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The rise of reflective legal practice

As CPD evolves, solicitors face growing regulatory pressure to demonstrate meaningful, structured professional reflection

Abbott reshapes military deafness litigation landscape

High Court ruling transforms diagnosis, causation and damages principles in military noise-induced hearing loss claims

Legal AI advantage lies in context, not data

Law firms must move beyond data storage to build context-rich systems that power effective AI performance

Cohen v Co-Operative Group: High Court dismisses £205m insolvency challenge over Project Chicago restructure

Liquidators' transaction at undervalue and preference claims both fail against the Co-operative Group following a complex 19-day commercial trial.

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council v Persons Unknown: traveller injunction renewed for fourth successive year

High Court upholds Rochdale's encampment injunction as encampment figures fall to historic lows.

Luton airport expansion challenge fails as Court of Appeal refuses extension of time

A procedural lesson for practitioners: missing a seven-day appeal deadline in NSIP challenges carries severe consequences.

SJ Interview: Keith Froud

Keith Froud, Global Co-CEO and International Chief Executive of Eversheds Sutherland, has spent over three decades in corporate M&A before moving into global leadership. In...

Navigating the accountability gap in a transformed legal landscape

Jodie Wildridge appointed R3 Yorkshire chair

Jodie Wildridge has taken on the role of chair for R3 Yorkshire, advancing the interests of professionals in the region

Trowers supports Westminster Council's housing initiative

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has successfully advised Westminster City Council on a crucial transaction to acquire 124 homes for temporary accommodation through a...