allegations not proved in latest prosecution setback for SRA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mail-fail-sdt-dismisses-allegation-against-third-immigration-sting-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mail-fail-sdt-dismisses-allegation-against-third-immigration-sting-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Mail&lt;/em&gt; fail: SDT dismisses allegation against third immigration sting solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds allegations not proved in latest prosecution setback for SRA.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmailltemgt-fail-sdt-dismisses-allegation-against-third-immigration-sting-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ltemgtmailltemgt-fail-sdt-dismisses-allegation-against-third-immigration-sting-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; advice 'not always articulated with sufficient precision', LSB concludes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Super-regulator says&nbsp;professional bodies should have been working together to arrive at a shared position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pre-ltemgtmazurltemgt-advice-not-always-articulated-with-sufficient-precision-lsb-concludes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pre-ltemgtmazurltemgt-advice-not-always-articulated-with-sufficient-precision-lsb-concludes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court upholds £50,000 ombudsman award to complaining clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says solicitor was not entitled to court-style disclosure in the ombudsman process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-upholds-50000-ombudsman-award-to-complaining-clients/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-upholds-50000-ombudsman-award-to-complaining-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Finance defends conveyancing fee for lender instructions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors acting for lenders in residential property transactions will have to pay &pound;50 plus VAT from June to access handbook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-finance-defends-conveyancing-fee-for-lender-instructions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-finance-defends-conveyancing-fee-for-lender-instructions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conveyancers outraged by £50 fee to access Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors acting for lenders in residential property transactions will have to pay &pound;50 plus VAT from June to access handbook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-outraged-by-50-fee-to-access-mortgage-lenders-handbook/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/conveyancers-outraged-by-50-fee-to-access-mortgage-lenders-handbook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims firm fined £120,000 for sending millions of unsolicited texts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barrage of text messages prompted 46,000 complaints from recipients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-fined-120000-for-sending-millions-of-unsolicited-texts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-firm-fined-120000-for-sending-millions-of-unsolicited-texts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over a third of magistrates' hearings delayed or adjourned, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 2,300 hearings in various London courts were observed by volunteer &lsquo;courtwatchers&rsquo; over a five month period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/over-a-third-of-magistrates-hearings-delayed-or-adjourned-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/over-a-third-of-magistrates-hearings-delayed-or-adjourned-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extending criminal contempt to foreign proceedings would open floodgates, BHP warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgment reserved by the lady chief justice, Lord Justice Popplewell and Lord Justice Phillips in latest Mariana dam collapse litigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/extending-criminal-contempt-to-foreign-proceedings-would-open-floodgates-bhp-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/extending-criminal-contempt-to-foreign-proceedings-would-open-floodgates-bhp-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for anti-SLAPP law following SRA tribunal failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition urges prime minister to include provisions against abusive litigation in the&nbsp;next King&rsquo;s speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/call-for-anti-slapp-law-following-sra-tribunal-failures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/call-for-anti-slapp-law-following-sra-tribunal-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High volume claims: SRA investigates 72 firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning notice sets out what regulator expects firms to be telling no win, no fee clients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-volume-claims-sra-investigates-72-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-volume-claims-sra-investigates-72-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home ownership shake-up 'will have huge ramifications']]></title><description><![CDATA[Draft bill would cap ground rents, end forfeiture and make it easier for leaseholders to switch to commonhold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/home-ownership-shake-up-will-have-huge-ramifications/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/home-ownership-shake-up-will-have-huge-ramifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claimant's bid 'to defer the inevitable' in legal fees fails in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former client accused by a law firm of a cynical attempt to get out of paying legal bills has lost his attempted High Court challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimants-bid-to-defer-the-inevitable-in-legal-fees-fails-in-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claimants-bid-to-defer-the-inevitable-in-legal-fees-fails-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former coroner struck off for downplaying rape allegation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal allegations were not pursued but tribunal finds phone call to explain them was dishonest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-coroner-struck-off-for-downplaying-rape-allegation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-coroner-struck-off-for-downplaying-rape-allegation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims' right-to-review scheme expands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the scheme, victims are able to ask for their cases to be reviewed by an independent prosecutor before a final decision on dropping it is made.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/victims-right-to-review-scheme-expands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/victims-right-to-review-scheme-expands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence solicitor jailed for sexually abusing 13-year-old girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say Suleman Baig groomed two girls, offering them up to &pound;100 for explicit photographs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defence-solicitor-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-13-year-old-girls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/defence-solicitor-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-13-year-old-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missed promotions and stranded jobseekers: practitioners sitting in post-&lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; limbo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioners tell the&nbsp;Gazette&nbsp;they are missing out on jobs, promotions and bonuses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/missed-promotions-and-stranded-jobseekers-practitioners-sitting-in-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt-limbo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/missed-promotions-and-stranded-jobseekers-practitioners-sitting-in-post-ltemgtmazurltemgt-limbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal criticises 'staggering' &pound;44m costs in Nigeria arbitration row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Males suggests 'sampling' approach to assess fraction of the 95,000 items claimed for in long-running litigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-criticises-staggering-pound44m-costs-in-nigeria-arbitration-row/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-of-appeal-criticises-staggering-pound44m-costs-in-nigeria-arbitration-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two out of three firms approached by private equity investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a quarter of mid-sized firms are actively considering a share offering, research suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-out-of-three-firms-approached-by-private-equity-investors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/two-out-of-three-firms-approached-by-private-equity-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA hit with £50,000 costs order after botched prosecution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal says SRA investigator was &lsquo;evasive&rsquo; and &lsquo;combative&rsquo; at times during cross-examination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-hit-with-50000-costs-order-after-botched-prosecution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-hit-with-50000-costs-order-after-botched-prosecution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EHRC single-sex spaces guidance being adapted under ‘constructive’ new chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Hope is that pragmatic approach could soften court ruling&rsquo;s impact on trans people and businesses Guidance on how to implement the landmark supreme court ruling on gender is being adapted to lessen its impact on businesses and to ensure it tries to balance single-sex spaces with the lives of transgender people, the Guardian has been told.Lawyers from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are understood to be in discussions with government lawyers over the practicalitie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ehrc-single-sex-spaces-guidance-being-adapted-under-constructive-new-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ehrc-single-sex-spaces-guidance-being-adapted-under-constructive-new-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nightingale era over, says Sackman as four sites go permanent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former court buildings in Fleetwood, Telford,&nbsp;Chichester&nbsp;and Cirencester &ndash; used as Nightingale Courts since the pandemic - will now become permanent fixtures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nightingale-era-over-says-sackman-as-four-sites-go-permanent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nightingale-era-over-says-sackman-as-four-sites-go-permanent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Iranian lawyers vulnerable amid 'campaign of terror']]></title><description><![CDATA[A shocking new report lays bare the &lsquo;machinery of repression&rsquo; and systemic persecution that Iranian lawyers face, but what can the international legal community realistically do?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-iranian-lawyers-vulnerable-amid-campaign-of-terror/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-iranian-lawyers-vulnerable-amid-campaign-of-terror/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action needed to save City, says lobby group]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK cannot afford to be complacent amid falling output and productivity and fundamental global changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/action-needed-to-save-city-says-lobby-group/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/action-needed-to-save-city-says-lobby-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to London dissident over Pegasus spying]]></title><description><![CDATA[High court finds kingdom responsible for hacking phones of Ghanem al-Masarir and for physical attack on himA judge has ordered Saudi Arabia to pay more than &pound;3m in damages to a London-based dissident whose phones were targeted with Pegasus spyware.In a judgment handed down on Monday, Judge Pushpinder Saini ruled that Ghanem al-Masarir was entitled to compensation for psychiatric harm sustained after discovering that his iPhones had been hacked, as well as a physical attack on him outside H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/saudi-arabia-ordered-to-pay-3m-to-london-dissident-over-pegasus-spying/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/saudi-arabia-ordered-to-pay-3m-to-london-dissident-over-pegasus-spying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation comes after Elon Musk&rsquo;s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to &lsquo;strip&rsquo; photos of women and childrenThe European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk&rsquo;s X over the production of sexually explicit images and the spreading of possible child sexual abuse material by the platform&rsquo;s AI chatbot, Grok.The formal inquiry, launched on Monday, also extends an investigation into X&rsquo;s recommender systems, algorithms that help users discove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/eu-launches-inquiry-into-x-over-sexually-explicit-images-made-by-grok-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/eu-launches-inquiry-into-x-over-sexually-explicit-images-made-by-grok-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third solicitor faces SDT over Mail sting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration practitioner denies telling undercover