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Shawbrook lends £22.5m to McConnell’s

McConnell’s Irish Whisky secures a substantial funding boost from Shawbrook to fuel its growth initiatives

Gowling WLG enhances real estate team

Gowling WLG has appointed Sunita Chawla as Partner to enhance its real estate development capabilities

King’s Speech highlights urgent justice reforms

The Law Society of England and Wales responds to the King's Speech, urging reforms to ensure justice access for all

Burness Paull achieves record turnover growth

Burness Paull has reported a record turnover exceeding £100m and implemented an all-employee bonus scheme

Stephenson Harwood expands finance and dispute resolution teams

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has bolstered its international Finance and Dispute Resolution practices with four new Partners across its London, Paris, and Dubai offices

Hare coursing offences to be guided

The Sentencing Council introduces new guidelines for hare coursing offences effective from 1 June 2026 ensuring appropriate recognition of harm caused

Deutsche Bank v Vik: Court of Appeal affirms inherent power to order further examination of judgement debtor's officer

Court retains jurisdiction over a non-compliant officer even after they leave the jurisdiction.

Bennets Courtyard: serving an enfranchisement notice on an unregistered transferee does not satisfy the 1993 Act

A nominee purchaser's initial notice served on an equitable freeholder during the registration gap is invalid.