Bedford prison continues to record the highest rate of violence of all adult male prisons in England and Wales and the highest rate of staff assaults according to the prisons watchdog.A report by the Prisons Inspectorate found 938 violent incidents
Osprey Approach and Legal News Wales explore the challenges facing Welsh law firms in special podcast episode
A special joint episode of Osprey Approach’s Legal News Wales’ Legal Sector Resilience Podcast explores the findings of the Welsh Legal Sector Transformation Report 2026, revealing why commercial strategy, succession planning and leadership culture are critical to sustainable
Gareth Evans: Revisiting Senedd reform: Post-implementation review of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024
The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (“the Act”) introduced major structural and electoral changes to Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) which took effect for the election on 7 May 2026. These included an increase to the size of the
Could the UK actually split? Experts explain the legal route for pro‑independence leaders
As the Scottish National Party gathered in Aberdeen for the its annual conference, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham had also travelled north of the border. SNP conferences are of course a platform for the party to coalesce around its core
Sports law firm eyes expansion after taking private equity
Football: The beautiful legal game
Manchester practice Centrefield has become the latest to accept private equity backing, the second sports law firm to do so this year.Palatine Private Equity is taking what is believed to be a minority stake, subject
Housing market remains subdued as autumn recovery fails to take hold
Landmark Information Group’s Q3 2026 Residential Property Trends Report shows a housing market in England and Wales that remains subdued but steady. The improvement in buyer activity seen towards the end of the first half of the year has
Agentic AI and the future of justice: who will exercise judgement?
The legal profession has spent the last two years grappling with generative AI. The next challenge could be far more significant.
On 5 October 2026, The Law Society published The Future of Agentic AI in the Justice System, examining how
No Way Out: The Service Out Gap for Freezing Orders Supporting English Judgments
In Gilbert & Anor v Broadoak Private Finance Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1172, the Court of Appeal confirmed that none of the three gateways the claimants relied upon permitted service out for a free-standing freezing order application brought to assist
Super complaint launches over police ‘revenge porn’ failures
A police super complaint has been launched over forces’ ‘systemic failures’ to police image-based sex crimes.The challenge draws on testimony from over 100 survivors, police data from across England and Wales, and input from frontline organisations working with survivors of
Courts can review honours
The courts of England and Wales can review a decision taken under prerogative powers to remove an honour, a High Court judge ruled yesterday. Mrs Justice Lieven dismissed arguments put on behalf of the prime minister that “decisions relating