AI tools are already embedded in many firms’ day-to-day workflows. Yet the regulatory framework has failed to keep pace. The SRA cannot remain silent. The post AI and the solicitor’s…
Legal aid firms will be the first to suffer if the Ministry of Justice presses ahead with the idea of using interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund free legal…
Claimant class action lawyers have accused a leading City law firm of doing the dirty work of the US Chamber of Commerce, which campaigns in the UK for pro-business civil…
A barrister has been disbarred for raping a woman, when she was a teenager under 16 and when she was older, while he was a policeman in the 1980s. The…
By Robert Taylor, CEO and General Counsel at Legal Futures Associate 360 Law Services In April 2025, the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment in For Women Scotland…
The gap between the rate of social and affordable housing change versus non-working population change is the largest since 2019, widening 173% in a year The post Affordable Housing Gap:…
Actionstep has established a dedicated AI Center of Excellence, incorporating AI expertise, AI best practices for law firm management and a future-focused roadmap with AI functionality woven throughout. The post…
It is a “uniquely arrogant and complacent facet” of law firms that partners think some key business functions are “dispensible” support staff rather than core elements. The post Law firms…
The CAT has granted business lobby group Fair Civil Justice permission to intervene in a hearing on how to distribute £10m not claimed in a collective action. The post Lobby…
A part-time office manager who misappropriated nearly £550,000 from a law firm has been banned from working in the profession. The post Ban for office manager who took nearly £550,000…
Denver-based law firm Otten Johnson faced challenges with an outdated document creation system, where inconsistent functionality led to growing user frustration. The post Leading commercial real estate law firm achieves…
The government has confirmed that Awaab’s Law will have a phased introduction, with the phase one coming into force on October 27, 2025. The post Preparing for Awaab’s law appeared…
By Legal Futures Associate iManage iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today unveiled significant investments in AI innovation across the platform, highlighting three breakthrough capabilities that transform how…
The Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM) is hosting a free specialist breakfast event on Wednesday 10 September 2025, tailored exclusively for those working in compliance and financial oversight…
A law firm which failed to uphold its side of a deal when taking on another practice’s Plevin cases has been ordered to pay it £105,000. The post Law firm…