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The law as it stands on the questions our reporting keeps raising: what changed, when it took effect and what still waits.
Correct as at 24 October 2026. Key points The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 and is being brought into force in stages; six sets of commencement regulations had been made…
Catherine Sadler6 min read
The Civil Justice Council has opened a consultation on bringing barristers' fees within the guideline hourly rates used to assess costs, and on creating a new…
The Court of Appeal has upheld an order allowing the Republic of Mozambique to join Iskandar Safa's widow to its Commercial Court claim and serve her…
Applicants to the Attorney General's Civil and EU Panel of Counsel must declare diversity characteristics when requested, and chambers with panel members are expected to monitor…
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…
