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On the interlocking requirements of suitability
R (Griffiths-Fowell) v Birmingham City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 920
This Court of Appeal decision deals with the circumstances in which the main housing duty can be ended, and whether accommodation offered must be suitable for the main housing duty
Minerva continues to build Lunch & Learn community with three-city autumn tour
Following another successful season of industry Lunch & Learns, Minerva is extending its community-focused programme into the autumn, bringing legal professionals together across Cardiff, York and Birmingham, as well as the surrounding areas.Each location is hosted at a Private Dining
A third of UK law firms unsure their IT would satisfy the SRA, new AspiraCloud research finds ahead of October debate evenings
New research from AspiraCloud, a technology partner working with law firms across the UK, has found that a third of firms surveyed are not confident their current IT set-up would hold up to scrutiny from the Solicitors Regulation Authority,
Law societies oppose SRA’s new litigation funding rules
Evans: Danger of SRA rules creating an unnecessary burden
The national Law Society and Birmingham Law Society have argued against rules planned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for law firms which use litigation funding, particularly for consumer claims.However, the
Birmingham Four: ‘We have truth on our side’
One of the four Muslim men known collectively as the Birmingham Four who claimed to have been fitted up by an undercover policing operation addressed a meeting convened to mark the 10 year anniversary of their conviction. Khobaib Hussain told
Solicitor banned from COFA role over multiple rule breaches
Accounts: COFA failed to disclose they had been qualified in PII applications
A senior solicitor has been reprimanded and banned from being a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for a year over multiple compliance failures.The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
APIL calls for flexibility on ethics discussions
Tuff: Stronger evidence of competence
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should not impose an “overly burdensome and arbitrary” annual requirement on law firms to hold three-hour ethics discussions for their solicitors, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said.APIL
‘Why are we still inside?’ Birmingham Four 10 years on
August 2026 will mark mine and my co-defendants ten-year fight and continuing struggle for justice. A decade has passed now, and I am still left with unanswered questions from when I was first arrested and with even more questions with
Why Birmingham is the New UK Capital for Legal-Tech Innovation
Forget London for a moment. A quiet revolution has been brewing in the heart of the UK, and Birmingham is emerging as the undisputed capital for Legal-Tech innovation. Wi