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Extending suspended sentences to three years: pragmatism or pressure valve?

The Sentencing Act 2026 modestly expands judicial discretion by allowing custodial sentences of up to three years to be suspended: framed as a response to...

Guiding Parents: Early Separation Conversations and the Welfare Principle

How family practitioners can support child-focused communication at separation and use mediation to reduce conflict and litigation risk

Eiger Funding v Ridge: Redefining the limits of monitoring surveyor liability

High Court clarifies monitoring surveyors’ duties, limiting lender recovery despite successful “no transaction” professional negligence claim

High Court to clarify scope of ARAP Category 4 in Afghan relocation challenge

The case raises key questions about what constitutes a “substantive and positive” contribution to the UK’s military or national security objectives

FCA v HTX: Financial promotions enforcement crosses borders

The FCA’s first enforcement action against an overseas crypto exchange for unlawful promotions signals a decisive shift: UK regulatory reach is no longer territorial, but...

When defence deadlines lose their meaning in clinical negligence claims

Delays in filing defences in clinical negligence claims are becoming routine, with extensions stretching months beyond the timetable set out in the Civil Procedure Rules

Building safety and the limits of contract amendments

Building safety legislation is driving contract amendments, but excessive drafting risks undermining standardisation

Challenging solicitors’ bills: lessons from Biggar v Howard Kennedy

A recent SCCO ruling clarifies when clients can challenge solicitors’ bills and the threshold for “special circumstances”