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Welsh government urges tech-driven justice

Wales’ Counsel General calls on the legal sector to embrace new technologies, enhancing efficiency and accessibility

Public inquiries under scrutiny: Learning lessons from past inquiries and enhancing public trust

Following the release of the public inquiries report by the House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee, Dr Emma Ireton, Associate Professor in Public Inquiry Law and Procedure, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, looks at the report’s findings

New legal protection for seafarers

Seafarers to gain tough new protections as government closes legal loophole exploited by P&O Ferries

Taylor Wessing advises FLE on its first forest acquisition

Taylor Wessing has successfully advised FLE GmbH, an investor specialising in real estate across Europe and headquartered in Vienna, on its acquisition of a 620-hectare forest in Eastern Slovakia

CMA cautions will writing and legal service providers

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued warnings to several businesses offering unregulated legal services, such as will writing, online divorce, and pre-paid probate services

‘Lose-lose situation’ as personal injury claims plunge

Recent analysis of government data reveals a sharp decline in personal injury compensation claims related to road traffic accidents in Britain, raising concerns about a growing "justice gap" for those injured on the roads

World Mental Health Day 2024 focuses on mental health at work

To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, John McElroy, Vice-President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and a Partner at Fieldfisher, shares his thoughts on how to promote mental wellbeing in the workplace

Balancing free speech and content regulation in Nigeria

Nigeria's NFVCB faces criticism over new regulations for online content creation, raising concerns about freedom of expression, explains Ayokunle Faith Adetula