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Access to justice for injured service personnel: legal barriers that remain

Despite reforms to Crown immunity and the courts’ narrowing of combat immunity, service personnel still face significant legal and practical obstacles when seeking redress for injuries sustained in the course of duty

AI and the evolving risks to justice

Courts confront growing challenges as artificial intelligence reshapes litigation, raising urgent questions about reliability, ethics, and procedural fairness

No limitation period for unfair prejudice petitions: Supreme Court settles the law

The Supreme Court confirms that section 994 petitions fall outside statutory limitation periods, shifting focus to judicial discretion on delay

Sexual offending and the Service Justice System: addressing the record

The Director of Service Prosecutions sets out how the Service Justice System handles sexual offending cases, examining independence, victim engagement, jurisdiction decisions and conviction data amid growing scrutiny of the system

Does AI Help Or Hinder Litigants-in-Person in the Family Court?

TCC Awards £34m for Systemic MEP Defects at One Hyde Park

TCC ruling underscores contractor exposure for latent defects, collateral warranty reach and evidential consequences of defence strike-out.

Private equity reshapes UK law firm governance

External capital is transforming UK law firm governance, financing structures and regulatory risk management.

Generative AI and the Irreducible Duty

As generative AI embeds across UK legal practice, courts and regulators are converging on a clear rule: liability remains human