Solicitors Journal Editorial

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Anti-anti-suit injunctions in family proceedings: lessons from Potanina v Potanin

The latest ruling in the long-running Potanina litigation establishes a demanding framework for anti-anti-suit relief in international family proceedings

AGNI and the end of the acid test

The Supreme Court has replaced Cheshire West’s bright-line test with a person-centred but less certain approach to deprivation of liberty

Law firms tighten grip on AIM

Hill Dickinson, Simmons & Simmons, and DLA Piper are leading the legal advisory rankings in Alternative Investment Market

The regulatory reset firms cannot ignore

The LSB review, the AML transfer and higher SRA fees signal tougher oversight, and reward firms with stronger governance.

Dentons and the future of AML misconduct

The Court of Appeal has rejected automatic AML misconduct findings, but firms face intensifying regulatory scrutiny and enforcement risk

Twenty years at the top: what the quoted client rankings reveal about the corporate legal market

Two decades of quoted-company data show a market defined by stability at the top, strategic divergence beneath it, and the steady rise of specialists and...

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

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