Gross value added contribution of legal services has risen to £34.2bn, according to Law Society of England and Wales
Western governments and human rights groups condemn city’s largest national security prosecution to date
Appointment follows controversy over Lord Neuberger’s decision to continue as a judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final of Appeal
Budget’s real terms increase in spending not enough to reverse more than decade of cuts, Bar Council warns
Mr Justice Marcus Smith will be replaced by former president Sir Peter Roth on an interim basis
Lady Chief Justice hosts event to mark progress since first two women took silk in 1949
IBA president Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama says the plans would likely impact judicial independence
Decision follows court’s controversial rejection of appeal by pro-democracy demonstrators
Competition Appeal Tribunal president “abused his position” committing serious misconduct
London ceremony also marks first time a Lady Chief Justice has sworn in a female Lord Chancellor
‘Much more work to be done’ on boosting number of ethnic minority judges, report concedes
Richard Hermer KC takes over brief from shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry
Treaty ensures UK judgments will be recognised in EU and other member countries
Beverley McLachlin announces her retirement from the Court of Final Appeal as Lord Sumption speaks out against Hong Kong’s rule of law
Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law
New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence
Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster
Dame Sue Carr moots establishment of ‘London Dispute Resolution Committee’ in LIDW keynote
Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers Sebastian Moore, Frederic Chevallier and Rachel Montagnon look back on the Unified Patent Court’s maiden year
Study finds decline in Russian litigants is offset by record numbers of Swiss and UAE users