Latest Legal News

Articles

Conflict of interests and RBS's fear

The attempt by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to prevent law firm Cooke, Young & Keidan (CYK) from acting for Property Alliance Group (PAG)...

An adieu to Scalia, the man with the cutting – and politicised – tongue

The death of the Supreme Court justice is a reminder of just how un-politicised our own judges are, despite assertions to the contrary, writes John...

MoJ to crackdown on 'greedy' claims management companies

Proposals aim raise industry standards and ensure a better deal for consumers

Scent of war

The sniping between the Law Society and the SRA stinks of two professional bodies fighting for their own future, not the future of the profession

The yellow brick road

Legal recognition of family types beyond the traditional family has come a long way and we must continue to drive reform

Attorney General '50/50' on Brexit

Jeremy Wright QC MP concerned the prime minister's deal may not go 'far enough'

Jeremy Wright QC: No one has the requisite experience for AG role

The attorney general talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about working with a non-lawyer Lord Chancellor, the human rights conundrum, and the ever-present threat of...

Law Society ups the stakes in debate over single legal regulator

State intervention will undermine rule of law and restrict access to justice, says chief exec