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Companies House and the architecture of financial crime

Long-overdue reforms promise tougher oversight, but without enforcement capacity, Companies House risks remaining vulnerable to organised financial crime

Client account proposals threaten justice access

The Law Society of England and Wales criticises the MoJ's proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme as unfair, flawed, and detrimental to access to justice for vulnerable clients

Intelligence agencies bolster UK's foreign interference defences

Britain's universities receive vital briefings from MI5 and cybersecurity agencies to combat foreign interference threats

Phillips v Garraway: rent payable in services and the Housing Act 1988

Appeal concerning whether services without agreed monetary value constitute rent under Housing Act 1988.

AP Wireless II v EE Limited: tenancy at will versus periodic tenancy in telecoms sites

Holding over after lease expiry creates tenancy at will, not periodic tenancy, in telecoms dispute.

Updated guidance supports bereaved families

The updated Estate Administration Banking Protocol aims to simplify processes for probate practitioners and banks during estate administration

SJ Interview: Joelle Grogan

Dr Joelle Grogan is a legal scholar specialising in the rule of law in times of crisis. She presents The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, and is Co-Academic Director of the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), and a Senior Research Fellow at the UCD Sutherland School of Law. Her work focuses on constitutional accountability, emergency powers, and legal misinformation. In this interview, she examines the pressures facing the rule of law in the UK, from executive power and court delays to media narratives, emergencies, and the impact of AI on legal practice.

AI in Law: responsibility never delegated

As AI becomes routine in legal practice, regulators and courts insist accountability stays firmly with the human professional

Browne Jacobson announces new senior partner

Browne Jacobson has appointed Jonathan Tardif as Senior Partner from April 2026, succeeding Caroline Green

Clooney Foundation for Justice launches new program

The Clooney Foundation for Justice has introduced the Justice Champion Program with Quinn Emanuel as a partner