HMCTS bans Meta smart glasses from courts, the fairer end to relationships consultation closes, the fake-bombs appeal fails, and the Consumer Panel corrects its report after CLC criticism.
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 HMCTS court data licence caps four high-risk uses, including anticipating legal decisions for a client, at a one-year experimental licence whose output cannot be released to customers…
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 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…
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…
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…
Court and tribunal fees rose on 13 July 2026. Most increases track inflation, but the legally aided detailed assessment fee jumped by a quarter and the Property Chamber…