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Inheritance disputes on the rise

Families are increasingly facing delays in inheritance payouts as executors encounter growing legal blockages

SQE assessment deemed robust and reliable

The SRA's annual reports highlight the SQE's robust nature, ongoing improvements, and candidate support mechanisms

New collective actions proposal could reshape justice

The Law Commission plans to examine an opt-out collective actions regime aimed at bolstering consumer rights

R v Chahal: guilty plea with contested basis triggers trial fee entitlement

A Newton hearing need not involve live evidence for a trial fee to be payable, the Senior Courts Costs Office has confirmed.

QRS v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: EAT refuses time extension where ill health failed to explain email oversight

Mental ill health, even when evidenced, will not excuse a procedural default where other conduct during the same period undermines the causal link.

Public demand for digital Wills rises

A recent survey shows a majority of UK adults favour electronic Wills amidst outdated legislation issues

SJ Interview: Keith Froud

Keith Froud, Global Co-CEO and International Chief Executive of Eversheds Sutherland, has spent over three decades in corporate M&A before moving into global leadership. In...

The normalisation of uncertainty

Uncertainty is no longer episodic but structural—reshaping how lawyers advise, litigate, and manage risk across an increasingly volatile global landscape

Birketts strengthens team with four new partners

Birketts has announced the addition of four new Partners, enhancing its legal expertise and services offered

Birketts and Barrons facilitate GET sale

Birketts LLP and Barrons Corporate Finance have successfully advised the shareholders of General Engineering (Treatments) Limited on the sale of the company to the Broadway...