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Costs budgeting: burden, discipline and reform

Despite reforms, cost budgeting remains contentious—demanding precision, strategy, and justification to avoid adverse consequences

Dinsdale Piranha, the Supreme Court, and the death of the separation of powers

Britain’s highest court now enables unchecked sanctions, abandoning oversight and eroding the rule of law.

Shredding or shaping? How the DUAA recasts the UK GDPR

The Data (Use and Access) Act reshapes UK data protection with targeted reforms, testing the balance between innovation and protection

Funding barriers and the decline of young criminal defence solicitors

Criminal legal aid firms are losing young solicitors fast, leaving an ageing workforce and justice system under threat.

Leveson Review demands investment in criminal courts

The first instalment of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts stresses that meaningful reform cannot happen without fresh investment – not only in the courts themselves, but in those working within the system.

UK migration crackdown could pile pressure on lawyers

Sweeping visa curbs and settlement delays pose major compliance challenges, leaving lawyers to navigate risks for clients

When is an environmental case not an Aarhus claim?

Court of Appeal narrows Aarhus costs protection, requiring direct breach of environmental law, not incidental impacts.

No-fault divorce: three years in practice

Three years on, no-fault divorce has reshaped procedure, but questions remain over efficiency, delays and unintended consequences