reporter that marriage would help asylum claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/third-solicitor-faces-sdt-over-mail-sting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/third-solicitor-faces-sdt-over-mail-sting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-house lawyers say whistleblowing guidance is 'unworkable']]></title><description><![CDATA[Advice issued last October 'falls short in a number of areas and risks exacerbating current problems'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-house-lawyers-say-whistleblowing-guidance-is-unworkable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-house-lawyers-say-whistleblowing-guidance-is-unworkable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAA cyber attack: MPs demand answers on compensation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns were raised about clarity and&nbsp;adequacy of emergency funding arrangements in submissions to justice committee's&nbsp;access to justice inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/laa-cyber-attack-mps-demand-answers-on-compensation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/laa-cyber-attack-mps-demand-answers-on-compensation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SRA on the ropes over SLAPPs after third defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Solicitors Regulation Authority is licking its wounds over three failed SLAPP prosecutions. Yet amid possible appeals and &lsquo;eye-watering&rsquo; costs, the case for new legislation has gained momentum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sra-on-the-ropes-over-slapps-after-third-defeat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sra-on-the-ropes-over-slapps-after-third-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SRA on the ropes over alleged SLAPPs after third defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Solicitors Regulation Authority is licking its wounds over three failed SLAPP prosecutions. Yet amid possible appeals and &lsquo;eye-watering&rsquo; costs, the case for new legislation has gained momentum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sra-on-the-ropes-over-alleged-slapps-after-third-defeat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-sra-on-the-ropes-over-alleged-slapps-after-third-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: SLAPPs - case for new legislation is gaining momentum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Solicitors Regulation Authority is licking its wounds over three failed SLAPP prosecutions. Yet amid possible appeals and &lsquo;eye-watering&rsquo; costs, the case for new legislation has gained momentum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-slapps-case-for-new-legislation-is-gaining-momentum/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-slapps-case-for-new-legislation-is-gaining-momentum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Impecunious' former Fieldfisher clients must pay &pound;1.5m in fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm was instructed by siblings to provide legal services on a contentious probate claim over an eight-month period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/impecunious-former-fieldfisher-clients-must-pay-pound15m-in-fees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/impecunious-former-fieldfisher-clients-must-pay-pound15m-in-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fieldfisher may sue 'impecunious' former clients over millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[International firm was instructed by siblings to provide legal services on a contentious probate claim over an eight-month period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fieldfisher-may-sue-impecunious-former-clients-over-millions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fieldfisher-may-sue-impecunious-former-clients-over-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magistrate 'aggressively criticised' judicial training course]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office says the office-holder&rsquo;s&nbsp;behaviour amounted to misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-aggressively-criticised-judicial-training-course/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/magistrate-aggressively-criticised-judicial-training-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fair's fair &ndash; natural justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fairs-fair-ndash-natural-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/fairs-fair-ndash-natural-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS staff must be protected from abuse | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our health service must be safe for all those who work in it, writes Kate Jarman, while Prof Vivien Lees says NHS do not feel safe reporting sexual misconductIt is right to draw attention to the physical, verbal, racial and sexual violence and abuse experienced by ever increasing numbers of NHS staff in the course of their work (Editorial, 19 January). These threats to NHS staff safety are experienced both physically &ndash; in wards, departments and GP practices across the country &ndash; and v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-staff-must-be-protected-from-abuse-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/nhs-staff-must-be-protected-from-abuse-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP who was groomed asks colleagues to back judge-only trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Natalie Fleet says power balance is with criminals not victims as delays make &lsquo;hell of being raped&rsquo; worseA Labour MP who became pregnant after being groomed and raped as a teenager has called on colleagues to back plans for judge-only trials or &ldquo;allow the power balance to remain in favour of criminals as opposed to the victims&rdquo;.Natalie Fleet, the MP for Bolsover, said she would not encourage survivors to seek justice through the courts because &ldquo;the hell o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-mp-who-was-groomed-asks-colleagues-to-back-judge-only-trials/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-mp-who-was-groomed-asks-colleagues-to-back-judge-only-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court splits ex-postmaster Castleton’s fraud claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton alleges that 2019 group settlement was agreed based on &lsquo;untrue&rsquo; statements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-splits-ex-postmaster-castletons-fraud-claim/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-splits-ex-postmaster-castletons-fraud-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House doctoring Minnesota woman’s photo unlikely to derail case, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Altered image shows Nekima Levy Armstrong sobbing after arrest during protest outside a Minneapolis church The White House&rsquo;s decision to post a doctored photo of a woman arrested in Minneapolis on Thursday will probably be raised in court as her criminal case proceeds, though it is unlikely to derail the case entirely, legal experts said.The woman in the image, Nekima Levy Armstrong, is one of three people who was arrested on Thursday in connection with a disruptive protest at a church ser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/white-house-doctoring-minnesota-womans-photo-unlikely-to-derail-case-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/white-house-doctoring-minnesota-womans-photo-unlikely-to-derail-case-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to child custody, is the system failing families?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian readers respond to Lara Feigel&rsquo;s powerful account of divorce and the family courtLara Feigel highlights the impact of &ldquo;win/lose&rdquo; adjudication in the adversarial court system, a system tailor-made to produce the worst possible outcomes for separating families (I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be, 18 January). In heightening conflict between parents, this system destroys the potential o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/when-it-comes-to-child-custody-is-the-system-failing-families/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/when-it-comes-to-child-custody-is-the-system-failing-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Ormond Street hospital cleaners win racial discrimination appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claim by 80 workers that they were subjected to &lsquo;indirect race discrimination&rsquo; by wait for NHS pay terms upheldBlack cleaners at Great Ormond Street hospital were subjected to &ldquo;indirect race discrimination&rdquo; by the wait for NHS pay terms and conditions after their services were brought in-house, a tribunal has found.A case against the London children&rsquo;s hospital brought by 80 cleaners &ndash; the majority of whom are from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/great-ormond-street-hospital-cleaners-win-racial-discrimination-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/great-ormond-street-hospital-cleaners-win-racial-discrimination-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No solicitors in latest annual silk round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Society says it is &lsquo;extremely disappointed&rsquo; with latest KC list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-solicitors-in-latest-annual-silk-round/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-solicitors-in-latest-annual-silk-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: No solicitors in latest annual silk round]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Law Society has said it is &lsquo;extremely disappointed&rsquo; with latest KC list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-no-solicitors-in-latest-annual-silk-round/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-no-solicitors-in-latest-annual-silk-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law lecturer brings action against student over 'sex-for-marks' defamation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case will proceed to trial following High Court ruling on meaning of email to university staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-lecturer-brings-action-against-student-over-sex-for-marks-defamation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-lecturer-brings-action-against-student-over-sex-for-marks-defamation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day of the Endangered Lawyer focuses on United States]]></title><description><![CDATA['Novel convergence of pressures' on US legal profession 'merits sustained scrutiny,' says coalition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/day-of-the-endangered-lawyer-focuses-on-united-states/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/day-of-the-endangered-lawyer-focuses-on-united-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelchair user inspired by his own case to pursue law career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sammy Rehman told his lawyers as a child he wanted to follow them into the legal profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wheelchair-user-inspired-by-his-own-case-to-pursue-law-career/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wheelchair-user-inspired-by-his-own-case-to-pursue-law-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury urged to rethink tax adviser requirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council for Licensed Conveyancers says tightly regulated members are not permitted to give tax advice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/treasury-urged-to-rethink-tax-adviser-requirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/treasury-urged-to-rethink-tax-adviser-requirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury urged to rethink on tax adviser registration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council for Licensed Conveyancers says tightly regulated members are not permitted to give tax advice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/treasury-urged-to-rethink-on-tax-adviser-registration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/treasury-urged-to-rethink-on-tax-adviser-registration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Trump’s Board of Peace: an international body in service to one man’s ego | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was supposed to give Gaza a future, but the US president is using it to attack the UN, international law and multilateralismOne glance at the logo of the Board of Peace tells you all you need to know. It is the globe and laurels of the UN &ndash; only gold, because this is Donald Trump&rsquo;s initiative, and showing little of the world beyond North America.The charter of the board, formally launched in Davos on Thursday, suggests that this is less America First than Trump Always. It is not &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-board-of-peace-an-international-body-in-service-to-one-mans-ego-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-board-of-peace-an-international-body-in-service-to-one-mans-ego-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE ordered to pay £260,000 to trafficking victim exploited by diplomat in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soilThe United Arab Emirates must pay more than &pound;260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in London, the high court has ruled.Lawyers representing the woman said it was unprecedented for a court to order a foreign state to pay for domestic servitude by a diplomat on UK soil. