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City of London planning to fast-track applications to convert unused older offices for new purposes such as hotels.

Clarion family lawyer qualifies as Children Arbitrator

Jane Ingleby, partner in Clarion's family team, has become one of only a handful of fully qualified children arbitrators in Yorkshire

Factors influencing court users’ decisions to bring cases to court

This report presents the findings from this research and provides up-to-date evidence on users' decisions to seek redress through courts, and what role costs, including court fees, played in these decisions

Literature review into overrepresentation in complaints about potential misconduct made to SRA published

An independent review of existing literature looking into the overrepresentation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors in complaints about solicitors made to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been published

Protect Children from Budget Cuts or Face Legal Action

Children's Law Centre issues pre-action letter to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Office and the Department of Finance

Charles Russell Speechlys announces Head of Private Office

Charles Russell Speechlys today announces the appointment of Marcus Yorke-Long as Head of the Firm's Private Office Marcus joins Charles Russell Speechlys from Barclays Private Bank and will be based in the Firm's London office. His appointment is a further marker of the Firm's strategic intent to cater for the changing demands of its private capital clients and their businesses ahead of the official launch in September.

The establishment of a professional paralegal standards framework: CILEX to propose new chartered paralegal qualification

Chris Bones discusses the proposed chartered paralegal qualification and the changes to CILEX that will establish paralegals as a key professional group within the professional body

Del Monte Kenya pineapple plantation at centre of human rights abuse allegations

Fruit giant Del Monte is accused of betraying its human rights pledges with allegations against security guards of violent beatings and the rape of villagers living near to its pineapple plantation in Kenya