Legal Practice Notes & Tips for Solicitors

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Preparing clients for effective mediation

Solicitors should raise mediation early, time it carefully and prepare clients for realistic, effective negotiation

Re HB: a new framework for welfare deputyships

Re HB shifts welfare deputyship applications away from exceptionality and towards practical, proportionate and person-centred decision-making

Dexia v Torino: lessons from the latest swaps ruling

The Commercial Court clarifies jurisdiction, capacity and validity issues arising from Italian local-authority swaps

PD51ZH reshapes transparency in English commercial litigation

The new disclosure pilot expands public access while increasing confidentiality, reputational and strategic risks for litigating parties

The Chișinău Political Declaration: what does it actually change?

Despite its limited legal force, the Chișinău Declaration could influence domestic courts and Strasbourg migration litigation

When a claimant dies during personal injury proceedings

A practical guide to substitution, probate, costs, and QOCS following a claimant's death during personal injury litigation

A new era for restructuring challenges

Recent retail restructuring plans signal greater scrutiny of creditor treatment and new opportunities for practitioners challenging proposed compromises

UK PFAS regulation falls behind the science

Growing PFAS litigation exposes the UK’s regulatory gaps and could increase pressure for interventionist reform