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Pay boost for trainee solicitors

The Law Society of Scotland has announced an increase in recommended pay rates for trainee solicitors in response to inflation and updates to the Real...

Trainee solicitors in Scotland to benefit from pay boost

The Law Society of Scotland has announced an increase in recommended pay for trainee solicitors for the 2026/27 period to account for inflation and the...

Cyber security breaches affecting UK businesses

The latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey reveals that UK businesses and charities are experiencing significant cyber attacks, highlighting a persistent threat landscape for organisations

Dawson Cornwell welcomes Naomi Angell as consultant

Dawson Cornwell LLP has announced that Naomi Angell will join its Children Department as a consultant

Bristol City Council v CC: capacity, deprivation of liberty and the limits of residential autonomy

Court of Protection declares lack of capacity across multiple domains whilst affirming a narrow residence exception and authorising deprivation of liberty.

Muca v El Amrani and Harker v Hubert: pre-occupation gas safety certificates and the section 21 bar

Court of Appeal holds that failure to provide a gas safety certificate before a tenant first occupies is a permanent and irremediable bar to service...

Magomedov v TPG: Court of Appeal refuses to reopen permission to appeal refusal in Russian ports conspiracy claims

Application to reopen a refusal of permission to appeal in high-value conspiracy claims concerning two Russian port businesses dismissed; exceptional circumstances threshold under CPR 52.30...

Horsman v Attorney General: BVI merger recognised as universal succession to English land

When a BVI company merges, English law may vest its property in the surviving entity automatically.