SRA does not have power to demand privileged documents, High Court rules
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) does not have the power to requisition documents subject to legal professional privilege, the High Court has ruled. In Carter-Ruck Solicitors & another v Solicitors Regulation Authority, Mr Justice Butcher ruled the SRA cannot require regulated persons to produce documents or information which is subject to their clients’ legal professional […]
Exports of UK legal services reach nearly £11bn as international demand soars
Exports of UK legal services rose to almost £11 billion in 2025, as international demand soars. The new International Data Insights report published by the Law Society has revealed the global strength of English law and London’s leading position as an international legal centre. UK legal sector exports have grown by more than 60% in […]
Sharp rise in exchange times as half of agents report 17 weeks or more
More than half (51.2%) of the member agents surveyed for Propertymark’s latest housing insight report say transactions are taking over 17 weeks to complete from the point of acceptance. The figure had previously fallen to just 35.4% of agents in June, down from 40.4% in May. The rise in transaction times is a negative measure […]
Research to reveal what the future holds for the Welsh legal sector
A major research project examining the challenges, ambitions and priorities of Welsh law firms will give the sector its first opportunity to see the findings when the Welsh Legal Sector Transformation Report 2026 is unveiled in Cardiff next month. Legal News Wales and independent legal software provider Osprey Approach gathered the views of more than […]
Four tiers of AI governance: which one is your firm actually on?
In the fourth of a series on safely adopting AI, Ed Molyneux sets out a four-rung ladder from copy-paste to fully governed, and argues most firms are standing a rung lower than they think. Last week’s article described a destination: one controlled route to client data that authenticates the user, scopes access to their permissions, […]