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Government must ensure fair settlement scheme

The Law Society calls for fair proposals for earned settlement that do not undermine the UK’s competitiveness

Free legal advice for military victims

Victim-survivors of sexual offences by military personnel will receive free legal advice from Spring 2026

The quiet expiry of Brexit’s delegated powers

The expiry of delegated Brexit powers in 2026 will shift reform of EU-derived law back to Parliament, increasing scrutiny and legislative pressure

UK Supreme Court overturns Aerotel in Emotional Perception AI patent case

Major shift in UK patent law interpretation aligns with European Patent Office approach

Stephen Belafonte v News Group Newspapers: High Court defines defamatory meaning in harassment claims

Court determines newspaper article accused film producer of US harassment and created grounds to suspect UK harassment of ex-wife.

Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB: Supreme Court clarifies "designation" in dairy term protection

The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses Oatly's appeal on trade mark validity.

SJ Interview: Joelle Grogan

Dr Joelle Grogan is a legal scholar specialising in the rule of law in times of crisis. She presents The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, and is Co-Academic Director of the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), and a Senior Research Fellow at the UCD Sutherland School of Law. Her work focuses on constitutional accountability, emergency powers, and legal misinformation. In this interview, she examines the pressures facing the rule of law in the UK, from executive power and court delays to media narratives, emergencies, and the impact of AI on legal practice.

AI in Law: responsibility never delegated

As AI becomes routine in legal practice, regulators and courts insist accountability stays firmly with the human professional

Freeths enhances its rail expertise

Freeths has appointed Rachel Crosier as Director to strengthen its Projects and Rail practices in London

Clooney Foundation for Justice launches new program

The Clooney Foundation for Justice has introduced the Justice Champion Program with Quinn Emanuel as a partner