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uae-ordered-to-pay-260000-to-trafficking-victim-exploited-by-diplomat-in-london/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uae-ordered-to-pay-260000-to-trafficking-victim-exploited-by-diplomat-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the assisted dying bill is killed off by the Lords, let that be the end for this unelected chamber | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[With filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through &ndash; unless the government shows some backboneThe assisted dying bill is about to die, killed off by a small coterie of peers against the will of the House of Commons and voters who have supported the right to die for decades. Can the government let this happen? Keir Starmer, who has voted in favour of the legislation, needs to summon the spirit of Harold Wilson&rsquo;s 1960s reforms. He has th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/if-the-assisted-dying-bill-is-killed-off-by-the-lords-let-that-be-the-end-for-this-unelected-chamber-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/if-the-assisted-dying-bill-is-killed-off-by-the-lords-let-that-be-the-end-for-this-unelected-chamber-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motor injury claims fall to lowest level on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest Compensation Recovery Unit figures suggest any notion of a compensation culture is increasingly outdated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/motor-injury-claims-fall-to-lowest-level-on-record/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/motor-injury-claims-fall-to-lowest-level-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judicial diversity strategy targets High Court and Court of Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Action plan acknowledges progress made to improve diversity not reflected in senior judiciary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judicial-diversity-strategy-targets-high-court-and-court-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judicial-diversity-strategy-targets-high-court-and-court-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Legislation thought unlikely even to be put to vote before timing out after delay tactics by opponentsUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesMPs and peers who backed the assisted dying bill now believe it is &ldquo;near impossible&rdquo; for it to pass the House of Lords in time because of procedural obstacles used by opponents.Supporters of the bill, including its sponsor, Kim Leadbeater, have been in intense discussions with the government to find ways to move it to a vote in the Lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/assisted-dying-bill-backers-say-it-is-near-impossible-it-will-pass-house-of-lords/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/assisted-dying-bill-backers-say-it-is-near-impossible-it-will-pass-house-of-lords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former minister joins bar as conduct commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[New role was one of Baroness Harman&rsquo;s recommendations in her independent review of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-minister-joins-bar-as-conduct-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-minister-joins-bar-as-conduct-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal executives in limbo amid authorisation delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[CILEx Regulation says process of obtaining practising rights takes nine weeks on average - practitioners disagree.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-executives-in-limbo-amid-authorisation-delays/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-executives-in-limbo-amid-authorisation-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swift courts 'will save only 2% of Crown court time']]></title><description><![CDATA[Institute for Government analysis casts doubt on time estimates put forward by ministers to justify curbing jury trials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/swift-courts-will-save-only-2-of-crown-court-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/swift-courts-will-save-only-2-of-crown-court-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike-off for failing to verify known client's ID in person]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meeting a client in person is &lsquo;fundamental&rsquo; to certification process, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/strike-off-for-failing-to-verify-known-clients-id-in-person/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/strike-off-for-failing-to-verify-known-clients-id-in-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[IFG says proposed plans, which will slash the number of jury trials, will produce &lsquo;marginal gains&rsquo; of less than 2% time savedDavid Lammy&rsquo;s plans to introduce judge-only criminal trials in England and Wales will save less than 2% of time in crown courts, the Institute for Government (IFG) has said.In a report that casts doubt on the ability of the changes, which will slash the number of jury trials to achieve their goal of wiping out the courts&rsquo; backlog, the thinktank desc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-only-trials-in-england-and-wales-will-not-wipe-out-crown-court-backlog-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-only-trials-in-england-and-wales-will-not-wipe-out-crown-court-backlog-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir James Munby obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energetic high court judge who became president of the family division and drove through reformsOutspoken when highlighting injustice, Sir James Munby became skilled at inserting resonating rebukes that embarrassed the government into his judgments.As president of the high court&rsquo;s family division when cuts to legal aid were depriving litigants of representation and NHS services failing to provide patients with appropriate treatment, he challenged ministers directly where he believed it nec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sir-james-munby-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sir-james-munby-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British army veterans call to keep immunity clause in Northern Ireland legacy law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government&rsquo;s remedial order would give judges the power to revive Troubles-related civil actionsUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesBritish military veteran groups have condemned a government attempt to remove immunity provisions from Northern Ireland legacy legislation, claiming it will expose former soldiers to &ldquo;hounding&rdquo; through the courts.MPs are to vote on Wednesday on a motion to reverse a Tory-era law that granted conditional immunity to those accused of wrongdoing du]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/british-army-veterans-call-to-keep-immunity-clause-in-northern-ireland-legacy-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/british-army-veterans-call-to-keep-immunity-clause-in-northern-ireland-legacy-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee solicitors 'invisible' as most omitted from big firms' websites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marketing agency says it is disheartening for hard-working trainees to not be publicly acknowledged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trainee-solicitors-invisible-as-most-omitted-from-big-firms-websites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trainee-solicitors-invisible-as-most-omitted-from-big-firms-websites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing remarks offered free to victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor says free access to judges' sentencing remarks 'will embolden victims to look back on their bravery&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sentencing-remarks-offered-free-to-victims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sentencing-remarks-offered-free-to-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Like Russia and Belarus' ECHR argument a fallacy, thinktank argues]]></title><description><![CDATA['It&rsquo;s a "Here be dragons&rdquo; argument, devoid of serious meaning', writes Labour former lord chancellor Jack Straw.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/like-russia-and-belarus-echr-argument-a-fallacy-thinktank-argues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/like-russia-and-belarus-echr-argument-a-fallacy-thinktank-argues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No date in the diary for non-judges to hear asylum appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[New body of professional adjudicators announced last summer to clear backlog of appeals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-date-in-the-diary-for-non-judges-to-hear-asylum-appeals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/no-date-in-the-diary-for-non-judges-to-hear-asylum-appeals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs budgeting in group litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil procedure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-budgeting-in-group-litigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-budgeting-in-group-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor banned for certifying documents online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director of certification service claimed that documents uploaded to website counted as originals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-banned-for-certifying-documents-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-banned-for-certifying-documents-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor's failed GDPR case costs him over &pound;500,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practitioner ordered to pay costs both to a costs judge and The Transcription Agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-failed-gdpr-case-costs-him-over-pound500000/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-failed-gdpr-case-costs-him-over-pound500000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zahawi solicitor overturns SDT's conviction over 'without prejudice' email]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision was&nbsp;&lsquo;insufficiently analysed and reasoned, vitiated by misdirection and error of law, and unfair&rsquo;, High Court rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/zahawi-solicitor-overturns-sdts-conviction-over-without-prejudice-email/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/zahawi-solicitor-overturns-sdts-conviction-over-without-prejudice-email/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government seeks ‘tougher’ regulation of claims firms by SRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice minister says consumers should receive clear and timely information about funding arrangements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-seeks-tougher-regulation-of-claims-firms-by-sra/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-seeks-tougher-regulation-of-claims-firms-by-sra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There can be no exclusions’: how Hillsborough law hit a roadblock]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was meant to be a triumph for Keir Starmer has become mired in disagreement with victims&rsquo; familiesIt was meant to be a triumphant moment. After almost 16 months of briefing from Whitehall sources that Keir Starmer would never be able to keep his promise to introduce the Hillsborough law, the prime minister was introduced at the Labour conference by Margaret Aspinall.Aspinall, whose son James, 18, was one of the 97 people killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, has with other bereave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/there-can-be-no-exclusions-how-hillsborough-law-hit-a-roadblock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/there-can-be-no-exclusions-how-hillsborough-law-hit-a-roadblock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bona vacantia' list back online - but fraud concerns remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspension of the official list of unclaimed estates&nbsp;followed allegations that information on the list had helped criminals create fake wills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bona-vacantia-list-back-online-but-fraud-concerns-remain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bona-vacantia-list-back-online-but-fraud-concerns-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private investigators must be trained to spot signs of domestic abuse and stalking | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is horrifying that victims and survivors of abuse can be traced by someone with no licence or training who is willing to take a perpetrator&rsquo;s money, writes Noor Da SilvaI was grateful to read the Guardian investigation revealing how perpetrators of abuse are using private investigators to further harm by proxy, exposing the unseen threat faced by victims and their supporters (You feel violated&rsquo;: how stalkers outsource abuse to private investigators, 11 January).As the manager of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-investigators-must-be-trained-to-spot-signs-of-domestic-abuse-and-stalking-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/private-investigators-must-be-trained-to-spot-signs-of-domestic-abuse-and-stalking-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costs slashed and appeal permission refused in Brazil dam claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge acknowleges &lsquo;dedicated work by many lawyers and experts' but describes costs as 'extraordinarily high'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-slashed-and-appeal-permission-refused-in-brazil-dam-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/costs-slashed-and-appeal-permission-refused-in-brazil-dam-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepper spray use at young offender institutions in England ruled legal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howard