Christa Pike is conscious after surviving a botched lethal injection, leading many to wonder if the state of Tennessee will try again to execute her.

Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s

Legislation is an effort by ruling Liberals to address growing clash over who has access to doctor-assisted death

Court filing alleges Bryan Seaver, star’s ex-security head, had also posted no trespassing signs to thwart serving of lawsuit

While the profession races to embrace the efficiency and cost-saving benefits of AI, it has struggled to reconcile them with adverse impacts on business development, particularly for junior lawyers, f...

The IBA's Artifical Intelligence Institute is seeking to ensure AI governance is consistent with the rule of law and human rights

Professor Joan Loughrey takes up the position as president of the Society of Legal Scholars of the United Kingdom and Ireland (SLS) from today. The SLS is a learned society with charitable status whos...

Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC, has agreed to represent pro-independence blogger Stuart Campbell for free in a legal challenge over why only Peter Murrell was prosecuted in the SNP finances scandal....

Environmental Pillar says that Budget 2027 failed to allocate the funding required to meet Ireland’s nature restoration obligations and that it is a missed opportunity to address the biodiversit...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has criticised a leading class action law firm for including in evidence an “offensive personal attack” on its president.

Banks will cut the interest they pay on law firms’ client accounts from up to 3.75% to 1% if the government goes ahead with its plan to take most of the money.

A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court has been struck off.

Two-thirds of investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority involve “some reference” to professional ethics, its chief executive said yesterday.

Professional indemnity insurance renewal is often treated as an annual pricing exercise. But it is also a chance to show how effectively you identify, manage and mitigate risk.

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Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.

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Human Rights Watch says defendants face proceedings where lawyers have struggled to access case files.

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.

Abdalmasih Hanoun, accused of carrying out an attack at a French park in 2023, is set to face trial.

Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.

The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Greater Manchester.

The postal service firm wants to cut head office and other non-frontline jobs by the end of 2027.

The step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.

US President Trump's Gaza peace plan has fallen short of expectations, and the Iran war has diverted attention — yet polls show historic American public support for Palestinians. What can they expect ...

The Israeli prime minister is ordered to pay a fine after Israel's election commission ruled footage filmed at an air base amounted to election propaganda.

The convicted killer of Colleen Slemmer is said to be awake and speaking in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections.

Mark Cain is charged with the murder of Dr Hannah Terry, whose body was found at her home.

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The 50-year-old has regained consciousness and is receiving care nearly one week after being sent to the hospital.

The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.

Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her lawyers on Tuesday.

Those targeted by Home Office immigration enforcement officers are accused of charging migrants up to £4,500 for fabricated evidence.

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LaMonica McIver is only the 15th member of Congress have a baby while serving, and also the only member indicted for visiting ICE facility

Regulator has been granted a leapfrog certificate allowing it to seek permission to appeal directly from the UK's highest court.

Ampa Group says firms continue to be led by managing directors and that clients are unaffected.

Claimant committee and its lawyers 'have dropped [their] coin down a very expensive well,' court hears.

'If you're sanctioned as an institution by the Americans, you can't work with anyone,' says Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Lord Hague says western governments have failed to sustain their 'contract' with voters.

Shadow attorney general says policies must be underpinned by proper legal analysis.

Solicitor facing multiple charges tells tribunal he wants to engage in future with disciplinary process.

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the experience gained by a law clerk cannot be equated with that of a bench clerk for the purpose of fulfilling the el

The High Court has granted the SRA permission to appeal the Carter-Ruck ruling and issued a leapfrog certificate to take it straight to the Supreme Court.

The SME & Boutique Law Firm Alliance has described a meeting yesterday with the Solicitors Regulation Authority as “a positive step forward” - but with still a long way to go.

The Court of Appeal has rejected a convicted man’s application for third-party disclosure from the Bar Standards Board over claims that his prosecutor was drunk.

Agentic AI could become the “default doorway” into the justice system, “identifying legal problems before people recognise them and pursuing processes on their behalf”, the Law Society has predicted.