9 November 2026
Court finds law firm negligent over “simple human error”
A Manchester law firm has been ordered to pay damages to a former client after a partner accidentally deleted a key part of a charge on a property.
9 November 2026
Solicitor who sexually abused clients fails in sentence appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected a retired criminal defence solicitor’s appeal against a 13-year jail sentence for sexually abusing clients in police and court cells.
9 November 2026
LSB: Small businesses not getting the legal help they need
Most small business with a legal need requiring professional support do not get it, according to major new research that says legal problems “are acting as a brake on growth”.
9 November 2026
No costs for solicitor who left LiP in “intolerable position”
A council will not recover its costs “in any circumstances” after its solicitor’s late compliance with orders left a litigant in person in an “intolerable position”, a judge has said.
