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With HMRC’s new registration regime opening from 18 May, confusion has been circulating across the conveyancing sector about what the new SDLT tax adviser registration really means in practice.

As private equity interest in the legal sector continues to grow, episode 32 features Abby Winkworth, who shares practical insight into what drives value in modern law firms and what it takes to build a scalable, investable business.

For claimant solicitors, the margin for exploratory investigation is narrower and early funding decisions carry greater weight. The emphasis is now on disciplined evaluation, realistic modelling and timely risk management.

The ILFM has long-championed the fact that every law firm runs on the expertise of people who rarely get the recognition they deserve.

Governed, auditable access to iManage content for AI replaces fragmented custom integrations, eliminates vendor lock-in, and keeps sensitive knowledge secure inside the iManage platform

As law firms grow, they often find themselves building a tech stack from a patchwork of different platforms and solutions from dozens of vendors.

Temple Legal Protection has launched a new corporate identity and website, bringing a clearer and more consistent approach to how it presents its services to clients and partners.

New Ask iManage feature automatically applies your corporate legal team’s playbooks to every contract review – all within the secure iManage environment

The High Court of England and Wales said as much in 2025: generative AI tools are “not capable of conducting reliable legal research” and can “make confident assertions that are simply untrue”.

As the UK legal sector navigates an increasingly scrutinised regulatory landscape, 2026 marks a decisive escalation in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s anti-money laundering enforcement agenda.