Family courts demand up 3% year on year
The number of private law, financial remedy, domestic violence and adoption cases brought before the family courts in the final quarter of 2025 was 4% up on the same quarter in 2024, with 64,336 new cases started. Overall there were 270,474 new cases started in family courts throughout 2025, up 3% from 2024. The numbers […]
LSB outlines plans to strengthen ethical standards but is warned over duplicating regulators’ efforts
The Legal Services Board has outlined how it intends to strengthen lawyers’ ethical standards in a statement of policy which sets out new expectations designed to reinforce lawyers’ role in upholding the rule of law. But while the Law Society has welcomed efforts to continue to maintain high ethical standards, it has raised concerns over […]
Four profit killers I see in high street firms – and what to do about them
Brand and marketing specialist Damian Reed sets out the simple mistakes high street law firms make when it comes to marketing, and explains how to rectify them. I visit a lot of law firms. As head of brand and marketing at QualitySolicitors, it comes with the territory, and I genuinely love it. There is something […]