League charity fails in battle to halt government&rsquo;s decision to make Pava available to prison staffAn attempt to halt the use of pepper spray on children held in young offender institutions (YOIs) has failed after the high court ruled on Monday that the weapon&rsquo;s rollout was lawful.The Howard League for Penal Reform challenged the Labour government&rsquo;s decision to authorise the use of Pava, a synthetic form of pepper spray, in three prisons in England holding boys as young]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pepper-spray-use-at-young-offender-institutions-in-england-ruled-legal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/pepper-spray-use-at-young-offender-institutions-in-england-ruled-legal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unclaimed £3.7m from class action to fund free legal advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Access to Justice Foundation establishes new grants programme to redistribute unclaimed damages to frontline advice organisations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unclaimed-37m-from-class-action-to-fund-free-legal-advice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/unclaimed-37m-from-class-action-to-fund-free-legal-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits climb as ULaw adapts to 'fragmentation' of solicitor training]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Law has nearly 4% of the undergraduate law market and is capitalising on the popularity of apprenticeships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-climb-as-ulaw-adapts-to-fragmentation-of-solicitor-training/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/profits-climb-as-ulaw-adapts-to-fragmentation-of-solicitor-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who lied to his firm about having cancer struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found lawyer&nbsp;&lsquo;compounded his initial lie with further acts of dishonesty&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-lied-to-his-firm-about-having-cancer-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-lied-to-his-firm-about-having-cancer-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City solicitor who lied about having cancer struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found lawyer&nbsp;&lsquo;compounded his initial lie with further acts of dishonesty&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-solicitor-who-lied-about-having-cancer-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-solicitor-who-lied-about-having-cancer-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local government body will not intervene in &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers in Local Government says unique role of members cannot be properly addressed in appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/local-government-body-will-not-intervene-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/local-government-body-will-not-intervene-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council lawyers will not intervene in &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers in Local Government says unique role of members cannot be properly addressed in appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/council-lawyers-will-not-intervene-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/council-lawyers-will-not-intervene-in-ltemgtmazurltemgt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Kirsty Brimelow KC’s priorities as bar chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fairer allocation of briefs to women barristers is one of Kirsty Brimelow KC&rsquo;s 12 priorities as bar chair. Protecting lawyers from abuse and intimidation is also high on her agenda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-kirsty-brimelow-kcs-priorities-as-bar-chair/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-kirsty-brimelow-kcs-priorities-as-bar-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trials of setting up David Lammy’s ‘swift courts’ | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adjustments to the plans to limit jury trials face a major obstacle, writes Janet Carter; plus letters from Kirsty Brimelow KC and Paul Keleher KCYour article on a possible U-turn for magistrates to sit with a judge in a proposed &ldquo;swift court&rdquo; throws up a major obstacle (Plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales may be watered down after backlash, 12 January). Where are these additional magistrates going to come from? The magistracy is the linchpin of our criminal justice syste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-trials-of-setting-up-david-lammys-swift-courts-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/the-trials-of-setting-up-david-lammys-swift-courts-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For all the talk of Australian values our rights as citizens and humans remain fragile | Julianne Schultz]]></title><description><![CDATA[We remain the only liberal democracy not to have adopted its own constitutional or statutory bill of rightsThe very idea that all human beings have inalienable rights, and that humanity is distinctive and precious, is under serious assault.This year threatens to be the one that makes or breaks the unique moral commitment to human rights that has underpinned, even when flawed, the global order for the past 80 years.Julianne Schultz is the author of The Idea of Australia Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/for-all-the-talk-of-australian-values-our-rights-as-citizens-and-humans-remain-fragile-julianne-schultz/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/for-all-the-talk-of-australian-values-our-rights-as-citizens-and-humans-remain-fragile-julianne-schultz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior president of tribunals warns of increased abuse towards judges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Justice Dingemans also reveals a potential date for the Home Office&rsquo;s plans for a body of assessors in asylum appeals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/senior-president-of-tribunals-warns-of-increased-abuse-towards-judges/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/senior-president-of-tribunals-warns-of-increased-abuse-towards-judges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge to protect noncitizen academics involved in case from ‘authoritarian’ Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reagan appointee moves to protect those challenging arrest and deportation of pro-Palestinian activistsA federal judge described Donald Trump as an &ldquo;authoritarian&rdquo; and accused his administration of &ldquo;an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people&rdquo; in its aggressive pursuit of non-US citizen, pro-Palestinian activists on American college campuses.US district judge William Young, who was appointed by the Republican president Ronald Reagan, said on Thursday that he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-to-protect-noncitizen-academics-involved-in-case-from-authoritarian-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/judge-to-protect-noncitizen-academics-involved-in-case-from-authoritarian-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment judge sanctioned for raising his voice during hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said the judge apologised &lsquo;if he had appeared sharp&rsquo; but denied shouting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judge-sanctioned-for-raising-his-voice-during-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judge-sanctioned-for-raising-his-voice-during-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment judge created 'hostile environment' in hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said the judge apologised &lsquo;if he had appeared sharp&rsquo; but denied shouting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judge-created-hostile-environment-in-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-judge-created-hostile-environment-in-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form unionTikTok moderators have accused the social media company of &ldquo;oppressive and intimidating&rdquo; union busting after it fired hundreds of workers in the UK, beginning the process just before they were due to vote on forming a union.The moderators wanted to establish a collective bargaining unit to protect themselves from the personal costs of checking extreme and violent conten]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sacked-tiktok-workers-in-uk-launch-legal-action-over-union-busting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sacked-tiktok-workers-in-uk-launch-legal-action-over-union-busting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds Durham trust violated nurses&rsquo; dignity and created intimidating environment by allowing use of single-sex spaceA group of nurses who complained about a trans colleague using single-sex changing rooms at work suffered harassment, an employment tribunal judge has ruled.The judge found the nurses&rsquo; dignity was violated and they encountered &ldquo;a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment&rdquo; at work. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/female-nurses-win-employment-case-over-nhs-changing-room-use-by-trans-colleague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/female-nurses-win-employment-case-over-nhs-changing-room-use-by-trans-colleague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wave of top judge departures continues as Lord Reed to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Reed is already the longest serving president of the Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wave-of-top-judge-departures-continues-as-lord-reed-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/wave-of-top-judge-departures-continues-as-lord-reed-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exodus of top judges continues as Lord Reed announces retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Reed, already the longest serving president of the Supreme Court, will step down in 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/exodus-of-top-judges-continues-as-lord-reed-announces-retirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/exodus-of-top-judges-continues-as-lord-reed-announces-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee learns sign language to make legal services accessible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elysia Shirley pledged to support deaf community after witnessing someone struggle to communicate with emergency services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trainee-learns-sign-language-to-make-legal-services-accessible/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trainee-learns-sign-language-to-make-legal-services-accessible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who tried to involve junior in dishonesty is struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal executive reported matter to partner as she felt uncomfortable about email exchanges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-tried-to-involve-junior-in-dishonesty-is-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-tried-to-involve-junior-in-dishonesty-is-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor who tried to involve her junior in dishonesty is struck off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal executive reported matter to her supervisor after being so uncomfortable with lying instruction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-tried-to-involve-her-junior-in-dishonesty-is-struck-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-who-tried-to-involve-her-junior-in-dishonesty-is-struck-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: MPs grill Sackman over contradictory messages on jury trial curbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts minister took a buffeting from the Commons justice committee over whether the reforms will apply retrospectively. MPs also want to see the modelling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mps-grill-sackman-over-contradictory-messages-on-jury-trial-curbs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mps-grill-sackman-over-contradictory-messages-on-jury-trial-curbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: Minister under fire over jury trial curbs contradictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courts minister Sarah Sackman took a buffeting from the Commons justice committee over seemingly contradictory messages on jury trial curbs. MPs want to see the modelling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-minister-under-fire-over-jury-trial-curbs-contradictions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-minister-under-fire-over-jury-trial-curbs-contradictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers need protection from persecution – Law Society report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report&nbsp;illustrates how lawyers face intimidation and harassment&nbsp;for speaking out in support of equal access to justice and human rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-need-protection-from-persecution-law-society-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lawyers-need-protection-from-persecution-law-society-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop referencing fake case citations, judges warned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers and commentators call for judges to avoid citing&nbsp;AI-generated cases in full&nbsp;when making rulings on how the citations have been misused.