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Personal injury damage calculations and the static myth: The impact of economic influences on future losses
As future losses are typically awarded as a single lump-sum payment, it is essential that valuations reflect the current economic conditions at the point of settlement.
Would you buy legal advice from someone who has never practised law?
SME firms across the country are spending six-figure sums on practice management systems, document management systems, CRMs, and AI tools on the advice of people who have never billed a client, reconciled a client account, or filed a witness statement.
Are you one of the 48%? When housing disrepair becomes a compensation case
While the issue of housing disrepair is not new, recent data suggests that the scale of the problem may be more significant than many realise.
35% of managers lack confidence on neurodiversity adjustments as tribunal cases hit five-year high
The Employment Rights Act increases scrutiny on how employers support their workforce in practice, including neurodivergent staff, and new research reveals a stark gap between how organisations rate themselves and what their own data shows.
Is legal AI becoming ‘mandatory’ in criminal law?
Catherine Gaynor of LEAP comments on the emotional toil for clients of being investigated or prosecuted and how it makes sense to harness AI tools available that can help legal professionals work faster, communicate more effectively and reduce avoidable delays.
Global findings on AI adoption, governance and business performance
The iManage Knowledge Work Benchmark Report 2026 reveals where investment is flowing, how AI adoption really looks inside organizations, and why governance and knowledge work maturity now separate leaders from laggards.
Client onboarding in law firms: Bridging the gap between process and reality
Client onboarding has long been recognised as one of the most process-driven stages of a legal matter. It is where compliance requirements are met, information is gathered, and instructions are formally confirmed.
Litera brings trusted AI-powered document comparison to Google Workspace
Litera, the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, announced a global integration of Litera Compare with Google Workspace.
Qanooni AI and Docusign to connect legal AI with intelligent agreement management
Integration brings AI-powered legal reasoning, drafting, and full agreement visibility into the tools legal teams already use, helping them close contracts faster without sacrificing precision
What is “life after PCP” and what comes next?
In recent years, the legal claims sector has undergone a sustained period of concentrated focus on Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) agreements.
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Charting a new course for publicly funded legal services
The current Legal Aid Agency model is inherently flawed and it goes beyond mere data breaches – it cannot innovatively respond to increasing challenges.
Preparing people for the pace of technological change
While technology often dominates the conversation, I believe the most important challenge facing law firms is not adopting new tools – it is preparing people to adapt alongside them.
Reorientation in the AI era must begin with the client
Much of the discussion about AI in the legal industry focuses on technology: which tools to adopt and which tasks might get automated. But this misses the deeper story.
