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Why car hire claims are surging in the UK – and what it means for accident victims in 2026
A courtesy car is a short-term loan vehicle usually provided by a repairer while your car is in the workshop. A credit hire vehicle is a like-for-like replacement supplied on credit after a non-fault crash, with the hire costs later claimed from the responsible party. Knowing the difference can protect you from surprise bills and help you recover the right compensation.
BigHand and Ayora partner to bring AI-Powered intelligence to legal pricing and budgeting
Strategic integration combines BigHand Matter Pricing & Budgeting with Ayora’s AI and data enrichment capabilities to help law firms improve pricing transparency, profitability and commercial decision-making.
Assistance in discovering wills of a serial will writer
The National Will Register’s will search continues to successfully assist various stakeholders within the wills and probate industry.
Weightmans rolls out Clio Operate firmwide
UK-based large law firm, Weightmans LLP, adopts Clio Operate, signalling a shift toward workflow-driven legal infrastructure
iManage unveils next evolution of platform at ConnectLive 2026
Company unveils the next evolution of the iManage platform, advancing the secure, governed foundation where organisations’ knowledge, context, and expertise can be safely harnessed for agentic AI
John Barkers Solicitors delivers growth with OneAdvanced
After more than 20 years of partnership, John Barkers Solicitors and OneAdvanced continue to grow together, adapting to the evolving demands of the legal sector.
Express Chambers appoints chief clerk as wider Express group continues to grow
Following on from the launch of Express Chambers, the advocacy arm of Express Solicitors, a new Chief Clerk has been appointed to help manage and grow the department.
DSW launches legal arm with appointment of new MD
Dow Schofield Watts (DSW) has expanded its legal offering with the launch of a dedicated new division, DSW Legal, spearheaded by James Mallender, who has been appointed Managing Director.
Brabners welcomes new Head of Corporate for next phase of team growth
Brabners has appointed corporate partner Ruth Hargreaves as its new Head of Corporate, following a strong 12 months for the team, during which it advised on more than £762m worth of deals.
A storm in an SDLT cup?
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.
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The new metrics for success in conveyancing
While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.
The UK legal market is polarising – and the middle is disappearing
Consolidation and the boutique boom are not contradictory. They are the same market stretching apart at both ends – and it changes what your firm is worth, and to whom.
Conveyancing’s consistency problem is about pressure, not skills
When I qualified, a conveyancer had perhaps 10 or 12 plates to keep spinning. Today’s conveyancers have 20 or 30, and almost none of the room for error I had starting out.
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