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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.
Waiting on repairs: Why solicitors are seeing more clients owed for more than just vehicle costs
At National Claims, we are seeing more claimants not only asking how their car will be repaired, but what happens financially while they are waiting for it to be returned?
Efimis strengthens legal financial management platform with integrated General Ledger function
Efimis, a best-in-class legal financial management platform built specifically for law firms, includes a fully integrated General Ledger that removes the need for separate accounting systems and disconnected financial processes.
The over-compliance problem in UK law firms
Anti-money laundering compliance, in theory, is mandated and designed to help firms identify risk and to counteract legitimate concerns about criminals who may be hiding or moving illegally obtained money.
Document Direct partners with Expert Witness to support the growing demand for specialist litigation services
Document Direct has announced a new partnership with Expert Witness, strengthening support for expert witnesses and the law firms that rely on them throughout the UK and Ireland.
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Regulate sole practices on evidence, not turnover
For a sole practice, the SRA’s plan that I cannot hold a compliance role if my firm has more than £600,000 of turnover is not a measure of risk. It is a ceiling on growth.
Is Google becoming pay-to-play for law firms?
For years, law firms have been told that SEO is the long-term alternative to paying for every click. That principle hasn’t disappeared but search results have changed significantly.
Material information and the case for intelligent client onboarding
Upfront information means work traditionally undertaken after an offer is accepted will need to happen earlier. And that fundamentally changes the role of client onboarding.
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