Practical guides, checklists and explainers for solicitors, trainees and law students — written to be useful, not just informative.
An explainer on warehousing claims: Grovit v Doctor, the two-stage Asturion approach, what CYK v Davis adds on counterclaims, and the practical steps that keep…
An explainer on protected philosophical beliefs under section 10 of the Equality Act: the Grainger criteria, Forstater, the Higgs manifestation framework, and what University of…
Before client material touches an AI tool, firms need to know where the data goes. A checklist built on Munir: controlled environments, verification duties, and…
The iniquity exception prevents privilege attaching to communications furthering fraud or underhand conduct. Bourlakova and Pliego now mark where legitimate investigation ends and where instructing…
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…
Gateway 2 approvals reached 82% in the 12 weeks to 1 August 2026, with new build medians at 22 weeks. A tracker of current BSR…
A firm-wide risk assessment is the document the SRA asks for first on inspection, and regulation 18(2)(a) requires firms to take the sectoral risk assessment…
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…
The Sentencing Act progression model comes into force on 1 October 2026, changing automatic release points for standard determinate sentences. Thirty-nine offences were excluded on…