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Civil Justice Council consults on guideline hourly rates for barristers and a new top band
The Civil Justice Council has opened a consultation on bringing barristers' fees within the guideline hourly rates used to assess costs, and…
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Black cab drivers’ conspiracy claim against Uber is time-barred, High Court rules
A group claim brought by nearly 13,300 London black cab drivers against Uber is time-barred, the Commercial Court has ruled, after finding that the claimants could, with reasonable diligence, have discovered the alleged fraud more than six years before they issued proceedings.
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Court of Appeal lets Mozambique pursue Privinvest co-founder’s widow as heir under Lebanese law
The Court of Appeal has upheld an order allowing the Republic of Mozambique to join Iskandar Safa's widow to its Commercial Court…
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Government Legal Department sets diversity expectations for chambers on Attorney General’s panels
Applicants to the Attorney General's Civil and EU Panel of Counsel must declare diversity characteristics when requested, and chambers with panel members…
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Lodders hires Shakespeare Martineau’s Birmingham family head Aasha Choudhary as partner
Morrison Foerster Strengthens Partnership with 17 New Appointments
DWF Adds Former Metropolitan Police Director Jenny Leonard as Senior Hire
Burges Salmon Expands Public Sector Pensions Team with Gary Delderfield and Alec Bennett
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SRA pauses rules separating compliance officers from firm control and drops January start
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will not bring in its new rules separating compliance officer roles from the people who control higher-risk law firms in January as…
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Judgment explained: Mariana v BHP and pre-judgment interest on costs for CFA-funded claimants
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Judgment explained: ScottishPower v HMRC and why Ofgem redress payments are not tax deductible
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easyJet publishes scheme document for £5.7bn Apollo takeover with Clifford Chance and Paul Weiss advising
easyJet published the scheme document for its recommended £5.7 billion cash takeover by Apollo on 15 October 2026, fixing the shareholder votes for 11 November 2026.…
Weil and Ashurst Perkins Coie advise on Ember’s £505m recommended offer for Ashtead Technology
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP is advising Ember Infrastructure Management and its bid vehicle on a recommended £505 million cash offer for Ashtead Technology Holdings…
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Ninth Circuit upholds order returning California National Guard to state control
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that California is likely to succeed in showing that President Trump's June 2025 order placing…
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Tracker Court and tribunal backlog This tracker brings together the latest official figures on caseloads and waiting times in the courts and tribunals of England and Wales. Updated 23 Oct 2026 Tracker SRA enforcement tracker Below are the disciplinary outcomes for solicitors and law firms in England and Wales published so far in 2026: fines and rebukes issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), and… Updated 24 Oct 2026