Tory MPs who were insufficiently staunch in their backing for Margaret Thatcher’s vigorous brand of Conservatism were known as ‘wets’. (Definition: ‘Derived from public school slang, and referring to ...

It would not be in the public interest to initiate contempt of court proceedings against MI5 or any individual officer despite admissions of providing false evidence to the court, the lady chief ...

Decades of dithering has harmed consumers and caused a loss of legal business to other jurisdictions, collective redress group argues.

The tribunal refused to adjourn the hearing, prompting Gregory to say he was unable to fairly continue and to take no further ...

A cross-party group of MPs that warned of an ‘unacceptably high risk’ of miscarriages of justice due to the decreasing availability of legal aid has lambasted the governments ...

With the shock demise of Wall Street law firm Weil Gotshal, we know who’s getting the funds team, 40 of whom are headed for Gibson Dunn. But Obiter’s attention has turned to Weil’s assets that can’t ...

The bitter row over who represents victims of the Mariana dam collapse in the English courts continued last week with a new challenge by a law firm. Last month, Mr Justice Waksman ruled that class ...

The individual who acted as class representative in the now abandoned rail fares litigation has been ordered to pay £7.65 ...

Complaints to the bar watchdog about conduct have soared, the Bar Standards Board has revealed - with complaints about social ...

There is growing evidence that small and medium-sized practices are wilting, amid a welter of cost and other pressures.

Complaints to the bar standards watchdog about conduct at the bar have soared, the Bar Standards Board has revealed - with ...

This work’s breadth is remarkable. Alongside ordinary grants, are detailed treatments of limited grants, foreign domicile, ...