Arbitration Act clarifies position on applicable law and creates summary dismissal procedure for hopeless cases.

Although promoting alternative dispute resolution (ADR) - encompassing mediation, collaborative law, arbitration and private ...

However some of the proposals in the IPO consultation reflect a misunderstanding of how licensing disputes actually play out ...

The Law Society has secured funding from the Department for Business & Trade to expand market access for UK solicitors and ...

A fast-track trial pilot is under way at the Crown court in Reading to try and expedite cases which are most likely to crack, after the backlog of cases reached a 25-year high last month.

New system will be introduced in September - but may not mark end of months of disruption for legal aid lawyers.

A solicitor who knowingly made misleading disclosures over his personal finances in relation to his divorce settlement has ...

Conviction unsafe as trial judge 'did not carry out the required assessment' under section 125 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

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Mr Justice Trower 'very alarmed' by apparent leak of judgment finding former owners of nationalised bank liable over ...

Disruption endured by lawyers in submitting applications and receiving payments to last at least another month.