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.
The SRA sectoral risk assessment was substantially rewritten on 6 August 2026, adding three emerging risks firms must take into account under regulation 18(2)(a) when drafting a firm-wide…
A single legal regulator should replace the eight approved regulators in England and Wales, according to a position paper from the Legal Services Consumer Panel published on 16…
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…
Applications for the Advisory AI Growth Lab for legal services close on 27 September 2026. It gives coordinated access to four regulators, but confers no approval or exemption.
In-house lawyers are routinely told the move delivers better work-life balance. More than half of respondents to one 2026 survey had considered leaving because of stress or burnout.
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…
The SRA has referred two solicitors to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over conduct after the main events of the Horizon scandal. The allegations are unproven and no findings…
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…