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‘Dieselgate’ quantum trial against Mercedes to proceed
38+ min ago (338+ words) The reduced scope of a quantum trial against only one defendant, Mercedes, in the ongoing Pan NOx litigation ‘does not deprive of it real utility’, the High Court has found. Considering the claimants’ application to stay proceedings and vacate the…...
Leeds Law School: Bridging the social justice gap | Law Gazette
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (580+ words) Across the UK, increasing numbers of people are navigating the legal system without representation and facing court on their own. Years of pressure on legal aid provision, combined with rising demand for advice services, have left many individuals facing some…...
Consumer advice report reveals need for class action cash
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (404+ words) Unclaimed class action cash distributed by the Access to Justice Foundation to fund free legal advice could deliver a significant return, a report from the grant-giving body has suggested. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, the foundation is the nominated recipient…...
Dozens of firms exit PI as big players exert their dominance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (394+ words) The personal injury market has lost another 100 firms in the past year as big players continue to exert their dominance. Of the 18 leading personal injury firms profiled in the IRN report that publish financial results, 16 reported a revenue increase in…...
Serious Fraud Office outlines tech-driven roadmap
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (440+ words) The same technology being abused by white-collar criminals presents ‘significant opportunities’ for the Serious Fraud Office, the organisation has said in its 2026/27 business plan. However, the agency also revealed it has yet to implement its first case management system. The…...
In depth: LAA cyber-attack - a year on
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (578+ words) Family law practice Beck Fitzgerald is up to £80,000 out of pocket following the LAA cyber-attack that plunged the legal aid sector into chaos. Yet hopes of a bespoke compensation scheme have faded A year has passed since the Legal Aid…...
New act aims to streamline UK GDPR rules
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (240+ words) By Carol C. Villegas and Danielle Izzo Mazzeo27 March 2026 There are several provisions relating to consumers’ ability to manage and protect their personal data. In addition to maintaining the UK GDPR’s data management and privacy protections for consumers, the act expands consumers…...
Palantir primed to access law firm AML data
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (259+ words) Analytics company Palantir is poised to gain comprehensive access to the anti-money laundering data held by law firms when AML supervision passes to the Financial Conduct Authority, it has emerged. The controversial US tech giant is hoping to land a…...
LAA cyber attack: MPs demand answers on compensation
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (221+ words) The Commons justice committee last week exercised its power to demand answers from the government on compensation for solicitors affected by the Legal Aid Agency cyber attack. MPs want answers after concerns were raised about the clarity, adequacy and longer-term…...
Minister admits LAA had no digital disaster recovery plan
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (190+ words) The government did not have a digital disaster recovery plan in place for the Legal Aid Agency despite knowing since 2021 that the agency's IT systems were vulnerable to attack, it has emerged. The agency’s systems were hacked on 31 December 2024, with…...