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Practice area growth for small law firms in the UK
The headline from this year’s Bellwether report is reassuring: 62% of small and mid-sized firms have grown over the past three to four years, client satisfaction is at 84%, and confidence across the sector is broadly positive.
Treethorpe genealogy case study
When someone passes away without leaving a valid will, the task of fairly distributing their estate can become a deeply complex process. Behind the scenes, ensuring that every heir is identified and treated equitably takes immense care, expertise, and the right tools.
SearchFlow becomes first search intermediary to complete Next Gen NLIS integration and testing
SearchFlow has become the first search intermediary to successfully connect to Next Gen NLIS (National Land Information Service) and complete end-to-end testing.
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.
Blog
The profession can play a greater role in improving access to justice
In this, the third blog of my series, I focus on what lawyers in the UK can do to improve access to justice through greater professional stewardship.
Does AI work for conveyancers? We asked those on the front line
What is the view on AI from conveyancers themselves? Based on a Dye & Durham’s roundtable discussion on AI, the answer is: it depends.
Is the legal profession ready for agentic AI?
An AI agent is difficult to supervise. By design, it works in the background. It means a solicitor can be held responsible for work they had no real means to oversee.
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