In the UK, there are various types of ‘mass’ litigation and much of the commentary fails to differentiate between them. However, it is opt-out collective actions under competition law which these ...

A magistrate and retired medical practitioner has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after he obtained x-rays of a ...

A law firm principal who allowed his clients to enter a risky and ultimately fruitless investment scheme has been fined £17,000. Ming Fai Tam, also known as Matthew Tam, charged around £1,300 to ...

The Labour party conference, which got underway in Liverpool yesterday, has revealed growing concern about recent attacks on ...

CILEX was wrongly telling members that law firm employees could conduct litigation as recently as December 2023.

Legal aid lawyers spend a quarter of their day on unbillable work, according to the Legal Aid Practitioners Group today.

Perrotton suggested that firms create separate documents for dealing with conveyancing matters and tax matters and be very clear with clients about the scope of their retainer. She pointed out that ...

Immigration and asylum solicitors are working in their own 'hostile environment'. Mainstream politicians should know better ...

A recent High Court decision in commercial litigation has generated significant interest in the expert witness community. It ...

The arrest and prosecution of arbitrators in Peru for their alleged involvement in corrupt activities has sent shockwaves ...

Why is she in the news? Successfully represented two residents who challenged Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council’s recently introduced council tax reduction scheme. Thoughts on the case: ‘The ...

Protests are being staged outside artificial intelligence offices in San Francisco (Anthropic) and London (Google DeepMind), asking the companies to stop the race to develop ever more powerful AI, ...