Costs penalty for City firm over approach to “forged” report – Legal Futures
Leading City litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has been penalised in costs for not engaging with allegations that a key document it had produced for a case was a forgery. The…
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Law firm uses trainees to find problems and solve them with AI – Legal Futures
A law firm is using teams of trainee solicitors to find problems that can be solved by artificial intelligence, develop solutions and present them to managers. The post Law firm…
Court of Appeal ruling sparks panic over motor finance claim deluge – Legal Futures
The motor finance market has reacted with alarm to last week’s Court of Appeal ruling that lenders failed to clearly disclose commissions paid to car dealers. The post Court of…
Podcast highlights how firms can switch practice management systems successfully – Legal Futures
In the latest episode of Osprey Approach’s Build Better Habits webinar, Karen Edwards shares her expertise and lessons learnt on switching and migrating practice and case management systems and how…
CILEX survey asks why paralegals are vital to your work – Legal Futures
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) is asking legal professionals to share their experience of managing and working alongside paralegals. The post CILEX survey asks why paralegals are vital…
The SRA – an unprecedented crisis of confidence – Legal Futures
Be in no doubt that yesterday marked the deepest crisis that the Solicitors Regulation Authority has ever faced. It needs to show humility and accountability. The post The SRA –…
Axiom Ince report: The full story of what went wrong at the SRA – Legal Futures
The review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s handling of Axiom Ince shows it missed an opportunity to uncover the fraud a year before it eventually shut the firm down. The…
Axiom Ince report: No law firm should go years without an SRA visit – Legal Futures
Law firms should not go “many years” without receiving a visit from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Carson McDowell report for the Legal Services Board has recommended. The post Axiom…
Criticism rains down on SRA but M&A controls spark worry too – Legal Futures
Criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority poured in yesterday in the wake of the report into how it dealt with Axiom Ince, although the notion of more controls on M&A…
Mental health challenges “costing large law firms millions” – Legal Futures
Mental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated. The post Mental health challenges “costing large law…
The “PCP Big Bang” £16 billion of alleged mis-selling – Are you active and prepared? – Legal Futures
Learn how your firm can compliantly accrue 10,000 evidenced claimants within 6 months – It’s time to assist consumers The post The “PCP Big Bang” £16 billion of alleged mis-selling…
Case study: Workplace refurbishment for Anthony Collins – Legal Futures
Business Moves Group (BMG) is an office relocation and workplace change firm that recently supported the Anthony’s Collins Birmingham office with a workplace refurbishment project. The post Case study: Workplace…
Optimising law firm efficiency and profitability with AI and automated time recording – Legal Futures
The legal industry has traditionally been resistant to change, but the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an undeniable opportunity to enhance efficiency and profitability for law firms. The post…
Search Acumen launches REI, the UK’s first AI model trained to handle local authority real estate search data – Legal Futures
Leading Proptech firm Search Acumen has unveiled REI (‘Real Estate Intelligence’). REI is a proprietary AI application that now forms part of Search Acumen’s existing end-to-end case management system for…
From bias to balance: Proving law firm value with resource management technology – Legal Futures
I recently had the pleasure of contributing to Modern Law’s feature about innovative products designed with the customer in mind (naturally, BigHand Resource Management was a perfect fit!). In the…