Members of the bar have hit back at claims that bringing cameras into courtrooms could help curb “aggressive barristers”. According to Legal Cheek, Baroness Newlove said that filming court proceedings “might change the behaviours of some of the key...

Welcome to your weekly round-up of the top commercial news. This week, we had the news that rail fares are to rise substantially and the UK retail sector benefitted overall in July from the good weather and the World Cup. Bad news for two of the UK’s...

Nelson Chambers are delighted to be engaged with PEM, Cambridge’s largest independent firm of accountants, to appoint a Director to lead a new legal arm to augment their private client expertise. With ‘Authenticity, Reliability and Empathy’ at the core of...

A plumber has recently succeeded in winning a legal battle for working rights in a Supreme Court ruling, which is expected to have huge ramifications for freelance workers. Gary Smith had worked for Pimlico Plumbers for 6 years. The court ruled that...

A British court has recognised sharia law for the first time in a landmark decision, as a judge ruled that a wife can claim her husband’s assets in their divorce. The decision came after Nasreen Akhter requested the split from her husband Mohammed Shabaz...

Catch up on the latest news from the business world. The top story this week was Apple becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar company. The Bank of England has raised interest rates to the highest level in nearly 10 years. The London Stock...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that its planned Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) will be developed and run by Kaplan. The US-based company provides educational services in 30 countries and runs the Qualified Lawyers Transfer...

One of the UK’s most famous divorce lawyers has backed a change in the law. Baroness Fiona Shackleton called the current divorce law “archaic” and backed a reform, but she did warn that couples must be more practical about marriage. The current system in...

Welcome to your round-up of the top business news from the week. The US and the EU have agreed to work together to avoid an all-out trade war. Household debt in the UK is the worst it’s ever been and Facebook has suffered a huge hit on its...