There is no requirement to break down the costs in every case where a litigation service has been provided, the High Court has ruled. The judge said there may be cases where an abuse is suspected, or ...

Solicitors mobilised outside parliament this morning to 'sound the alarm' over justice secretary David Lammy's controversial plan to restrict the right to a jury trial ahead of MPs debating the Courts ...

Efficiency must never come at the expense of the constitutional principles that give that system its legitimacy.

The established system of ‘light touch’ oversight of the Solicitors Regulation Authority is no longer fit for purpose in the light of recent failures, the Law Society has argued. The Legal Services ...

A solicitor convicted of stalking a legal blogger was today sentenced to a two-year community order - and ordered not to contact a ‘hobby journalist’ for seven years. Andrew Jonathan Milne, 63, ...

The House of Commons speaker has asked the High Court to throw out a claim brought by the Charity Commission against the ...

Newly published civil justice statistics suggest the government is managing to speed up the resolution of claims going ...

Solicitors will march to parliament and lobby MPs ahead of first parliamentary debate on Courts and Tribunals Bill.

As MPs prepare to debate legislation today that will curb the right to a jury trial, more than 3,200 lawyers - including 20 retired judges, 15% of all silks and high-profile TV personalities – have ...

Evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body highlights worrying recruitment shortfalls among the judiciary, including on the ...

Justice secretary David Lammy has secured £6m from HM Treasury to fund legal advisers tasked with helping rape victims understand their rights and challenge unnecessary requests for personal data.

My client is the justice secretary, but the beneficiary is ultimately everyone in the country. That might sound a little ...