A new kind of ‘thing’: digital assets bill introduced
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill will mean that digital holdings including cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens and carbon credits can be considered as personal property.
Legislation unveiled to reverse PACCAR funding ruling
Renters (Reform) Bill: Labour promises 'slew of amendments' in Lords
Design of the times: Aldi fails in appeal over gin-based liqueur bottle
Offenders on community orders will be required to report name changes
Commission calls for evidence on crypto disputes and electronic trade documents
Lawful social housing allocation
Local government.
ICO reprimands law firm for GDPR breach
Data protection.
Churchill and new ADR rules
Civil procedure.
Roundup: ‘decoys’, messaging and firearms
Criminal law.
High Court throws out complaint over solicitor's 'settle' advice
Even if advice in bankruptcy mediation had been negligent, claimant failed to show it caused any loss.
Pastures new for solicitor who spent 60 years at same firm
Patrick Burstall, 80, joins another legal practice after six decades at the firm founded by his father in 1946.
SRA tells in-house lawyers they must report wrongdoing
Post Office scandal fallout prompts new ethical guidance for the 34,500 in-house solicitors.
SRA to be urged to go further on AML crackdown
Legal Services Board expecting a ‘step change’ in effort to clamp down on lawyers’ involvement.
How the Law Society Charity helps firms to help others
The charity uses funds to support organisations working to promote human rights, increase access to justice and to improve legal education in the public domain.
Ensuring the regulator is properly regulated
The SRA is in danger of losing the trust and confidence of the entire profession. How can proper regulation take place in such circumstances?
Setting the boundaries
Charles Clark reviews 'Borderlines in Private Law'.
'Avoidable errors' costing conveyancers £19m, says Land Registry
Analysis based on £5 to fix a clerical error and £30 where third parties have to be chased.
Firm hire: Freeths recruits real estate partner
Paul Lloyd specialises in high volume and high value sales, acquisitions and developments.
Profit surge shows opportunities in injury law, says leading firm
Number of new cases rapidly rising after £32m investment in lead generator.
Progress stalls on fixed costs for clin neg claims
Issue did not even arise at latest meeting of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.