COURTS: WHAT A MESS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Airconco UK Limited v...
View ArticleCLIENT ACCOUNTS UNDER INCREASED THREAT
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. As the Solicitors...
View ArticleADMISSION BY INSURER BINDS INSURED: CPR 14 AMENDMENTS ARE RETROSPECTIVE
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Industrial Maintenance...
View ArticleADJOURNMENTS AND FIXED RECOVERABLE COSTS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. Where a matter is...
View ArticleCONTINGENCY FEE AGREEMENT: A PROPOSAL
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. The Civil Justice Council is...
View ArticlePART 36 TOOLKIT
I have been working for some time with Joe Al-Khayat, a commercial barrister and an award-winning tech entrepreneur who has previously designed and built technology for courts and lawyers. Joe has...
View ArticlePART 36, ACCEPTANCE, NEW CLAIMS, AND ABUSE OF PROCESS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Lish v The Northern...
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SOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY: A TROUBLING TRIO
SOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY OUTSOURCING WORK TO SOLICITORS’ FIRMS WHICH THEN LIE The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been sending complaints about solicitors out to other firms of solicitors...
View ArticleCONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS: GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING INTRODUCING THEM BUT...
The Government has instructed the Law Commission to assess whether the way consumer laws are enforced could be strengthened through the introduction of a Consumer Class Action regime. Its terms of...
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EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL HEARINGS BEING LISTED FOR 2030
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, in a very well written and detailed analysis of the Employment Tribunal backlog, has reported that a three-day case filed at the end of 2025 has been listed for...
View ArticleARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ANOTHER CASE: ANOTHER REPORT TO THE SOLICITORS’...
In Anthony Malcolm Cork and Stephen Robert Leslie Cork v Mark Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch) the solicitors asked for a block transfer application and such matters are usually dealt with on the papers....
View ArticlePART 36 TOOLKIT
I have been working for some time with Joe Al-Khayat, a commercial barrister and an award-winning tech entrepreneur who has previously designed and built technology for courts and lawyers. Joe has...
View ArticlePART 36 TOOLKIT
I have been working for some time with Joe Al-Khayat, a commercial barrister and an award-winning tech entrepreneur who has previously designed and built technology for courts and lawyers. Joe has...
View ArticlePART 36 TOOLKIT
I have been working for some time with Joe Al-Khayat, a commercial barrister and an award-winning tech entrepreneur who has previously designed and built technology for courts and lawyers. Joe has...
View ArticleRUSSIAN FAMILY SANCTIONS: KING GEORGE V WOULD HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED IN 1914
In Ismailov (No 2) V Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2026] EWHC 1188 (Admin) the Administrative Court, part of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court,...
View ArticleSOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY CHAIR OUT AT LAST!
The Chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority is to leave at the end of 2026 after what is almost universally regarded as a dreadful, incompetent and very damaging period in office and indeed a...
View ArticlePART 36: OFFERS INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE FOR UNCERTAINTY
In Ulrich Rued v Dormer & Anor [2026] EWHC 1074 (Ch) the Chancery Division of the High Court considered the validity, effectiveness, and consequences of two Part 36 offers, one made by the...
View ArticleCOMPLAINING TO OMBUDSMAN: DID IT COST THE COMPLAINANT £96,350?
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. The Ombudsman system is...
View ArticleHOUSING DISREPAIR CLAIMS, APPROPRIATE TRACK AND COSTS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Bellion & Bellion v...
View ArticleMAZUR SUPERVISION – 12 JUNE 2026 – SOLICITORS’ REGULATION AUTHORITY GUIDANCE...
Today the SRA published new guidance on effective supervision https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/effective-supervision-guidance More from me in due course.
View ArticlePART 7 TO PART 8: THE SAGA CONTINUES: CIVIL PROCEDURE RULE COMMITTEE: ARE YOU...
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Birmingham City Council...
View ArticleCONTENTIOUS BUSINESS AGREEMENTS: DEFINITIVE STATEMENT OF THE LAW BY THE COURT...
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Broadfield Law UK LLP v...
View ArticleLITIGATION FUNDER LOSES JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATION IN MASTERCARD COLLECTIVE...
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Innsworth Capital Ltd, R...
View ArticleLEGAL OMBUDSMAN: INNOCENT SOLICITORS TO BE FINED £1,900 – AN INCREASE OF 475%
The outrageous system whereby solicitors are fined £400 by the Legal Ombudsman when innocent is about to get far worse and will accelerate the flee from the legal profession which is taking place, as...
