Today, both traditional law firms and new model law firms (NMLFs) face a shared challenge: how to attract and retain the best talent in a profession where expectations about career…
Employees have been invested in across various departments at Express The post Express Solicitors continues to progress with multiple promotions announced appeared first on Legal Futures. – Read More
In July 2025, the government published its 10-year health plan for England, which relies on the successful integration of technology into a new healthcare system to transform patient care. The…
A 29-year-old woman was sexually harassed by a lawyer 54 years her senior when he invited her for a meeting in his hotel room, an employment tribunal has ruled. The…
Whether you’re a legal practice or working in conveyancing law, you’ll need to conduct all the usual AML checks and due diligence no matter your client’s age. The post Is…
By Legal Futures Associate Hoowla When Saifee Solicitors decided it was time to move beyond spreadsheets and inboxes, they were clear about what “better” looked like: a light, easy to…
Proposed government changes to anti-money laundering rules around pooled client accounts could raise issues around client confidentiality and privilege, experts have warned. The post AML reforms could see banks ask…
A practising barrister has for the first time been added to HM Revenue & Customs’ list of tax avoidance promoters. The post Practising barrister named a tax avoidance promoter in…
The government claimed yesterday that “our reforms are working” after the latest county court statistics showed that delays continued to fall against the backdrop of a rising workload. The post…
Our new whitepaper, “Meeting Client Expectations in Conveyancing: What Firms Must Do Now,” explores how law firms can rise to the occasion, not just by adopting technology but by rethinking…
People who instruct barristers through the public access scheme are much more likely to be seeking advice than representation in court, new research has indicated. The post Public access barristers…
A solicitor at a national law firm who deleted a client’s email from its document management system “to try to cover up that he had not dealt with it” has…
Conveyancing fees have not fallen back after reaching an all-time high in the rush to get transactions completed before stamp duty increased on 31 March. The post Conveyancing fees maintain…
A leading firm of accountants says two-thirds of law firms whose books it examined for regulatory reports had broken the rules on residual balances. The post Two-thirds of law firms…
The private rented sector has been growing in the UK. From 2008/09 to 2023/24, the number of households rose from 3.1m to 4.7m. It makes up 19% of all tenured…