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Claims against solicitors top workload of Chancery Division masters

Contentious probate dominates time spent by judges on individuals

Chancery Division must keep increased court fees, Briggs LJ says

Waiting times for trials 'more than a year' and workload still increasing

Raising the small claims threshold will not reduce whiplash fraud

Before extending the scope of the road traffic accidents portal, the lord chancellor first needs to consider the dysfunction in the motor insurance sector, says...

Tales from practice | Do you remember your first?

Richard Barr's first car was a £50 investment ?neither he, nor the people of Norfolk, will ever forget

A new journey: why everybody in your firm needs to get on board with OFR

As they embark on a new compliance journey, law firms need to pack for the ?long haul and make sure everybody in the organisation is...

Respect for the home as a defence in eviction proceedings

Sir Alan Ward's obiter comments that squatters' article 8 rights were engaged in 'eviction cases brought by private landowners are likely to carry significant weight...

Price variation clauses in consumer contracts

Consumers should benefit from a recent ruling on the lawfulness of price escalation clauses, which is just as well considering the scope for ?confusion in...

How to get PII cover with rated insurers?

Reading the news that Balva's licence had been suspended felt like Groundhog Day for Steve Holland, but what can the firms affected do to survive...