SQE fees rise from September, taking the first-attempt total past £5,000. The SRA is reviewing the Statement of Solicitor Competence, and LawCare has begun a 2026 engagement programme.
Criminal legal aid fees are out for consultation until 26 August, with advocates offered an average increase of 11 per cent. Judicial review reform closes a day later.
The money laundering regulations 2026 are now in force, narrowing enhanced due diligence and adding duties on pooled client accounts. The SRA consultation on notification closes on 17…
The practice direction changes in the 196th Update that went unreported, the CJC review of track limits, and its signal that professionally drafted documents will not need AI…
The five Supreme Court judgments of 27 July that have not been covered here, alongside conditional pension increases, partnership profits and the reach of an account of profits.
The probate application fee rose 75% to £526 on 13 July, HMCTS opened a 12-week escalation route, and the Child Focused Model began a £82m national rollout across…
Three pensions consultations close in early September, TPR published a five-year strategy and Regulatory Roadmap on 14 July, and PwC research finds 80% of legal work resists full…
Two SRA consultations close this autumn, one on complaints and one on litigation funding. Plus the first SFO tipping-off appeal, the leasehold bill timetable, and unapproved AI use.
A judge could soon decide a small claim on the papers over a party's objection. Plus advocates' fee rises from 28 July, new Family Procedure Rules and inquest…