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Barristers must be “circumspect” in exercising their free speech when speaking about controversial matters, the director general of the Bar Standards Board has said.

The government yesterday pledged to bring the home-buying process “into the digital age” by opening up property information so it can be shared between all those involved in a transaction.

The government will not tie implementation of the Renter’s Rights Bill will “what could be a subjective assessment of court readiness”, a minister said last week.

A partner who misled his clients for two years about the status of their claim – leading them to believe it had been issued when it had not been – has been struck off.

Law firms need to start adapting to the concerns and motivations of ‘Gen Z’ as they begin to enter the workplace, an International Bar Association report has warned.

More than 1,000 people reached out to lawyer healthcare charity LawCare in 2024, the busiest year in its 25-year existence, with stress and anxiety the main cause.

There is “no need” for stricter regulation of third-party litigation in the EU, an umbrella group of 44 consumer organisations in both Europe and the UK has said.

It was “unacceptable” for lawyers representing the actor Noel Clarke to allege The Guardian newspaper fabricated evidence in defending his libel claim, the High Court has ruled.

A trainee solicitor’s employment tribunal claims have been thrown out because he gave no credible reason for why they were issued out of time.

Scrapping government funding for Level 7 apprenticeships would be “a disaster for the legal profession and have a highly negative impact on social mobility and diversity”.