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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.
Building your Gen AI roadmap: how law firms can move from insight to action
Over the last 12 months, there has been a wave of development in AI tools, legal platforms, and agent-led workflows. New integrations are constant, products are evolving quickly, and firms are being pulled in different directions by the noise in the market.
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The profession can play a greater role in improving access to justice
In this, the third blog of my series, I focus on what lawyers in the UK can do to improve access to justice through greater professional stewardship.
Does AI work for conveyancers? We asked those on the front line
What is the view on AI from conveyancers themselves? Based on a Dye & Durham’s roundtable discussion on AI, the answer is: it depends.
Is the legal profession ready for agentic AI?
An AI agent is difficult to supervise. By design, it works in the background. It means a solicitor can be held responsible for work they had no real means to oversee.
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