View ArticleFIXED COSTS AND EX-PORTAL CLAIMS – THE LAW HAS CHANGED
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. An accident occurring before...
View ArticleCONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVILEGE AND THE SOLICITORS’ REGULATION AUTHORITY
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. The longstanding and...
View ArticleTRACK LIMITS TO BE REVIEWED: FIXED RECOVERABLE COSTS LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In June 2026, the Civil...
View ArticleSOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY CALL FOR MASSIVELY INCREASED FUNDING: LAW...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has consulted on its proposed 2026/27 business plan, which requires massive increased funding from solicitors, almost entirely caused by the Solicitors Regulation...
View ArticleSOLICITORS ACT 1974 PART III REFORM: CONSULTATION ENDS 16 JULY 2026
The Civil Justice Council is consulting on the reform of the Solicitors Act 1974 Part III, that is the section dealing with solicitor and own client retainers. The consultation ends at midnight on...
View ArticleIMMIGRATION APPEALS TO BE HEARD BY PUBLIC BUT NOT IN PUBLIC
Members of the public will be trained to determine immigration and asylum appeals, including those involving human rights and foreign offenders, as well as immigration matters generally. The...
View ArticleCOSTS AS DAMAGES
In Musst Holdings Ltd v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd & Anor (Costs as Damages) [2026] EWHC 1599 (Ch) the Chancery Division of the High Court was considering whether costs could be claimed as...
View ArticleCOMPANIES BEING REPRESENTED BY EMPLOYEES
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Justice Investments Ltd...
View ArticleCAR FINANCE MIS-SELLING: FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY SUSPENDS ITS OWN SCHEME:...
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In apparently unrelated...
View ArticleCONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS: RICH PEOPLES’ TOY – CURRENT CLAIMS EXCEED GDP OF 155...
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. A report by Thornton...
View ArticleARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: SOME PROBLEMS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. As I have said before, I can...
View ArticleRETAINERS: TERMINATION AND CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENTS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. A solicitor cannot terminate...
View ArticleLEGAL SERVICES BOARD HAMMERED BY OFFICIAL REVIEW
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In a 45-page report...
View ArticleDIESELGATE MASS LITIGATION LARGELY THROWN OUT
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Various Claimants v...
View ArticleARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HALLUCINATORY CASES: CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE...
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. In Tobosaru v Court of Law...
View ArticleGAGA LAW
This first appeared in my twice weekly Newsletter – Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems And So Much More… Subscription runs until 31 December 2025 and is £500 plus VAT, and can be booked here....
View ArticleRETIRING EARLY
Droning On dropped in at The Bus Pass Arms and caught up with Reg Geranium, 49, early retired assistant manager of the Electricity Pylons Aesthetics Council. Reg described a typical day: “I get up...
View ArticlePOOR LAW
“Let’s get one thing straight” says Tommy Tozzer, “‘Poor Law’ is not about helping poor people; it is about doing law badly. We wanted to call our ABS “Crap Legal Services” but apparently there is...
View ArticleOMBUDSMAN’S REPORT SHOWS HUGE DELAYS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. The Legal Ombudsman survival...
View ArticleA TRAIN JOURNEY
Customers are reminded that if they do not have a ticket to Manchester they cannot travel to Manchester. Customers are reminded that even if they do have a ticket to Manchester there is an excellent...
View ArticleTHE QUEEN TO BE SOLD!
Vince Rat has announced that the Queen is to be privatised. Rat said: “Now that we have sold the Mail, let us sell the Royal.” Dismissing suggestions that the main purchasers of Royal Mail shares were...
View ArticleIMPACT ASSESSMENTS: 1984 AND ALL THAT
I would not normally bother dealing with an impact assessment as they are a waste of time and money and no Government has ever let one deflect it from what it wants to do. However the one attached to...
View ArticleWelcome to my first blog aged 55 and a quarter
Shakespeare wrote: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” (Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4). As this play is as readable as a commercial lease or European Court of Justice judgment I am...
View ArticleSOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY AND COSTS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. The Solicitors Regulation...
View ArticleLEGAL OMBUDSMAN NOT TO CHARGE CLIENTS FOR COMPLAINTS
This first appeared in my Newsletter Kerry on Costs, Regulation, Legal Systems and so much more. Subscriptions are £250 + VAT for 2026, which is over 100 issues. Buy here. The Legal Ombudsman has...
View ArticleKERRY UNDERWOOD 2026 ZOOMINAR AUTUMN SEASON
The 2026 Autumn Zoominar schedule brings together Kerry Underwood’s trademark clarity, litigation expertise and practical costs guidance – now supported by AI search facilities and full zoominar...
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