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stop-referencing-fake-case-citations-judges-warned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stop-referencing-fake-case-citations-judges-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serial fare dodger loses &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; challenge in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds lay prosecutors have rights of audience through &lsquo;practice and convention&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serial-fare-dodger-loses-ltemgtmazurltemgt-challenge-in-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/serial-fare-dodger-loses-ltemgtmazurltemgt-challenge-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged fare dodger loses &lt;em&gt;Mazur&lt;/em&gt; challenge in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds lay prosecutors have rights of audience through &lsquo;practice and convention&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/alleged-fare-dodger-loses-ltemgtmazurltemgt-challenge-in-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/alleged-fare-dodger-loses-ltemgtmazurltemgt-challenge-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACLU sues Trump administration over ‘racial profiling and unlawful arrests’ in Minnesota ICE surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil rights organization says federal immigration agents are violating US citizens&rsquo; constitutional rightsThe American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests amid widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.In a 72-page lawsuit filed on Thursday on behalf of three community members who are all US citizens, the ACLU accused federal immigration ag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/aclu-sues-trump-administration-over-racial-profiling-and-unlawful-arrests-in-minnesota-ice-surge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/aclu-sues-trump-administration-over-racial-profiling-and-unlawful-arrests-in-minnesota-ice-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US appeals court reverses decision that freed Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruling delivers victory to Trump administration in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activistPeople affected by the US visa freeze: share your experienceA federal appeals court on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that ordered the release of the former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, delivering the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activist.A 2-1 panel of the Philadelphia-based third US circu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-appeals-court-reverses-decision-that-freed-mahmoud-khalil-from-ice-detention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-appeals-court-reverses-decision-that-freed-mahmoud-khalil-from-ice-detention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greensill-linked firm ‘failed to act in good faith’ by lending £250m more than agreed, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greensill Capital UK accused of breaking agreement with government over loans issued to businesses during pandemicA company linked to financier Lex Greensill &ldquo;failed to act in good faith&rdquo; by lending &pound;250m more than it should have to businesses owned by steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta during the pandemic, the high court has been told.Greensill Bank AG (GBAG) is suing the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for about &pound;331m over claims it wrongly terminated guarantees it agr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/greensill-linked-firm-failed-to-act-in-good-faith-by-lending-250m-more-than-agreed-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/greensill-linked-firm-failed-to-act-in-good-faith-by-lending-250m-more-than-agreed-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO director Nick Ephgrave to step down early]]></title><description><![CDATA[First non-lawyer to lead the agency says it is &lsquo;time to draw a close&rsquo; on nearly four decades in public life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-director-nick-ephgrave-to-step-down-early/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-director-nick-ephgrave-to-step-down-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO director Nick Ephgrave steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[First non-lawyer to lead the agency says it is &lsquo;time to draw a close&rsquo; on nearly four decades in public life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-director-nick-ephgrave-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-director-nick-ephgrave-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City firm gives new parents six months' leave on full pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[HR chief says firm wants to create a more equal and inclusive environment for all parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-gives-new-parents-six-months-leave-on-full-pay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/city-firm-gives-new-parents-six-months-leave-on-full-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[​British public backs collective actions - opinion poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hausfeld urges government to launch public information campaign to raise awareness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/british-public-backs-collective-actions-opinion-poll/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/british-public-backs-collective-actions-opinion-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO can pursue unpaid £2m DPA penalty, High Court finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientific instrument maker G&uuml;ralp Systems Ltd failed to pay &pound;2,069,861 stipulated in deferred prosecution agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-can-pursue-unpaid-2m-dpa-penalty-high-court-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-can-pursue-unpaid-2m-dpa-penalty-high-court-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenrick sacked as shadow justice secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cites concerns Jenrick was planning to defect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jenrick-sacked-as-shadow-justice-secretary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jenrick-sacked-as-shadow-justice-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenrick replaced as shadow justice secretary by Nick Timothy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform confirmed on Thursday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jenrick-replaced-as-shadow-justice-secretary-by-nick-timothy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jenrick-replaced-as-shadow-justice-secretary-by-nick-timothy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Jenrick sacked as shadow justice secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch cites concerns Jenrick was planning to defect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-jenrick-sacked-as-shadow-justice-secretary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/breaking-jenrick-sacked-as-shadow-justice-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King's Bench chief latest leading judge to announce retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Departure of three leadership judges in 2026 presents a challenge to the Judicial Appointments Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kings-bench-chief-latest-leading-judge-to-announce-retirement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/kings-bench-chief-latest-leading-judge-to-announce-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home secretary insists non-judges in asylum appeals will be independent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary says First-Tier tribunal cannot sustainably manage scale and nature of current caseload.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/home-secretary-insists-non-judges-in-asylum-appeals-will-be-independent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/home-secretary-insists-non-judges-in-asylum-appeals-will-be-independent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors’ withdrawal no excuse for missing budget deadline, rules court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says there was no good reason for defendant not being aware of crucial deadline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-withdrawal-no-excuse-for-missing-budget-deadline-rules-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitors-withdrawal-no-excuse-for-missing-budget-deadline-rules-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the shooting of Renee Good, we see dissent can be fatal in Trump’s America – all bets are off | Emma Brockes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A line has been crossed, and it&rsquo;s vital to understand that. A system that sends paramilitaries on to the streets will observe no limitsA few years ago, towards the end of the second Obama administration, a friend and her wife flew back to New York from a holiday in Mexico, landing for a connecting flight in South Carolina. At immigration, the officer looked from one to the other, asked their relation to one another and on receiving the reply, made a noise of disgust &ndash; &ldquo;ugh&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/after-the-shooting-of-renee-good-we-see-dissent-can-be-fatal-in-trumps-america-all-bets-are-off-emma-brockes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/after-the-shooting-of-renee-good-we-see-dissent-can-be-fatal-in-trumps-america-all-bets-are-off-emma-brockes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan senator says she is being investigated for imploring US troops to refuse illegal orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elissa Slotkin says US is investigating her for video in which Democrats say service members &lsquo;must refuse illegal orders&rsquo;US politics live &ndash; latest updatesMichigan senator Elissa Slotkin said on Tuesday that she was under federal investigation for her participation in a video last year in which she and fellow Democrats implored troops to refuse illegal orders.Slotkin, a former CIA officer and military veteran who served three tours in Iraq, organized the video with five other De]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/michigan-senator-says-she-is-being-investigated-for-imploring-us-troops-to-refuse-illegal-orders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/michigan-senator-says-she-is-being-investigated-for-imploring-us-troops-to-refuse-illegal-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK branch of leading Chinese firm closes and files for administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[SRA register confirms Zhong Lun is in the process of closing in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-branch-of-leading-chinese-firm-closes-and-files-for-administration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-branch-of-leading-chinese-firm-closes-and-files-for-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court orders document return after firm sent wrong files to opponent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Files included confidential and privileged information that defendant wanted to keep.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-orders-document-return-after-firm-sent-wrong-files-to-opponent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/court-orders-document-return-after-firm-sent-wrong-files-to-opponent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Claire Waxman says justice system risks collapse and no other viable way to drastically reduce courts backlogA potential government U-turn on changes to jury trials risks breaking a justice system on the brink of collapse, the new victims&rsquo; commissioner for England and Wales has warned.The justice secretary, David Lammy, must face down MPs and the legal profession over proposals to reduce the number of jury trials or &ldquo;we will not have victims coming into the system&rdquo;,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/victims-commissioner-for-england-and-wales-warns-against-u-turn-on-limiting-jury-trials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/victims-commissioner-for-england-and-wales-warns-against-u-turn-on-limiting-jury-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter-Ruck partner pursues SRA for £1m over failed ‘SLAPP’ case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator warns that &lsquo;eye-watering&rsquo; costs order would have a &lsquo;chilling&rsquo; effect on its ability to go after media lawyers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/carter-ruck-partner-pursues-sra-for-1m-over-failed-slapp-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/carter-ruck-partner-pursues-sra-for-1m-over-failed-slapp-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at the factory were overhauled. But its order book never recoveredAsk the women working at Natchi Apparels in the historic city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu and many will describe the turnaround in their working conditions in the garment factory over the past five years as extraordinary.On 5 January 2021 the decomposing body of Jeyasre Kathiravel, a 21-year-old Dalit woman who was an employee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/justice-for-jeyasre-how-a-brutal-murder-led-to-a-better-deal-for-garment-workers-in-india/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/justice-for-jeyasre-how-a-brutal-murder-led-to-a-better-deal-for-garment-workers-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury curbs could apply to cases awaiting trial, minister tells MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Sackman says some cases currently in the system could be heard by a judge in the 'swift court'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jury-curbs-could-apply-to-cases-awaiting-trial-minister-tells-mps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/jury-curbs-could-apply-to-cases-awaiting-trial-minister-tells-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillsborough law to be delayed over security services concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers hope to reach compromise after MPs and families said bill went too far in shielding intelligence officersThe government is to delay the progress of the Hillsborough law while ministers thrash out a compromise, amid concerns from MPs and families over how it will apply to serving intelligence officers.The bill will enforce a duty of candour on public officials and contractors to tell the truth in the aftermath of disasters. But concerns were raised by campaigners that it went too far in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hillsborough-law-to-be-delayed-over-security-services-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hillsborough-law-to-be-delayed-over-security-services-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say obscuring plane&rsquo;s military identity would constitute a war crimeThe US aircraft that carried out the first airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean was reportedly disguised as a civilian plane &ndash; a possible war crime.The New York Times reported that the aircraft had been painted to obscure its military identity, and its munitions were hidden inside its fuselage rather than visible under its wings. