The King has approved the appointment of 96 new silks, the Ministry of Justice announced today – but no solicitor appears in ...

The Law Society has already warned the treasury that the requirement could affect conveyancers filling out stamp duty land tax returns, which risks complicating and lengthening the home buying and ...

In a letter to James Murray MP, chief secretary to the treasury, CLC chair Dame Janet Paraskeva said the regulator was ...

Strip away the political theatre and the law is clear: any claimant, even a US President, faces real hurdles under the ...

The Beckham family disagreement has unexpectedly shone a spotlight on a niche corner of intellectual property law.

Despite periodic efforts to persuade more solicitors to apply, the number of solicitors taking silk has gradually diminished since peaking at six in 2018. Just one solicitor was appointed in each of ...

The US tomorrow joins Belarus, Afghanistan and Iran as the focus of an international Day of the Endangered Lawyer. The event has been observed for the past 16 years to highlight challenges faced by ...

A law lecturer is bringing a libel claim against a former student who alleged he threatened to reduce her mark unless she slept with him, a court judgment has revealed.

Society president Mark Evans said: ‘Across the globe, lawyers are silenced, sentenced and stripped of their rights because they stand on the frontline defending justice and the rule of law. This ...

New role was one of Baroness Harman's recommendations in her independent review of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment ...

Latest Compensation Recovery Unit figures suggest any notion of a compensation culture is increasingly outdated.

Lord chancellor says free access to judges' sentencing remarks 'will embolden victims to look back on their bravery'.