Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Attorney General warns Tory attacks on justice could see judges quit and trials delayed Woman investigated over husband’s…
October 2025
MSS Claims NSA Used 42 Cyber Tools in Multi-Stage Attack on Beijing Time Systems – The Hacker News
China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of carrying out a “premeditated” cyber attack targeting the National Time Service Center (NTSC), as it described the U.S. as…
Offshore: Island mentality – Law Gazette – Features
Offshore jurisdictions are promoting themselves to companies and private clients on service, transparency and regulation – their ‘low/no tax’ regimes are no longer enough. Eduardo Reyes reports. – Read More
Why law firms should apply to be B Corps – Law Gazette – Features
Environmental, social and governance. – Read More
Decisions and interventions – Law Gazette – Features
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal). – Read More
The rise of parental surveillance – Law Gazette – Features
Family law. – Read More
A threat to freedom of expression? – Law Gazette – Features
Malicious communications. – Read More
Governance and the golden triangle – Law Gazette – Features
Local government. – Read More
PE-backed firm set to move outside of injury work for first time – Legal Futures
A private equity-backed serious injury firm is to move into other consumer law services for the first time with an “imminent” acquisition, Legal Futures can reveal. The post PE-backed firm…
Mazur: Law Society advice amid probate and crime concerns – Legal Futures
Private client group STEP is to lobby the government to bring probate rules in line with the Legal Services Act 2007 in the wake of the Mazur ruling. The post…
Law firm that cited fake AI-generated cases to pay wasted costs – Legal Futures
A law firm has been ordered to pay wasted costs after it cited two fictitious cases that were generated by artificial intelligence. The post Law firm that cited fake AI-generated…
Claimant lawyers “shut out” of motor insurance taskforce – Legal Futures
Claimant personal injury lawyers have heavily criticised the government after a freedom of information request showed no engagement with the sector by the motor insurance taskforce. The post Claimant lawyers…
Another year, another SRA crisis – Legal Futures
The thousand or so compliance officers gathering tomorrow morning at the SRA’s annual compliance conference could be excused for having a distinct sense of déjà vu. The post Another year,…
Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide – The Hacker News
Europol on Friday announced the disruption of a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that operated a SIM farm and enabled its customers to carry out a broad spectrum of crimes ranging…
From broadcast to self-cast: The future of AI-made entertainment – Technollama
Recently, I had a marathon of old “sword and sorcery” movies; over a few days I watched films such as ‘Conan the Barbarian’, ‘The Neverending Story’, ‘Excalibur’, ‘Labyrinth’, ‘Highlander’, ‘Legend’,…