Law Society

Changes in clients’ preferences for governing law and jurisdiction I took articles with Linklaters & Paines in London in 1978. Shortly after making partner in 1986, I...

In a dysfunctional and cash-strapped criminal justice system, are sentencing discounts for a guilty plea leading to miscarriages of justice?

In the opening session of Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade Summit, Mark Cohen, CEO of Legal Mosaic, discussed applying Amazon’s customer experience model to law and reminded us...

The low down The ‘can do’ attitude lawyers and the justice system assumed when Covid-19 struck has seen the overnight arrival of technologies that have been talked about...

On 25 May 1921, The Times published the bar final examination results. For the first time, the list of successful candidates included a woman: Olive Catherine Clapham....

Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

Much has been written about the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent decision to commence criminal proceedings against NatWest plc for offences under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007...

A recent Court of Appeal decision marks a watershed moment for consumer protection in respect of self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). The court held that SIPP providers can...

English law makes its way to Latin America and the Caribbean As a Scottish lady (with all the stereotypical features of one) it’s pretty clear that I...

Post-Covid, every local authority contract lawyer will want a high-spec, future-perfect crystal ball to supplement their phone and laptop. For in our previous primeval state of COVID-innocence,...