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Sorry seems to be the hardest word… changes afoot for the law of apologies

Oliver Lock from Farrer & Co takes a closer look at the changes being proposed to legislation to facilitate apologies without admitting liability

Merricks v Mastercard: the first contested settlement of a funded class action

Emma Carr and Louise Macdonald from Gowling WLG provide an overview of the ruling and its significance

The report on improving family court services for children is an unsurprisingly depressing read for family law practitioners

Rachel Frost-Smith, Legal Director of the Family Team at Birketts, shares her experience of the impact of the delays in family court proceedings

SJ Interview: Gary Gallen

The Solicitors Journal speaks to the Founder and CEO of rradar

Export-led growth for the UK and UK–EU relations

Following the UK–EU Summit held in London on 19 May 2025, Anthony Woolich, a Partner at Blake Morgan, reviews the approach being taken to reset...

Dead and…buried?

In this opinion piece, Roman Kubiak, Partner and Head of Private Wealth Disputes at Hugh James, discusses the Law Commission’s consultation paper on new funerary...

How lawyers can translate climate goals into enforceable contracts

Natasha Morgan, Head of Legal Content at The Chancery Lane Project, shares her thoughts on the role of lawyers in implementing climate transition plans

Online disinformation and the law

Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh, a Partner at Corker Binning, assesses the gaps in criminal law in regard to tackling disinformation online