The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it will not be imposing an overall cap on claims against the compensation fund arising from Axiom Ince.
A regional law firm has sounded a warning to prospective cryptocurrency investors after a court judgment saw two clients, who lost out in a scam, successfully awarded £130,000.
Hannah Ambrose is an international arbitration partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She talks to Solicitors Journal about her practice and the Law Commission's recent proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996.
Martin Kenney and Tony McClements discuss how the Horizon IT scandal illustrates the inherent difficulties in managing clients, complainants and witnesses
Romit Bhandari shares his views on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in AAA (Syria) & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42 (15 November 2023)
Following the Supreme Court’s shock ruling in July, Emma Carr and Christopher Richards share their thoughts on two subsequent judgments and consider whether there is any more certainty on PACCAR's reach
Jeremy Barnett sets out the proposed approach to regulating stablecoins being adopted by the UK and the need for an accelerated standard on the auditing of cryptocurrencies
Lesley Smythe explores how FDR hearings have become an increasingly effective mechanism in family law, offering a more decisive, cost-effective and less adversarial approach
Lee Ranford considers the broad reach of s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA 86”), considered and endorsed by the Court of Appeal in the recent case of Invest Bank PSC ~v~ El-Husseini [2023] EWCA Civ 555.
Mark Anderson discusses strategies for managing a cyber breach response in multiple jurisdictions, emphasizing approaches in Australia and New Zealand.
Elaine Walker tells Solicitors Journal what being a senior leader at a claims solicitor firm involves, why her sector is maligned by many and what she thinks the future of financial mis-selling scandals might be.
Adrian Chopin is co-founder and managing director of litigation funder Bench Walk Advisors. He tells David Vascott about the firm's funding model and how it's staying ahead of its rivals.
Chris Benson is managing partner of Leigh Day. He talks to Solicitors Journal about building the firm, negative stories in the press and the firm's collective action against UK water companies.
Mackenzie Jones Solicitors has increased its Chester-based team to eight staff and opened a new two-storey office on Grosvenor Street in the heart of the city.
Carey Olsen has maintained its position as the leading offshore law firm for London Stock Exchange (LSE) clients in the latest edition of the Corporate Advisers Ranking Guides (CARG), which shows the firm advises 86 clients – more than double the number of the next nearest offshore firm.
Boutique law firm Wildcat Law has acted for the board of Scunthorpe United FC in their £3 million purchase of the Glanford Park stadium and grounds from former owner, Peter Swann.
Stowe Family Law (Stowe) announced today it has acquired a specialist family law firm with 17 offices across England, including Kingston, Central London and Manchester.
Leading legal education provider BARBRI and The SQuarE Route have announced the launch of their Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) initiative, QWE Kickstart, this week.
A market disruptor which provides fixed-fee legal expertise to entrepreneurs and small-to-medium size businesses has celebrated its 10th trading anniversary.
DLA Piper’s International business[i] has been awarded the 2023 Terra Carta Seal from The Sustainable Markets Initiative. The Seal recognises global companies which are actively leading the charge to create a climate and Nature-positive future.
Woodstock Legal Services has once again been recognised as the 'Best Landlord Legal Services Provider' at the National Landlord Investment Show (LIS) Awards 2023, marking their second consecutive win in this category.
More than 140 renewables professionals attended WJM’s ‘'Reaching the targets – 2030' conference, which provided a platform for insightful discussions on Scotland's journey towards achieving the ambitious goal of deploying 20GW of onshore wind by 2030.
