Litigation/Dispute Resolution


Declarations on AI in witness statements “would reduce efficiency”

15 April 2026

Making litigators declare that they did not use AI in preparing witness statements would “reduce the efficiency that AI has introduced in certain tasks”, says APIL.


Law Society trains focus on SRA for Mazur supervision guidance

14 April 2026

The Law Society has put the focus on the SRA to give the profession guidance on what amounts to supervision following the Mazur ruling.


Top City firm ordered to pay wasted costs over instruction error

13 April 2026

A leading City law firm has been ordered to pay wasted costs in a maritime matter because it wrongly told the defendants that it was instructed by the claimant’s insurer.


Claimants can have two law firms for £85m Vodafone claim

10 April 2026

A High Court judge has agreed to let 62 former Vodafone franchisees be represented by two law firms in their £85m claim against the mobile phone company.


Mazur: Law Society still mulling appeal as SRA reviews investigations

9 April 2026

The Law Society has yet to decide whether to appeal last week’s Mazur ruling, while the SRA is reviewing investigations that followed the High Court ruling.


Judge: Unqualified agency advocates “risk undermining legal system”

8 April 2026

The use of unqualified advocates by agencies has “the potential to undermine the integrity of the legal system”, a judge has ruled.


Solicitor develops free software to organise court bundles

8 April 2026

A City solicitor has invented free software that aims to make producing PDF court bundles hassle-free for lawyers and litigants in person alike.


Cockerill: Costs budgeting ‘lite’ pilots set for expansion

8 April 2026

The costs budgeting ‘lite’ pilots have proven popular with both judges and users in their first year, and are likely to be expanded, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice has revealed.


Chambers and ex-tenant face trial over unpaid rent

7 April 2026

A dispute between a leading chambers and a barrister over £71,200 of contributions that he allegedly failed to make is set to go to trial later this month.


Litigation funder announces huge loss after cases fail

7 April 2026

Troubled litigation funder LCM lost A$112m (£58m) in the last six months of 2025 due to two major case defeats and an adverse costs order in a third exceeding its ATE cover.

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