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MPs endorse Lynne Berry as JAC chair after questions over 18-month term

Government’s preferred candidate promises greater pace, simpler appointments and action on judicial diversity

SRA updates supervision guidance following Mazur ruling

Updated guidance follows the Court of Appeal’s clarification of how litigation work may be delegated to unauthorised staff

LSB warns of consumer protection gap in AI legal services

LSB research highlights AI’s potential while warning of limited consumer safeguards

Employment tribunal cases rise sharply as backlog reaches 531,000

MoJ figures show a 55% rise in the employment tribunal backlog, with claims entering the system faster than they are resolved

Carter-Ruck seeks court ruling on SRA access to confidential client material

Claim challenges whether the SRA can compel production of legally privileged documents

Law firm fined £32,106 after eight years of AML breaches

SRA found failures in customer due diligence, matter risk assessments and implementation of the firm’s own AML procedures

SRA sanctions legal employee over alcohol and insurance offences

Former law firm paralegal sanctioned after convictions for drink-driving and no insurance

Judges find AI-assisted submissions from litigants in person more helpful, says Lady Chief Justice

Baroness Carr highlights AI’s potential to improve access to justice while warning of severe court backlogs and growing pressures on the justice system

Senior paralegal rebuked for copying witness signature onto statement

The senior paralegal copied a witness’s signed statement of truth onto a transcribed statement without the witness’s permission

Lawyers who fight complaints face steep rise in LeO fees

Proposed reforms would increase case fees to £1,500 where complaints proceed to a final ombudsman decision