The thousand or so compliance officers gathering tomorrow morning at the SRA’s annual compliance conference could be excused for having a distinct sense of déjà vu.

What has long struck me is how often the gap between projected and realised profit has very little to do with the client being ‘unprofitable’. More often, it’s about the process.

Residual balance issues just don’t seem to go away. Despite years of guidance and multiple regulatory warnings, many firms still trip up on these sums of money.

The profession needs to be smart about the way it integrates AI. While the big firms can put money, time and resources into it, smaller firms should be careful and intentional.

Medical negligence claims have become one of the most pressing challenges facing the healthcare and legal landscape, reshaping the way cases are funded, managed and resolved.