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How far should a defendant be permitted to go in seeking a claimant’s historic medical records where there is no demonstrated connection between those records and the injury pleaded?

By Georgia Tuckley, junior compliance officer at Legal Futures Associate DG Legal The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has strengthened its approach to anti-money laundering (AML) supervision in recent years. Regulatory engagement has become more proactive, structured and routine, reflecting the… Read More

Law firm website traffic is declining across the board. Here’s what’s driving it, which practice areas face the most pressure, and what you can do about it now.

Under CPR part 6, English courts have broad discretion to allow non-traditional service when standard methods fail.

Small law firms have a built-in advantage in the AI era, though many do not yet realise it. They can pick a tool, start using it, and save hours each week before a big firm even finishes its risk review.

Allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour increasingly arise across both family and criminal jurisdictions. While that overlap is well recognised, the implications are increasingly acute.

More than 1,600 individuals appear on the UK government sanctions list. For those named on the list, good legal advice is imperative. So, how do law firms deal with legal costs?

As many will be aware, the Court of Appeal published its much-awaited judgment on Mazur on 31 March. On 13 April, the Law Society issued a revised guidance note on the conduct of litigation.

As urban property values continue to climb and planning reforms open new avenues for development, flat roofs have emerged as prime real estate.

Posted by Iain Miller, partner, and Stephen Nelson, senior associate, at City firm Kingsley Napley Many law firms in the last few weeks have been working out the consequences of the decision in the High Court in Julia Mazur &… Read More