NDA reform now reaches law firms in their own right. Section 202A voids provisions stopping a worker disclosing harassment or discrimination, and firms use those agreements on their own staff.
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…
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…
The SRA portion of the practising certificate fee rises from £190 to £240 for 2026/27. With compensation fund contributions, the SRA element of October renewal moves from £260…
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.
Conveyancing complaints to the Legal Ombudsman rose 41% in the year to 31 March 2026. Poor service was found in 78% of files and poor complaint handling in…
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…
VAT on electricity drops to zero from 1 October to 31 March 2027. Plus the first Pension Schemes Act commencement, June insolvency figures and HMRC's inheritance tax consultation.