The King's Speech outlines 37 bills with major legal implications, covering courts modernisation, jury-trial reform, digital ID, immigration, housing, competition and national security legislation affecting multiple practice areas.
This week's roundup covers the Pensions Regulator's strategy consultation, HMRC's new tax adviser registration, ICO automated decision-making guidance, LegalEdCon, training contract deadlines and the uncertain tax treatment consultation.
Sir Geoffrey Vos has told the Judicial Institute for Scotland that AI will reshape how justice is delivered and that lawyers and judges must help lay the foundations…
The Judiciary has published a Court of Appeal judgment in the long-running Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group litigation. The case arises from the 2015 Fundão dam collapse…
The FCA has launched a market-wide review of claims management practices, citing concerns over aggressive marketing, misleading adverts and consumers being signed up without proper consent by CMCs…
A British defence firm just paid £10m after a seven-year bribery investigation. Here's what the deal reveals about DPAs, corporate accountability, and staying on the right side of…
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026, bringing the most significant changes to private renting in England in nearly four decades. The headline…