Parliament has given the SRA the power to require solicitors to hand over documents to assist it in its investigation of the conduct of solicitors. It has always been considered that this right overruled the legal professional privilege that a…
More on the mail
01 September 2026
This case never ceases to surprise me! The judge recently awarded Associated Newspapers, the publishers of the Mail, indemnity costs against the 7 claimants in the hacking case. Their legal team has put in a bill for £34 million. Words…
What are we for?
01 September 2026
The we in question are litigation or, as we now like to be called, dispute resolution solicitors. When I am not directing the affairs of Unity Legal Solutions, I am a consultant to a firm of solicitors who class me…