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-aircraft-that-attacked-suspected-drug-boat-reportedly-disguised-as-civilian-plane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-aircraft-that-attacked-suspected-drug-boat-reportedly-disguised-as-civilian-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy hikes JAC chair's salary by 30%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor decides to relaunch recruitment campaign for top post at quango for appointing judges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-hikes-jac-chairs-salary-by-30/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-hikes-jac-chairs-salary-by-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy hikes JAC chair's pay by 30%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord chancellor decides to relaunch recruitment campaign for top post at quango for appointing judges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-hikes-jac-chairs-pay-by-30/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-hikes-jac-chairs-pay-by-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJ's 'racially pejorative' comment leads to formal advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[District judge apologised but investigation found the comment was &lsquo;not respectful of the defendant or their appearance&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/djs-racially-pejorative-comment-leads-to-formal-advice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/djs-racially-pejorative-comment-leads-to-formal-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District judge's 'racially pejorative' comment leads to formal advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[District judge apologised but investigation found the comment was &lsquo;not respectful of the defendant or their appearance&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judges-racially-pejorative-comment-leads-to-formal-advice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/district-judges-racially-pejorative-comment-leads-to-formal-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was robbed of justice’: woman raped as child criticises years of delays in bringing father to trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police apologise after it took almost seven years for man to be charged and he died months before trial had been dueA woman who was raped by her father as a child has told how he died before standing trial after she endured almost nine years of police and court delays.Rachel believes she was robbed of justice by the excessively long police investigation, which left her feeling suicidal. She waited almost seven years for her father to be charged with abusing her and a second person. His trial was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/i-was-robbed-of-justice-woman-raped-as-child-criticises-years-of-delays-in-bringing-father-to-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/i-was-robbed-of-justice-woman-raped-as-child-criticises-years-of-delays-in-bringing-father-to-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sackman faces MPs amid rumours jury curbs will be 'watered down']]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials reportedly revisiting proposals for 'swift courts' and magistrates sitting alongside judge to hear cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sackman-faces-mps-amid-rumours-jury-curbs-will-be-watered-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sackman-faces-mps-amid-rumours-jury-curbs-will-be-watered-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs to grill minister on 'watered down' jury reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials reportedly revisiting 'swift courts' proposal and having magistrates sit alongside judge to hear cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-to-grill-minister-on-watered-down-jury-reforms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/mps-to-grill-minister-on-watered-down-jury-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former criminal bar chief fails with disbarment appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Justice Choudhury finds tribunal was entitled to sanction Jo Sidhu KC as it did for sexual misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-criminal-bar-chief-fails-with-disbarment-appeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-criminal-bar-chief-fails-with-disbarment-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor denies stalking court observer following Law Society lunches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stratford Magistrates&rsquo; Court hears that the defendant allegedly sent more than 120 emails and letters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-denies-stalking-court-observer-following-law-society-lunches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-denies-stalking-court-observer-following-law-society-lunches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor cleared but paralegal barred over misleading emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor had denied authorising misleading emails about conveyancing transactions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-cleared-but-paralegal-barred-over-misleading-emails/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-cleared-but-paralegal-barred-over-misleading-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government pressed to rule out fixed costs for housing cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[MoJ has ruled out any change until at least 2028, but should the exemption go further?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-pressed-to-rule-out-fixed-costs-for-housing-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/government-pressed-to-rule-out-fixed-costs-for-housing-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC seeks dismissal of $10bn Trump lawsuit over Panorama ‘fight like hell’ clip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster&rsquo;s submission calls on Florida court to throw out defamation case where US president is suing over editing of 6 January 2021 speechThe BBC is to attempt to have Donald Trump&rsquo;s $10bn defamation lawsuit over the editing of a speech for Panorama thrown out, according to court documents.The broadcaster faced criticism for airing an episode of the investigative documentary series that featured an edited clip of Trump&rsquo;s address to a rally on 6 January 2021, which it is all]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bbc-seeks-dismissal-of-10bn-trump-lawsuit-over-panorama-fight-like-hell-clip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bbc-seeks-dismissal-of-10bn-trump-lawsuit-over-panorama-fight-like-hell-clip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn&rsquo;t inevitableThere are hotspots for violence in prison. The exercise yard, the showers. There are peak times, too. Mealtimes and association periods are particularly volatile.But first thing in the morning is not when you expect to hear an alarm bell. I certainly didn&rsquo;t, at 6am in my office on the residential wing of a high-security prison in late 2018. All prisoners]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/death-on-the-inside-as-a-prison-officer-i-saw-how-the-system-perpetuates-violence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/death-on-the-inside-as-a-prison-officer-i-saw-how-the-system-perpetuates-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal defence firm develops training and exam in client care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managing director says accreditation reflects unique care that must be paid to clients whose liberty or reputation is at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criminal-defence-firm-develops-training-and-exam-in-client-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criminal-defence-firm-develops-training-and-exam-in-client-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales may be watered down after backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: David Lammy&rsquo;s proposals could be altered to avoid fight in Lords after criticism from MPs, peers and lawyersProposals to limit jury trials could be watered down after a backlash from MPs, peers and senior figures in the legal profession, the Guardian has been told.Sources say senior government officials are discussing potential changes in an attempt to draw the sting out of the plans and avoid a bruising fight in the House of Lords. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/plans-to-limit-jury-trials-in-england-and-wales-may-be-watered-down-after-backlash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/plans-to-limit-jury-trials-in-england-and-wales-may-be-watered-down-after-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New bar chair seeks solicitor backing for fairer allocation of briefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her inaugural speech, Kirsty Brimelow KC outlined 12 priorities - including addressing the earnings gap and protecting lawyers from abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-bar-chair-seeks-solicitor-backing-for-fairer-allocation-of-briefs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/new-bar-chair-seeks-solicitor-backing-for-fairer-allocation-of-briefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamima Begum case raises fears for dual nationals | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stripping her of British citizenship set a dangerous precedent, argues Dr Alexander SmithPeter Walker&rsquo;s analysis of the stakes in the Shamima Begum case before the European court of human rights gives voice to fears I and no doubt many other dual nationals living in the UK harbour (Ministers cannot go on ignoring the Shamima Begum case, for two important reasons, 2 January).I am an Australian citizen who has lived in the UK for half my life and was naturalised as a British citizen almost 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shamima-begum-case-raises-fears-for-dual-nationals-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/shamima-begum-case-raises-fears-for-dual-nationals-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer&rsquo;s unforgivable conductThe prisons minister may justifiably say that temporary release for prisoners awaiting trial is a matter for an independent judiciary, but this by no means absolves the state of responsibility for the fate of those on hunger strike (Health of Palestine Action hunger strikers deteriorating, supporters say, 6 January).Given the almost unbelievable len]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-are-still-the-states-responsibility-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-are-still-the-states-responsibility-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfordshire’s oldest law firm set to disappear in takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMG Law, which dates from 1838, is to be acquired by top 100 outfit RWK Goodman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/oxfordshires-oldest-law-firm-set-to-disappear-in-takeover/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/oxfordshires-oldest-law-firm-set-to-disappear-in-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ward Hadaway posts record income but profits stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top-100 full-service firm&nbsp;continues to make progress towards goal of doubling in size over the next decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ward-hadaway-posts-record-income-but-profits-stall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/ward-hadaway-posts-record-income-but-profits-stall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court dismisses appeal in nil costs assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge finds &lsquo;no doubt that there is no room for a claim in unjust enrichment&rsquo; under conditional fee agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-dismisses-appeal-in-nil-costs-assessment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/high-court-dismisses-appeal-in-nil-costs-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underlying profits rise at Knights - along with redundancy costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listed national firm also reveals that 'churn' of fee-earner staff has more than halved in a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/underlying-profits-rise-at-knights-along-with-redundancy-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/underlying-profits-rise-at-knights-along-with-redundancy-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master of the rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos announces retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vos, 70, is to retire on 31 October after four years in the role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/master-of-the-rolls-sir-geoffrey-vos-announces-retirement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/master-of-the-rolls-sir-geoffrey-vos-announces-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master of the rolls announces retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Geoffrey Vos, 70, is to retire on 31 October after four years in the role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/master-of-the-rolls-announces-retirement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/master-of-the-rolls-announces-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[President&rsquo;s memo stating US &lsquo;shall withdraw&rsquo; from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreementThe Trump administration&rsquo;s long-anticipated decision this week to pull the US from the world&rsquo;s most important climate treaty may have been illegal, some experts say.