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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.
Landmark Information Group Q1 2026 Residential Property Trends Report (UK)
Landmark Information Group’s Q1 2026 Residential Property Trends Report shows that the UK housing market has started the year in a more stable, but still subdued position, with conditions across England and Wales continuing to favour buyers.
Brabners secures B Corp recertification
Leading independent law firm Brabners has retained its B Corp certification following a rigorous assessment of its ongoing social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
Blog
How does the legal profession become neuroinclusive?
My learning journey as mum to an autistic son with profound additional needs completely changed the way in which I work as a child protection lawyer.
The real cure for inequality at law firms? Listening
How can men, as one male panellist put it, “get out of the way of people coming up through the ranks?”
Most of these conversations only happen after the men leave the room.
Andy Burnham and the Hillsborough Law: should solicitors be worried?
Now that Andy Burnham has become prime minister, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, otherwise known as the Hillsborough Law, will receive a real boost of political capital.
