Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter Lammy says justice reforms will…
December 2025
12 signs the CISO-CIO relationship is broken — and steps to fix it – CSO Online
Despite the need for collaboration between security and IT, all is not well in the CISO-CIO relationship. And it’s not about newly minted CISOs trying to find their footing, as…
Tomiris Shifts to Public-Service Implants for Stealthier C2 in Attacks on Government Targets – The Hacker News
The threat actor known as Tomiris has been attributed to attacks targeting foreign ministries, intergovernmental organizations, and government entities in Russia with an aim to establish remote access and deploy…
Mazur appeal lawyer sets out Court of Appeal battleground – Legal Futures
The Court of Appeal hearing the Mazur case will have to decide between statutory interpretation and “the contextual argument”, the solicitor bringing the appeal said last week. The post Mazur…
SRA hands out £550k in AML fines in three months – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has levied fines totalling £550,000 in the past three months on law firms that breached basic anti-money laundering rules. The post SRA hands out £550k in…
Solicitor “wrong” to advise client to covertly record meeting – Legal Futures
A solicitor was “quite wrong” to advise his client to make a covert recording of testing undertaken by their opponent’s medical expert, the High Court has ruled. The post Solicitor…
Highest-earning barristers set to pay more to practise – Legal Futures
The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board are looking to increase the cost of practising for barristers by 4% in the coming year, with a new band for those earning…
CPR: ‘Cinderella service’? – Law Gazette – Features
The Woolf reforms have a chequered history, reports Katharine Freeland. Civil procedure still lacks a compelling vision. – Read More
Policing and prosecuting ‘lone wolves’ – Law Gazette – Features
Terrorism Act. – Read More
Decisions and interventions – Law Gazette – Features
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal). – Read More
The evolution of UK securities litigation – Law Gazette – Features
Collective redress – Read More
Ethics and Integrity Commission – Law Gazette – Features
Local government. – Read More
Generation gaming – Law Gazette – Features
With generative AI becoming a common fixture of law firm tech in 2025, how will this shape law firms – and their lawyers – in 2026? – Read More