Today's Legal Brief roundup: a £2.5m interim costs award in Abbott v MoD, the Court of Appeal on authority to carry, the £705m medico-legal market and support for litigants in person.
The SDT cleared a Stevenage conveyancer of manifest incompetence and of taking instructions from a client's son, imposed a reprimand on client care failings and cut SRA costs…
The Ministry of Justice consultation on codified financial remedies, qualifying nuptial agreements and cohabitant rights closes at 11:59pm on 14 August 2026. What family and private client teams…
The PPF consults on valuation assumptions, TPR refreshes superfunds and CDC guidance, the High Court approves the Motor Industry Pension Plan equalisation compromise, and HMRC trails the IHT-on-pensions…
The Fisher review's second report lands with 47 recommendations, new family listing guidance takes effect on 31 August, and the courts rule on EIR timing and section 20…
Katch Fund Solutions sues ATE insurer Stonefort for £19.5m over SSB Law's cavity wall policies, Merricks and Innsworth settle at £62.6m, and Minster Law acquires ARAG Law's personal…
The Upper Tribunal warns uploading confidential documents to open-source AI tools waives privilege, three solicitors win £75,000 Innovate UK awards, and an Odgers report examines why lawyers rarely…
The iniquity exception does not bite merely because a claimant instructed enquiry agents who ended up holding the other side's confidential material, Richards J held in Bourlakova.
Gateway 2 approvals reached 82% across all higher-risk building categories in the 12 weeks to 1 August 2026, and the median decision time for new build applications has…