Browne Jacobson's legal experts react to the 2026 Autumn Budget - covering housing, AI, devolution, energy, procurement and more across key sectors.

The UK and Ireland law firm has secured its strongest ever performance in the Chambers UK 2027 Guide and the Legal 500 2027 ...

The UK, Ireland and many developed nations are experiencing an unprecedented demographic shift. Our populations are ageing rapidly, with people living longer while fewer young people join the ...

The insurance industry faces a mounting challenge as 2026 approaches, with warnings that the year will see more frequent disruptive protests and riots driven by rising political polarisation, mounting ...

The updated Working Together to Improve School Attendance Guidance tightens expectations where inconsistent practice had evolved in certain areas of the attendance framework. For school leaders, the ...

Long-awaited guidance on supporting gender-questioning children has finally been published. The latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance (KCSiE 2026) sets out a structured framework for how ...

Trustees have a legal duty under the Charities Act 2011 to appoint "an independent person who is reasonably believed by the trustees to have the requisite ability and practical experience to carry out ...

The Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the case of DJ v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and SG this week. Following first instance and appeal decisions that a local authority was not ...

The UK government has announced new licensing rules for non-surgical aesthetic procedures with aims to bring increased standards in the aesthetics industry. The new rules have been introduced in ...

Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2026 was published on Tuesday 7 July 2026 - later than anticipated and close to the end of the summer term. It makes significant changes to safeguarding ...

I recently came across a situation that reminded me of the importance of procurement and freedom of information (FOI) officers in an organisation working together. This isn’t always as straightforward ...