Mercury signings for land registration a 'victory for common sense'HM Land Registry has announced it will now accept Mercury signings for deeds and make identity verification easier during the covid-19 crisis
Financial remedies cases facing valuation challengesRemote final hearings in financial remedies cases are facing challenges of financial market volatility, family solicitors have warned
Guideline hourly rates to be reviewed and updatedA long-awaited review into the solicitors' guideline hourly rates is underway following mounting pressure from lawyers and judges
Legal Access Challenge winners revealedTechnology platforms, designed by RCJ Advice and Mencap and Access Social Care, have won £50,000 each as finalists in the Nesta Legal Access Challenge
By the hourThe courts are starting to recognise that the guideline hourly rates need updating, says Francis Kendall