A community interest company is using artificial intelligence to help it provide pro bono advice to people seeking global talent visas to come to the UK. The post Community interest…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a warning notice on the use of ‘no win, no fee’ agreements in high-volume consumer claims amid multiple concerns about their misuse. The post…
AI is not replacing legal judgement. It is enhancing it by helping to uncover evidence, patterns and failings that traditional casework alone cannot easily identify. The post The future of…
Doubts about a client’s truthfulness is not a good reason for solicitors to stop acting, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has stressed. The post SDT draws line where solicitors should stop…
The government has confirmed that it will introduce a new regulatory framework for third-party litigation funding – but what it will look like is not yet clear. The post Minister:…
The legal services market will grow across all practice areas in 2026 for the first time since Covid, researchers have predicte, while a growing private equity presence is “a continuing…
A solicitor who groomed two teenage girls into engaging in sexual activity and sending explicit images, before pressuring them to retract their accounts, has been jailed. The post Solicitor jailed…
Law firms are facing growing pressure to place greater focus on client experience or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive legal market. The post Expectations keep rising, so prioritise…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to pay a solicitor exonerated by a disciplinary tribunal £50,000 in costs. The post SRA ordered to pay solicitor £50k in costs after…
Seven in 10 of mid-sized law firms have been contacted in the last year by a private equity investor or PE-backed law firm about acquisition, according to new research. The…
The door to external investment in US law firms has opened wide after a private equity house announced a deal with a personal injury practice. The post Private equity opens…
A network of female general counsel has called on the Law Society to withdraw whistleblowing guidance for in-house lawyers, arguing that it “entrenches the longstanding bias against reporting”. The post…
November’s data suggests the housing market is starting to thaw, but it’s a hesitant, uneven defrost rather than a clean return to momentum. The post Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s…
A challenger law firm that has taken on the insurance sector “at its own game” is the focus of Episode 3 of Leading the Deal, the audio podcast on law…
The Court of Appeal has described the costs claimed in a high-profile claim as “eye-watering even by Commercial Court standards” and urged a sampling approach to their assessment. The post…