Following reports of disruptions Judges and court officials are set be issued with new guidance on allowing emotional support animals in court, following reports of disruptions caused by barking, growling,…
Recent industry research highlights a persistent challenge in the conveyancing industry; transaction timelines remain significantly longer than historical averages. The post Understanding conveyancing delays with data from Hoowla Conveyancing Software…
Barred by regulator A chartered legal executive has been barred from the profession after fabricating documents — including a medical report, a witness statement, and even a letter that falsely…
At least 15 consumer claims law firms have gone bust in the last five years owing more than £400m and poor practices in the sector will likely lead to more,…
In the second part of this interview, Will Evans, who leads the professional services team at Arrowpoint Advisory, talks about the next steps for private equity investment in the law.…
A solicitor who paid away proceeds of a property sale in breach of an undertaking and then loaned the client the money to make up the shortfall, has been fined…
Poor-quality immigration legal aid work is having “devastating consequences” for clients and better support from the Solicitors Regulation Authority would help, a report has found. The post Regulators failing to…
Research by commercial real estate data and technology company, Search Acumen, suggests that it will take until at least 2040 for all rented commercial properties to meet the 2030 MEES…
286,075 registered …. AI claims accounts across our agent’s AI platforms to March 2025. That’s how quickly compliant claimants can be onboarded & claims detected to a “white label” AI…
Cyber counsel frustrates (human) judges A screenshot of the proceedings The claimant in a New York employment dispute was reportedly given short shrift after attempting to use an AI-generated avatar…
Pair claim ‘substandard’ course scuppered lawyer dreams Two former Anglia Ruskin students have taken legal action against their former university, claiming that problems during their Legal Practice Course (LPC) ultimately…
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Anything beyond minimal regulation would be challenging to structure and enforce, and practitioners do not see it as viable to rely on the courts as a fallback. The post The…
We talk to Will Evans, a managing director at Arrowpoint Advisory, about how private equity activity in the legal market has sped up in recent months and looks set to…
Most sanctions non-compliance by UK legal services providers is due to breaches of Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation licence conditions, it has revealed. The post OFSI: Lawyers’ sanctions failures mainly…