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The government has published its roadmap for reforming home buying and selling; promising earlier binding commitment, mandatory upfront sales packs, and a more professionalised, digital conveyancing process. For practitioners, the changes are years away but the direction is now clear.

Foss v Harbottle (1843) 67 ER 189 is a leading nineteenth century case that established fundamental rules governing when shareholders may bring legal proceedings in relation to wrongs done to a company.

By Lawyers has published a comprehensive suite of AI prompts that are integrated into the relevant By Lawyers matter plans across a growing range of practice areas. They are designed to help lawyers leverage AI in a structured and reliable way, while maintaining professional standards and best-practice processes.

The landmark case that shaped contract law.

By Lawyers has launched 1001 Conveyancing Answers, a comprehensive new reference manual providing conveyancing practitioners with practical, easy-to-navigate guidance across a wide range of residential conveyancing issues.

Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 34 was a landmark Supreme Court decision clarifying the limited circumstances in which courts may disregard a company’s separate legal personality.

The By Lawyers immigration guide has been updated to include guidance on advising clients charged with immigration offences, AI prompts, and tools for advising clients that employ migrant workers.

Legislation has now come into force permitting wills to be executed and witnessed using video-link facilities. The legislation has retrospective effect, meaning that any wills executed using video-conferencing since 21 January 2020 will be valid if the correct process was followed. The Wills commentary includes detailed discussion of the processes involved in the witnessing of a will using video-link. Precedents for client instructions, a practitioner’s checklist and an attendance note have been created, as well as example wording for a will attestation clause. We invite you to explore this updated publication. Comments and feedback are always welcomed.

Fairhurst v Woodard [2021] 10 WLUK 151 is an important County Court decision on the misuse of domestic surveillance technology.

This is a key Supreme Court judgment on the deport first appeal later system.

This enhancement ensures practitioners have access to practical, up-to-date resources to help clients meet their data protection obligations with confidence.

The landmark decision that established the creditor duty in corporate insolvencies.

The long-term future of leasehold is increasingly uncertain. For now, the challenge is navigating a transitional period in which existing law, phased reforms, and future tenure models operate simultaneously.

The landmark case that considered the limits of the monarch to suspend Parliament.