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X-Press Legal Services backs government cyber defence initiative

X-Press Legal Services is advocating for law firms to support the UK Government’s efforts to enhance national cyber security

AI in courts demands disciplined legal workflows

Courts are confronting AI hallucinations, but real challenge is building safe, effective legal workflows and supervision

Consumer Credit Act gets modern makeover

The government’s reforms aim to enhance consumer protections while enabling innovation in the finance sector

Goncalves Taborda & Olaiya-Imam v R: Court of Appeal upholds murder and child death convictions following expert evidence dispute

Appeal against conviction dismissed; appellant's sentence reduced from ten to seven years

Kanametova v OSG Records Management: High Court upholds arbitrator's finding of backdated agreement

A challenge to an arbitral award has failed after the Commercial Court found that a long-term incentive agreement was signed in 2020 and fraudulently backdated...

Grimes v Liberty Mutual: High Court rules on meaning of "discovery" in Covid-19 business interruption claims

Post-closure evidence of Covid-19 at premises can satisfy policy trigger, judge finds

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

Alex Bradbury joins Beswicks’ property team

Experienced lawyer Alex Bradbury strengthens Beswicks’ commercial property team with over a decade of expertise

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...