&ldquo;In my legal opinion, he does not have the authority,&rdquo; Harold Hongju Koh, former head lawyer for the US state department, told the Guardian. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trumps-move-to-pull-us-from-key-un-climate-treaty-may-be-illegal-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trumps-move-to-pull-us-from-key-un-climate-treaty-may-be-illegal-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s cannabis order will still leave users at risk of prosecution, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justice department is pushing to pursue simple possession cases, and ICE uses cannabis offenses to speed deportationExperts say Donald Trump&rsquo;s recent executive order on cannabis rescheduling is unlikely to make a meaningful difference for those most vulnerable to cannabis-related criminal charges, which the president has ramped up in various ways during his second term.Under the Biden administration, the Department of Health and Human Services recommended that cannabis be removed from sche]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trumps-cannabis-order-will-still-leave-users-at-risk-of-prosecution-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trumps-cannabis-order-will-still-leave-users-at-risk-of-prosecution-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face &lsquo;invasive sex testing&rsquo; and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protectionsThe US supreme court will consider state bans on transgender athletes on Tuesday in a major LGBTQ+ rights legal battle that could have far-reaching consequences beyond youth sports.The court is hearing oral arguments in two cases brought by trans students who challenged Republican-backed laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting trans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/how-the-us-supreme-court-case-on-trans-athletes-could-unravel-lgbtq-rights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/how-the-us-supreme-court-case-on-trans-athletes-could-unravel-lgbtq-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor cleared of telling client to fabricate defence in cricket match-fixing case]]></title><description><![CDATA[No evidence to show that criminal lawyer Shahid Ali encouraged his client, a former professional cricketer, to lie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-cleared-of-telling-client-to-fabricate-defence-in-cricket-match-fixing-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-cleared-of-telling-client-to-fabricate-defence-in-cricket-match-fixing-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal solicitor cleared of telling client to fabricate defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribunal says there was no evidence to show Shahid Ali encouraged client to lie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criminal-solicitor-cleared-of-telling-client-to-fabricate-defence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/criminal-solicitor-cleared-of-telling-client-to-fabricate-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill found to repeal 'presumption of parental contact']]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebratory event hosted by Right to Equality given update on family court reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bill-found-to-repeal-presumption-of-parental-contact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bill-found-to-repeal-presumption-of-parental-contact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill found for 'presumption of parental contact' repeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebratory event hosted by Right to Equality hears from ministers and campaigners on family court reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bill-found-for-presumption-of-parental-contact-repeal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/bill-found-for-presumption-of-parental-contact-repeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 things for solicitors to look out for in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imperialism, SLAPPs, juries,&nbsp;PACCAR, Mazur and more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/20-things-for-solicitors-to-look-out-for-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/20-things-for-solicitors-to-look-out-for-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogatorsThe UK has settled out of court by paying a &ldquo;substantial sum&rdquo; to a Guant&aacute;namo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate&rsquo;s legal team.Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah have accused the British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators to put to him while they were t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-pays-substantial-sum-to-tortured-guantnamo-bay-detainee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-pays-substantial-sum-to-tortured-guantnamo-bay-detainee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations&ldquo;Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,&rdquo; says Monaira*. She was forced to flee her home in Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched so-called clearance operations across Rohingya villages.During the violence, her brother was taken by military soldiers, shot dead, and his home s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/big-step-forward-myanmar-military-faces-rohingya-genocide-case-at-un-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/big-step-forward-myanmar-military-faces-rohingya-genocide-case-at-un-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father welcomes new parental leave rights for bereaved in Great Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Horsey says measures in Employment Rights Act will give support &lsquo;at one of most difficult moments imaginable&rsquo;A father who has fought for a change in the law so that bereaved parents can look after their babies after the death of a partner will tell his son he can make the &ldquo;impossible&rdquo; happen after new rights for workers are laid before parliament on Monday.Aaron Horsey was shocked when he discovered he had no right to take leave to look after his newborn son, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/father-welcomes-new-parental-leave-rights-for-bereaved-in-great-britain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/father-welcomes-new-parental-leave-rights-for-bereaved-in-great-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment tribunal judge sanctioned over late orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judicial watchdog says the judge had written to the complainants in both cases and apologised for the delay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-tribunal-judge-sanctioned-over-late-orders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/employment-tribunal-judge-sanctioned-over-late-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal requirements for a claim in deceit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fraudulent misrepresentation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-requirements-for-a-claim-in-deceit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/legal-requirements-for-a-claim-in-deceit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and WalesThe backlog of nearly 80,000 trials clogging up the court system could be cleared within a decade if parliament agrees to slash the number of jury trials, David Lammy, the lord chancellor, has claimed.In an interview with the Guardian, the deputy prime minister, who is facing a backbench rebellion over the proposals, has urged Labour MPs and the public to back a version of Canada&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/slashing-jury-trials-could-clear-courts-backlog-within-a-decade-says-lammy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/slashing-jury-trials-could-clear-courts-backlog-within-a-decade-says-lammy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should speed cameras be hidden?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions tackles a road safety issue&bull; Read this week&rsquo;s replies: Can you really fake it to make it?What&rsquo;s the point of having speed limits if camera-warning signs and apps allow drivers to slow down in advance &ndash; then just continue speeding? Maybe the UK government in its new consultations on road safety should add the question of hiding speed cameras to their list of concerns. I&rsquo;m a driver, but also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/should-speed-cameras-be-hidden/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/should-speed-cameras-be-hidden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare subsidies in Democratic states]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding was paused because health department said benefits were going to people in country illegallyA federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot block federal money for childcare subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now.The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced on Tuesday to freeze billions of dollars in funds for three gra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/federal-judge-blocks-white-house-freeze-of-childcare-subsidies-in-democratic-states/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/federal-judge-blocks-white-house-freeze-of-childcare-subsidies-in-democratic-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Possible revision of guidance for prosecutors in England and Wales comes amid safety concerns from courtsCircumcision is to be classed as a potential form of child abuse under new guidance for prosecutors, amid concerns from judges and coroners about deaths and serious harms caused by the procedure.A draft document by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on &ldquo;honour-based abuse, forced marriages, and harmful practices&rdquo;, classes circumcision as a potential crime alongside bre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/circumcision-classed-as-possible-child-abuse-in-draft-cps-document/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/circumcision-classed-as-possible-child-abuse-in-draft-cps-document/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK right to weigh diplomacy before ‘calling out’ allies on international law breaches, says attorney general]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: In first comments since US attack on Venezuela, Richard Hermer refrains from singling out Trump administrationNations are right to consider diplomatic relations when deciding whether to &ldquo;call out&rdquo; potential breaches of international law, the attorney general has said, after the UK government faced criticism over its reluctance to condemn the US attack on Venezuela.In an interview with the Guardian, Richard Hermer, the government&rsquo;s most senior law officer and a close]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-right-to-weigh-diplomacy-before-calling-out-allies-on-international-law-breaches-says-attorney-general/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/uk-right-to-weigh-diplomacy-before-calling-out-allies-on-international-law-breaches-says-attorney-general/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Moral clarity and compassion': Former family chief Munby dies at 77]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes pour in to Sir James Munby, former president of the Family Division, who died suddenly on new year&rsquo;s day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moral-clarity-and-compassion-former-family-chief-munby-dies-at-77/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/moral-clarity-and-compassion-former-family-chief-munby-dies-at-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US giant ordered to pay £8,000 for ‘unreasonable’ disclosure delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge also criticises Quinn Emanuel's&nbsp;aborted attempt to have employment claim struck out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-giant-ordered-to-pay-8000-for-unreasonable-disclosure-delay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/us-giant-ordered-to-pay-8000-for-unreasonable-disclosure-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In depth: MPs berate MoJ over access to justice failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal aid reforms 'at serious risk of going down in history as an extinction event', says PAC chair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mps-berate-moj-over-access-to-justice-failures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/in-depth-mps-berate-moj-over-access-to-justice-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage grows over Lammy’s ’backdoor tax raid’ on solicitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial proposals to seize client account interest &rsquo;will result in law firms failing and place an unmanageable burden on SRA&rsquo; .]