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High-conflict clients: why boundaries are part of good client care
Dispute Resolution

High-conflict clients: why boundaries are part of good client care

Written by John Barwell 30 March 202618 August 2026

A practical framework for managing high-conflict clients while protecting process integrity, professional independence, and client care standards.

Why the British justice system sometimes feels morally unfair
Dispute Resolution

Why the British justice system sometimes feels morally unfair

Written by John Barwell 24 January 202618 August 2026

Why courts often reach outcomes that feel unfair — and what litigants in person must understand about law, evidence, and procedure in England & Wales.

Judicial Guidance Quietly Removes Written Evidence Option for Disabled Litigants
Regulatory Matters

Judicial Guidance Quietly Removes Written Evidence Option for Disabled Litigants

Written by John Barwell 14 January 202618 August 2026

A quiet May 2025 change to the Equal Treatment Bench Book removed a written-only evidence adjustment for mental health disabilities—raising concerns about access to justice as tribunals demand increasingly “objective” medical proof for adjustments and postponements.

Legal work is not a single task. So why are we still using single-purpose tools?
Legal Innovation

Legal work is not a single task. So why are we still using single-purpose tools?

Written by John Barwell 2 January 202618 August 2026

A reliability-first UK casework app in development to organise cases, evidence, chronologies, correspondence and SARs—without the hype.

Boy’s Death: Family Say ‘Sorry’ Is Not Enough – Demand Fresh Inquest and Independent Inquiry
Regulatory Matters

Boy’s Death: Family Say ‘Sorry’ Is Not Enough – Demand Fresh Inquest and Independent Inquiry

Written by John Barwell 5 December 202518 August 2026

After a 10-year-old boy’s preventable death, a lost diagnosis, missing records and a delayed apology, his father is demanding a fresh inquest—or a full public inquiry.

Why LSA Scare-Letters Don’t Work with Me
Regulatory Matters

Why LSA Scare-Letters Don’t Work with Me

Written by John Barwell 8 November 202518 August 2026

This article explains, with reference to the Legal Services Act 2007 and leading cases, what non-regulated legal consultants can lawfully do—and why threats of criminal liability for unreserved activities are unfounded.

New Judicial AI Guidance: Help, Not a Shortcut
Legal Innovation

New Judicial AI Guidance: Help, Not a Shortcut

Written by John Barwell 5 November 202518 August 2026

The UK judiciary’s latest AI guidance demands strict verification, confidentiality, and personal accountability for all AI-assisted legal work.

When Oversight Fails: How the Teignbridge Planning Scandal Exposed a National Protection Racket
Regulatory Matters

When Oversight Fails: How the Teignbridge Planning Scandal Exposed a National Protection Racket

Written by John Barwell 27 October 202518 August 2026

A Devon planning case has unravelled into a nationwide exposure of how Britain’s oversight bodies protect one another — and not the public they serve.

The Accountability Black Hole: How the Government’s Own Lawyers Escaped Scrutiny
Regulatory Matters

The Accountability Black Hole: How the Government’s Own Lawyers Escaped Scrutiny

Written by John Barwell 26 October 202518 August 2026

New evidence shows the UK’s top legal offices may lack any auditable complaint system—an accountability vacuum at the heart of government.

The ICO’s AI Hypocrisy: A Toothless Watchdog Playing with Algorithms
Regulatory Matters

The ICO’s AI Hypocrisy: A Toothless Watchdog Playing with Algorithms

Written by John Barwell 20 October 202518 August 2026

The ICO’s new AI policy exposes a regulator eager to appear innovative while remaining powerless to enforce the very standards it promotes.

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