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A step-by-step checklist for instructing an expert in children proceedings under rule 25.5A: confirming the issue date, establishing regulated status, and evidencing unavailability where no regulated expert can be found.
How Standish and Culligan work together on illiquid assets: what is available for sharing, and how Wells sharing distributes the risk once a private company holding is in…
The Ministry of Justice consultation Tying the Knot would move legal authorisation from the building to the officiant, replacing a framework whose governing statute dates from 1836. It…
Rule 25.5A came into force on 20 July 2026, requiring experts instructed in children proceedings to be regulated. The transitional line falls on the issue date, not the…
The Business and Property Division of the High Court opens on 1 October 2026, replacing the Chancery Division and absorbing the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court, Circuit Commercial Courts…
The government has confirmed a standardised service charge demand form, a prescribed annual report and deadlines for information requests under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
Crispin Odey has dropped his £79 million libel claim against the Financial Times over its 2023 reporting of sexual misconduct allegations.
Ministers have been accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum in the UK, according to a Guardian report on 14 May 2026. The criticism comes…
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.