Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

A woman of previous good character faced imprisonment after causing serious injury through dangerous driving on a dual carriageway, with no memory of the collision itself. Despite the severity of the injuries caused and the risk of a custodial sentence, comprehensive mitigation evidence—including her remorse, exemplary driving record, personal injuries sustained, and participation in a clinical trial to help other collision victims—persuaded the judge to impose a community order instead.

Professional negligence claims require establishing four critical elements: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and quantifiable loss. Understanding how courts assess the scope of professional responsibility and apply legal tests like the Bolam standard can determine whether a claim against accountants, solicitors, or other professionals will succeed.

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) launched a consultation earlier in the year prior to the publication of the 8th Edition of Party Wall Legislation and Procedure. Essentially, this is the guidance that party wall surveyors generally follow when dealing with party wall matters governed by the Party Wall etc Act 1996 (PWA).

A high-profile publishing deal worth £1.5m collapsed after concerns emerged about AI use in manuscript creation, raising critical questions about copyright originality, authorship authentication...

The landmark defamation judgment in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates & Mr Daniel Neidle [2026] EWHC 551 (KB) represents the first occasion on which a court has applied the statutory regime...

The High Court's decision in Kamal v Tax Policy Associates [2026] EWHC 551 (KB) has attracted considerable attention as the first judicial application...

If another person or organisation caused your fracture through negligence, you may be able to claim comminuted fracture compensation. The amount will depend on the bone affected, the severity of the injury and its impact on your life.

The High Court's decision in JBX v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides crucial guidance on calculating damages for children's "lost years" following clinical negligence. How should courts assess future earnings and living expenses when a child's life expectancy has been shortened, and what evidence is needed to depart from national average earnings data?

Major Trauma Awareness Week highlights the profound challenges faced by survivors of life-changing injuries like traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, and amputations. While 20,000 major trauma cases occur annually in the UK, only 1 in 10 survivors receive adequate support to rebuild their lives after the emergency phase ends.

The Government's plans to modernise criminal disclosure through artificial intelligence promise efficiency but raise fundamental questions about transparency and fairness. As AI systems begin reviewing millions of digital records in criminal investigations, the challenge shifts from finding material to understanding how technology determines what matters—and whether those decisions can be meaningfully scrutinised when trial fairness depends on it.

Generative AI is transforming legal discovery by enabling machine-first, human-verified workflows that promise unprecedented speed and efficiency. However, the real challenge lies not in the technology's capability to process vast volumes of data, but in strategically deploying senior legal expertise to ensure reviews remain both defensible and valuable.

This is the first article in our new series “From data to direction: using AI in litigation/investigations”. We’ll explore rapidly evolving AI-enabled capabilities, the power of combining tools and technologies and how you can effectively manage and analyze your data sources.