A practical guide to serving out of the jurisdiction: the PD 6B gateways, merits and forum requirements, a step-by-step checklist and the tactical lessons of Sucden v TMT Metals.
Post-completion registration can take months. A guide to realistic timescales, requisitions, HM Land Registry's secure links change, honest client updates, and the conduct line recent tribunal outcomes have…
Eight approved regulators authorise legal services in England and Wales under the Legal Services Act 2007, each with its own rulebook, disciplinary process and consumer protection arrangements.
A message retention policy is defensible when it sets a period the firm can justify, carves out matter-related material before deletion, and can be suspended at platform level.
A practitioner guide to probate in 2026: the £526 fee from 13 July, current HMCTS timescales, why applications get stopped, and the new 12-week escalation route, with every…
Flexible working is a day-one right to request, not to receive. The guide covers what a firm must do with a request, the grounds for refusal, and what…
A guide to first-tier complaints: the eight-week rule, what the SRA has already agreed to change, what it is consulting on until 1 September, and the failures the…
Before the SRA will admit a candidate as a solicitor, they must satisfy the character and suitability requirements. This guide explains what triggers a disclosure obligation, how the…
The Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship allows candidates to qualify as solicitors without a university degree, earning while they learn. From January 2026 apprenticeship levy funding is restricted to…