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Refusing mediation need not trigger a costs penalty, but litigators must justify their position

The Court of Appeal has overturned the convictions of five Barclays LIBOR/EURIBOR traders—demonstrating the dangers of removing jury trial from serious fraud cases, according to a solicitor acting in the case

Lawyers have welcomed the Lord Chancellor’s reverse-ferret on jury reforms, but expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the decision to exclude fraud trials

From ‘rats in the robing room’ to ‘overworked’ judges and a shortage of court staff, barristers have aired their concerns about the state of the justice system

The use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) poses ‘significant risks’ across the justice system, public services and government, and current regulation is ‘poorly suited’ to control it, experts have warned

The solicitors’ regulator has paused controversial plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles

The government has launched a £16m legal support grant to support 48 frontline legal advice organisations supporting people facing eviction, problem debt, benefit disputes and family breakdown

The Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr has lauded the Bar’s contribution to access to justice as its national pro bono charity, Advocate, marked its 30th anniversary with 5,000 barristers on its books

Courts will be required to make a formal record when domestic abuse has been a factor in offending, from this week

Two magistrates have been upbraided for Facebook posts, in separate incidents

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