Legal News

SRA rewrites supervision guidance after Mazur ruling

The SRA has issued substantially revised guidance on effective supervision, setting out in detail how firms can delegate legal work to non-authorised staff following Mazur.

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LSB exposes “expectation-reality gap” with legal AI

Consumers expect a lawyer to oversee the information and advice that artificial intelligence provides, major new research has found.

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“We need to see privileged material to do our job,” SRA tells court

Serious wrongdoing by solicitors may be shielded from regulatory action if the SRA does not have the right to view privileged material, the High Court will be told next month.

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AI and private equity “reshaping partner pay”

The traditional metrics and models used to calculate partners’ pay are coming under mounting pressure from the rise of artificial intelligence and private equity.

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Blog


Why is Andrew Malkinson still paying for a crime he didn’t commit?

Like many in my profession and beyond, I have been moved by the case of Andrew Malkinson, the man who spent 17 years in prison for an awful crime he did not commit.


What is tech bloat and why is it a problem for law firms?

Too many law firms are adopting shiny new tech without first retiring their legacy systems, causing duplication and unnecessary costs.


The civil courts and the digital divide

Despite the government’s decision to increase Ministry of Justice funding, its budget for 2025-26 is still 14% lower in real terms than in 2007-08.