https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comPractice Compliance & Managementhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I655c2c6163e711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I655c2c6163e711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has announced how accounts reforms set out in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 will be implemented.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I655c2c6163e711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes [2026] EWCA Civ 698, the Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal, finding that the requirement for a contentious business agreement (CBA) to be certain (as identified in Chamberlain v Boodle & King [1982] 1 WLR 1443) was not dispensed with by amendments to the Solicitors Act 1974 made by section 98 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, which permitted hourly rate CBAs.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362edb145f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362edb145f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our case tracker updates. This week, we have added Hickey v Bar Standards Board [2026] EWHC 1178 (Admin), Seladore Legal Ltd v PGMBM Law Ltd [2026] EWHC 1305 (Ch) and Broadfield Law UK LLP (formerly BDB Pitmans LLP) v Barnes [2026] EWCA Civ 698.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362edb145f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007d46c5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007d46c5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our legislation, regulation and guidance tracker updates. This week, we updated the tracker to reflect enhanced whistleblower protections as a result of the SRA being named a "prescribed person" and revised guidance on reporting concerns and the regulation of non-reserved legal activity. It also includes the SRA's response and next steps following its consumer protection review on holding and safeguarding client money and providing redress, the CLC's interim report on referral fee arrangements, and new guidance on litigation practice rights following recent case lawhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007d46c5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8284e2b4397811f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8284e2b4397811f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of new content published in Practical Law Practice Compliance & Management.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8284e2b4397811f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I246006935fe811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I246006935fe811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our Solicitors Regulation Authority decision updates. This week, the tracker includes decisions that involved misconduct involving unjustified transfers from client accounts, the inaccurate transcription of a client's statement and unauthorised replication of their signature, facilitating payments without informed client consent, and failing to report a criminal conviction to the regulator.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I246006935fe811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b3c5e045e9811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b3c5e045e9811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI 2026/478) came into force. The Order amends the list of prescribed persons which now includes the Law Society, any duly constituted committee of the Law Society and any body or person exercising its delegated powers, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b3c5e045e9811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTHMRC published its new Mandatory Tax Adviser Registration manual on 1 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been re-published, superseding regulations of the same name published and laid before parliament on 22 April which were subsequently withdrawn.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id96bdd6f5e5211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3f97eba25b5311f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3f97eba25b5311f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/559) have been made, bringing into force sections of the ERA 2025 dealing with unfair dismissal changes on 1 January 2027.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3f97eba25b5311f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch), the court publicly admonished a law firm and two of its supervising solicitors after two letters which contained misleading AI-generated material, including hallucinated statutory text, were submitted to the court in connection with an insolvency application. Having applied the guidance in R (Ayinde) v Haringey LBC [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), the judge concluded that public admonishment in his judgment, together with the firm's self-referral to the SRA, was an appropriate response.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd60255a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd60255a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd60255a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559afda75a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559afda75a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDThttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559afda75a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559afd9c5a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559afd9c5a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal tracker updates. This week, the tracker includes a decision which involved allegations against a Chartered Legal Executive of inappropriate and sexualised conduct towards junior colleagues and abuse of position.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559afd9c5a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b43598f590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b43598f590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn The Winros Partnership (Formerly known as Rosenblatt Solicitors) v Global Energy Horizons Corporation [2026] EWCA Civ 654, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the assessment of solicitors' bills.The court held that a conditional fee agreement's express termination provisions precluded a claim in unjust enrichment based on failure of basis.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b43598f590311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982f1db254ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982f1db254ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 18 May 2026, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982f1db254ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I544981eb547e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I544981eb547e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our legislation, regulation and guidance tracker updates. This week, the tracker includes the Law Society's response to the Home Office consultation on economic crime information sharing and responses to LeO's call for input on its model complaints resolution procedure. It also includes the Bar Standards Board (BSB) guidance on safely adopting AI, the SRA's professional ethics listening exercise and guidance on terminating a retainer, and the FCA's terms of reference for its claims management services market study.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I544981eb547e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6b63f87554ba11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6b63f87554ba11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDThttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6b63f87554ba11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6b63f8a354ba11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6b63f8a354ba11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal tracker updates. This week, the tracker includes a decision where the Tribunal refused a solicitor's application for restoration to the Roll. It also includes decisions that involved allegations of making offensive social media posts, harassment and bullying of junior staff, dishonest conduct relating to criminal convictions and client funds, and reckless misconduct regarding professional indemnity insurance and regulatory compliance.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6b63f8a354ba11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d30ed54c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d30ed54c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our Solicitors Regulation Authority decision updates. This week, the tracker includes decisions that involved solicitors being rebuked for drink driving and harassment convictions, and a practice manager who was made subject to a section 43 order for misappropriating funds and falsifying documents.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d30ed54c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d7189f535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d7189f535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a monetary penalty in accordance with section 146 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 against Deutsche Bank AG London Branch for breaching regulation 12 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If4d7189f535411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949195d529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949195d529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law has been ratified by the European Union.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949195d529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd2110f5503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd2110f5503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has published its response to the House of Lords Digital and Communications Committee's March 2026 report on AI, copyright and the creative industries.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd2110f5503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been withdrawn.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Idd213754503b11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fee994ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fee994ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I250fee994ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad67fbb4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad67fbb4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has published its response to a call for evidence on smart data opportunities in digital markets, setting out stakeholder views and confirming that the government will consult shortly on the design of a digital markets smart data scheme.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad67fbb4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie0570e61396b11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie0570e61396b11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of new content published in Practical Law Practice Compliance & Management.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie0570e61396b11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1feed3154efa11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1feed3154efa11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our case tracker updates. This week, we have added John Stenhouse v The Bar Standards Board [2026] EWHC 111.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1feed3154efa11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dfe74f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dfe74f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA weekly summary of our legislation, regulation and guidance tracker updates. This week, the tracker includes the SRA's consultation on its proposed business plan and budget for 2026-27 and its annual AML and sanctions data collection exercise. We have also included the Legal Services Board's statement on the SRA's regulatory performance.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dfe74f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29