The Judiciary - Page 2
Former NSW Bar Association president to become Australia’s first female solicitor-general
Ruth Higgins SC succeeds Stephen Donaghue KC in the role to create all-female law officer line-up
Governor of New South Wales to join London’s Atkin Chambers
Leading construction set to welcome Margaret Beazley AC KC as a door tenant in 2028
Number of UK-founded legaltech businesses jumped by 17% in 2025
Legaltech investment rises 35% to £188.8m as government pledges fresh funding for LawtechUK and court AI pilots
CJC launches consultation on disclosure rules for AI use in court documentation
Civil Justice Council says lawyers in England and Wales should be required to disclose AI use in certain circumstances
‘Extremely disappointing’: no solicitors among 96 new King’s Counsel appointments
The 2025 cohort also sees few improvements in diversity and a falling success rate
‘Genuinely novel’: McDermott partner proposes arbitration clause to strengthen enforcement of cross-border judgments
Hilton Mervis has devised a mechanism allowing unpaid court judgments to be converted into arbitral awards
Head of London’s Littleton Chambers is appointed as a High Court judge
Gavin Mansfield KC, who became a deputy High Court judge in 2018, leaves the Bar after more than three decades
Carr warns of revolving door as Lammy becomes third Lord Chancellor in two years
At the Opening of the Legal Year, Lady Chief Justice calls for stability while Lammy promises reforms and a renewed drive to champion English law
Ulster University launches AI-focused legaltech research centre
Projects are underway to improve judicial processes and handling of mass claims
‘We must work together to protect one another’: Bar leaders call for greater protection for lawyers
Event to mark the opening of the legal year in London highlights the urgent need to protect lawyers globally from escalating threats, writes Ben Rigby
Former solicitor becomes High Court judge in four-person appointments round
Margaret Obi becomes just one of eight High Court judges who were previously solicitors
Bar bullying report has implications for entire referral legal profession
Harman’s review of bullying stretches further than just the Bar – clerks, pupils and judges are also affected by its conclusions, writes Ben Rigby
David Lammy becomes first black Lord Chancellor in Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle
New justice secretary replaces Shabana Mahmood, who moves to home secretary role
UK Supreme Court sides with banks in multi-billion-pound motor finance litigation, but ruling is ‘no clean sweep’
Court of Appeal finding that commissions paid by banks to motor dealers were unlawful is overturned – but some commission arrangements are deemed unfair
UK Supreme Court upholds Russia sanctions in landmark ruling
Court dismisses two appeals to overturn sanctions, setting precedent for proportionality in sanctions cases