A barrister has reported herself to the Bar Standards Board after submitting authorities hallucinated by artificial intelligence (AI) to the High Court. The post Barrister self-reports to BSB after citing…
The government is relaxing rules that control the amount of remote client consultations civil legal aid providers can offer, as well as their office opening times. The post MoJ to…
Conveyancers have let down home buyers by not recognising the risks of coastal erosion and landslides, MPs have said. The post MPs: Conveyancers failing to inform home buyers of erosion…
Onboarding is not just an early stage of the process – it sets the tone for everything that follows. When it feels slow or disconnected, it shapes how clients view…
In considering law firm applications for cover, many insurers will expect to see evidence of how firms are adapting to AI and preparing for the future. The post AI and…
A tribunal has found that a law firm did not have its client’s consent to place a restriction on her property in lieu of unpaid fees. The post Tribunal orders…
A private equity-backed group of law firms in Sweden has already had interest from UK practices as it looks also to expand across the Nordic region, its chief executive has…
The Legal Ombudsman has been given a budget for its next financial year that it says will not be sufficient to meet its operational or strategic needs. The post LSB…
National law firm Hugh James is acting for former clients of Sandstone Legal, which specialised in financial mis-selling claims, over potential professional negligence action. The post Negligence claims pile up…
Firm says it will ‘vigorously’ defend ‘baseless’ claims A White & Case employee has brought a legal claim against the global law firm alleging he was “stripped naked” and photographed…
iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, has announced that Hamburg Commercial Bank AG has selected the iManage Cloud platform to centralize document management. The post Hamburg Commercial Bank…
Legal technology is no longer a future concept. Across the UK legal sector, it is already reshaping how claims are investigated, evidence is analysed and cases are prepared for court.…
Following a phased rollout, Dentons has embedded Lexis Everyfile at the core of its UK Legal Delivery Centre, improving visibility, consistency and workflow efficiency across high-volume work. The post LexisNexis…
Strict guidelines Aspiring judges can now use artificial intelligence (AI) tools when applying to join the bench, after the Judicial Appointments Commission published guidance setting out what is and is…
For over a year A senior solicitor has been removed from the roll after spending more than a year deceiving clients about the progress of their cases. Rachel Parker worked…