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/outrage-grows-over-lammys-backdoor-tax-raid-on-solicitors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/outrage-grows-over-lammys-backdoor-tax-raid-on-solicitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands more cases to be piled onto creaking ET system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volume of new cases going through arbitration and tribunal could increase by 17% under&nbsp;Employment Rights Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/thousands-more-cases-to-be-piled-onto-creaking-et-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/thousands-more-cases-to-be-piled-onto-creaking-et-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor told judge he was in London while in Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freelance consultant tells SDT he misunderstood family judge's questions about his whereabouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-told-judge-he-was-in-london-while-in-munich/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-told-judge-he-was-in-london-while-in-munich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor lied to judge about appearing from Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freelance consultant tells SDT he misunderstood family judge's questions about his whereabouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-lied-to-judge-about-appearing-from-germany/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/solicitor-lied-to-judge-about-appearing-from-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UKLydia Gall is a senior Europe researcher at Human Rights WatchRight to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warnI saw, at first hand, the slow erosion of the rule of law in Hungary. It began not with a single shocking act but with quiet legal changes that narrowed space for dissent; each step justified as reasonable or necessary, until suddenly, democracy itself felt like a performance rather than a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/slowly-but-surely-a-state-can-repress-its-people-why-is-the-uk-channelling-viktor-orbns-hungary-lydia-gall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/slowly-but-surely-a-state-can-repress-its-people-why-is-the-uk-channelling-viktor-orbns-hungary-lydia-gall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister admits jury trials would be curbed regardless of courts crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs call out comment by courts minister Sackman during fiery debate on jury reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/minister-admits-jury-trials-would-be-curbed-regardless-of-courts-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/minister-admits-jury-trials-would-be-curbed-regardless-of-courts-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SFO returns £400,000 to victims - 24 years after email fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Groundbreaking&rsquo; case means victims in the UK, US and in France, have the &lsquo;vast majority&rsquo; of their stolen funds returned to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-returns-400000-to-victims-24-years-after-email-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sfo-returns-400000-to-victims-24-years-after-email-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former London coroner to face SDT over allegedly misleading conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor was removed from coronial office in 2023 for 'downplaying misconduct allegations'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-london-coroner-to-face-sdt-over-allegedly-misleading-conduct/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-london-coroner-to-face-sdt-over-allegedly-misleading-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former London coroner to face SDT over alleged misleading conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor was removed from coronial office in 2023 for 'downplaying misconduct allegations'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-london-coroner-to-face-sdt-over-alleged-misleading-conduct/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/former-london-coroner-to-face-sdt-over-alleged-misleading-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealedThe right to protest is under attack in England and Wales with laws trampling over human rights protections and more oppressive restrictions in the pipeline, two major reports have warned.Both Human Rights Watch and the cross-party law reform organisation Justice say recent legislative changes have created a chilling effect on lawful protest and should be repealed. Their reports, simult]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/right-to-protest-is-under-attack-in-england-and-wales-reports-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/right-to-protest-is-under-attack-in-england-and-wales-reports-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lammy: 'US will continue to lead the free world']]></title><description><![CDATA[The deputy prime minister and lord chancellor today smoothed over transatlantic geopolitical tensions with a speech hailing the special relationship between the US and UK. At an event marking the start of the 250th anniversary year of the declaration of independence, David Lammy said the US 'will continue to lead ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-us-will-continue-to-lead-the-free-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/lammy-us-will-continue-to-lead-the-free-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog sanctions claims firms for misleading ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country&rsquo;s leading insurers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/watchdog-sanctions-claims-firms-for-misleading-ads/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/watchdog-sanctions-claims-firms-for-misleading-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims companies implying links to major insurers told to stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country&rsquo;s leading insurance firms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-companies-implying-links-to-major-insurers-told-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/claims-companies-implying-links-to-major-insurers-told-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump lawyer ordered to defend using US attorney title despite ruling it’s unlawful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lindsey Halligan was installed in the position by the president to prosecute Letitia James and James ComeyA judge has ordered the Donald Trump-appointed lawyer who led failed prosecutions of two of his political opponents to explain why she is still representing herself as US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, after another judge ruled she was in the position unlawfully.In an order filed in the district&rsquo;s Richmond division on Tuesday, Lindsey Halligan was given seven days to ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trump-lawyer-ordered-to-defend-using-us-attorney-title-despite-ruling-its-unlawful/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/trump-lawyer-ordered-to-defend-using-us-attorney-title-despite-ruling-its-unlawful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour workers’ rights concessions to cut cost to business by billions, analysis shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated government assessment says measures will now entail &lsquo;no more than a modest increase&rsquo; for employers Labour watering down its sweeping overhaul of workers&rsquo; rights is expected to slash the cost of the plan for UK businesses by billions of pounds, the government&rsquo;s own analysis shows.According to an updated Whitehall impact assessment published on Wednesday, concessions by ministers could reduce the cost of the employment rights bill for businesses to about &pound;1bn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-workers-rights-concessions-to-cut-cost-to-business-by-billions-analysis-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/labour-workers-rights-concessions-to-cut-cost-to-business-by-billions-analysis-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society cautions government over conveyancer track record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government mulls requirement to publish speed and quality of service to improve home buying and selling process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-cautions-government-over-conveyancer-track-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/society-cautions-government-over-conveyancer-track-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First flight of 2026 under UK ‘one in, one out’ asylum scheme cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detainees under scheme to return people entering UK on small boats told their plane tickets have been cancelledThe first flight of 2026 to return asylum seekers who came to the UK on small boats to France has been cancelled, the Guardian understands.Detainees earmarked for the UK government&rsquo;s &ldquo;one in, one out&rdquo; scheme who had tickets for a flight on Wednesday morning to Paris were told their tickets had been cancelled. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/first-flight-of-2026-under-uk-one-in-one-out-asylum-scheme-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/first-flight-of-2026-under-uk-one-in-one-out-asylum-scheme-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hand over your client account interest, firms to be told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Justice opens consultation on &lsquo;sustainable justice system&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hand-over-your-client-account-interest-firms-to-be-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hand-over-your-client-account-interest-firms-to-be-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hand over client account interest, firms to be told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Justice opens consultation on &lsquo;sustainable justice system&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hand-over-client-account-interest-firms-to-be-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/hand-over-client-account-interest-firms-to-be-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axiom insurers sue SRA over failure to stop £64.5m client losses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm went into administration in October 2023 leaving hundreds of clients out of pocket.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/axiom-insurers-sue-sra-over-failure-to-stop-645m-client-losses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/axiom-insurers-sue-sra-over-failure-to-stop-645m-client-losses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm sees off multi-million pound negligence appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against strike-out of claim against Lupton Fawcett.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-sees-off-multi-million-pound-negligence-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/firm-sees-off-multi-million-pound-negligence-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stubbornly uninterested': MPs lambast MoJ on legal aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department should be renamed 'Ministry of Justice (for Certain People)', says&nbsp;Public Accounts Committee chair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stubbornly-uninterested-mps-lambast-moj-on-legal-aid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/stubbornly-uninterested-mps-lambast-moj-on-legal-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to pay &pound;160,000 costs after 'misconceived' pursuit of veteran solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator&rsquo;s&nbsp; case &lsquo;lacked any proper foundation in law or fact&rsquo;, tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-pay-pound160000-costs-after-misconceived-pursuit-of-veteran-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-pay-pound160000-costs-after-misconceived-pursuit-of-veteran-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SRA to pay £160,000 costs after ’misconceived’  pursuit of veteran solicitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator&rsquo;s &nbsp;ase &lsquo;lacked any proper foundation in law or fact&rsquo;, tribunal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-pay-160000-costs-after-misconceived-pursuit-of-veteran-solicitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/sra-to-pay-160000-costs-after-misconceived-pursuit-of-veteran-solicitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banaz Mahmod was murdered 20 years ago; the fight for a law on ‘honour’-based abuse goes on]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of campaigning, Mahmod&rsquo;s sister Bekhal hopes UK government is finally ready to bring in Banaz&rsquo;s law&ldquo;I&rsquo;m always looking over my shoulder. I&rsquo;m never going to let my guard down,&rdquo; Bekhal Mahmod said.For two decades she has been in hiding, living under a new identity, away from her Iraqi-Kurdish family. In 2007 Bekhal testified in the trial of her father and uncle for the &ldquo;honour&rdquo;-based murder of her sister Banaz Mahmod. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/banaz-mahmod-was-murdered-20-years-ago-the-fight-for-a-law-on-honour-based-abuse-goes-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/banaz-mahmod-was-murdered-20-years-ago-the-fight-for-a-law-on-honour-based-abuse-goes-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms could face AML double jeopardy, tribunal warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[SDT responds to plan for Financial Conduct Authority to take over regulation of anti-money laundering activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-could-face-aml-double-jeopardy-tribunal-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/lawyer/law-firms-could-face-aml-double-jeopardy-tribunal-warns/</guid></item></channel></rss>