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AI in clinical negligence and personal injury claims – Where can it help?

8 July 2026

For claimant personal injury and clinical negligence solicitors, the potential benefits of AI are easy to understand. Claims often involve large volumes of medical records, correspondence, expert evidence and disclosure documents.


Why law firms need to focus on technology to improve their client experience

8 July 2026

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in shaping how clients experience legal services, with law firms placing greater focus on creating journeys that feel faster, clearer, and easier to navigate from the very beginning.


Express Solicitors keeps driving forwards with acquisition of Recovery Assist

6 July 2026

The purchase of the Bury-based law firm is the third deal of the year for Express


What happens when the ID photo isn’t real?

3 July 2026

The SRA’s most recent AML report highlights a threat that only a few years ago would have seemed totally farfetched. But who among us now hasn’t heard of the looming spectre of deepfake identity fraud.


Qanooni AI: Legal AI vendors must prove how they prevent hallucinated citations

3 July 2026

Legal AI suppliers are facing growing pressure from law firms to demonstrate how their systems reduce the risk of hallucinated case law, fabricated citations and unsupported legal analysis.


The Government’s home buying roadmap is ambitious: The technology to deliver it already exists

2 July 2026

The Government’s roadmap is a genuine attempt to fix the structural problems that cause those moments. For firms that have already invested in digital conveyancing, it reads less like a disruption and more like confirmation of the direction you’ve been building toward.


Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s property transaction results

1 July 2026

“Negative signal for the economy, particularly as seasonal transaction levels at this time of year are typically more resilient”


AML supervision reforms – Government response to consultation exercise

30 June 2026

We set out our thoughts on the Government’s consultation on the transfer of Anti-money laundering & counter terrorist-Financing (AML) supervision from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) (and other legal regulators) to the FCA in December last year.


Law firms face growing pressure to deliver faster, simpler client journeys

30 June 2026

Perfect Portal’s The Experience Gap: Rethinking Client Onboarding for Modern Law Firms explores the growing gap between how onboarding is designed to work and how it is experienced in practice.


Vulnerable road users: The overlooked growth area in RTA claims

30 June 2026

Road traffic accident claims are often associated with collisions between cars, vans and other vehicles. However, one area attracting greater attention is claims involving vulnerable road users.

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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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