Cyber insurance: addressing common misconceptions
Cyber risk has become a major concern for businesses of all sizes, but persistent misconceptions continue to hold many organisations back from investing in cyber insurance.
Why the best law firms are making compliance a strategic advantage
Eloise Butterworth, head of risk and compliance at Hive Risk, shares why compliance should be embedded into firm culture; helping leaders make better decisions, build trust across teams, and manage risk proactively.
Artificial intelligence and legal professional privilege
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly becoming embedded in legal practice. Solicitors are using AI for research, drafting, providing summaries of important documents, comparison of expert reports and workflow efficiency.
Ignite Specialty Risk establishes Australian operations and appoints Lucinda Stormont-Sainsbury as Head of Australian Operations
Ignite Specialty Risk, a specialist provider of specialty risk insurance, has established its Australian operations with the appointment of Lucinda Stormont-Sainsbury as Head of Australian Operations, based in Sydney.
Express Solicitors appoints Luke Ettenfield-Nann as Director of M&A
Express Solicitors has appointed Luke Ettenfield Nann as its new Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, strengthening the firm’s strategic growth capabilities during a period of significant expansion.
System fragmentation: Disconnected systems are a compliance risk, not just an efficiency problem
Ask most law firm partners what keeps them up at night in 2026, and the answers tend to cluster around the same themes: growing regulatory pressure, the pace of change from the SRA, and the creeping sense that the firm’s technology infrastructure is not quite keeping up.
BigHand acquires Ayora to accelerate AI innovation in legal pricing
The acquisition brings together two of the most respected names in legal pricing, combining AI innovation, trusted technology and unmatched expertise to help law firms improve profitability and commercial performance.
From compliance to confidence: Join the ILFM Annual Conference 2026
Taking place on Wednesday 23 September at The Law Society in London, this year’s conference is built around the theme From Compliance to Confidence: Leading legal finance through change.
