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OneSearch partners with 4Stamp to eliminate SDLT risk and streamline transactions
Property professionals can now enjoy greater confidence and peace of mind in every transaction, thanks to OneSearch’s new partnership with 4Stamp: the definitive SDLT solution.
Litera launches Litera One mobile app, bringing agentic AI to lawyers wherever work happens
Litera, a global leader in legal AI technology solutions, launched the iOS mobile application of Litera One, the AI-enabled legal platform that unifies drafting, review, and knowledge management inside Microsoft 365.
The essential environmental ‘search pack’ for development deals
As a property or real estate lawyer, we know your clients rely on you to foresee risks before they become liabilities. Getting your due-diligence right before acquiring a site is essential to understand the sites development viability.
Express Chambers – the new name for Express Solicitors’ advocacy team
The established advocacy team at Express Solicitors has launched its own brand identity and will now be known as Express Chambers.
The secure legal practice checklist
When data and trust are your currencies, protecting them requires a clear understanding of threat exposure, regulatory obligations and client expectations. This checklist sets out 10 critical cybersecurity steps law firms should be taking.
iManage expands AI capabilities with appointment of Mike Eichsteadt as Vice President of AI Engineering
iManage has announced the appointment of Mike Eichsteadt as Vice President of AI Engineering, underscoring the company’s continued investment in expanding scalable, practical, and trusted AI capabilities across its platform.
Empowering Law Firm Leaders Podcast: How to successfully implement legal tech
This podcast coincides with many law firms planning new software investments for early 2026 and offers practical insight into how firms can successfully select, implement, and embed legal technology for long term benefits.
Widespread “wait-and-see” approach to home-moving in Q4 2025 leaves market on pause
Residential property trend data for Q4 2025 saw the market ending the year in a subdued and cautious state, as uncertainty surrounding potential Budget measures slowed activity in the final months of 2025.
Ensuring fair access to justice for vulnerable clients
Vulnerabilities can affect a client’s ability to effectively partake in legal proceedings, recognising signs of vulnerability is key in ensuring appropriate adjustments and protections are in place to act in the best interests of every client.
Make your new year’s resolution no more manual onboarding
As we enter 2026, we think it’s time for law firms to stop being held back by “trusted” manual processes and start embracing the future of onboarding. And with a fast, secure, reliable onboarding solution like Checkboard on the menu, there’s no longer an excuse.
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Fixed recoverable costs: Sacrificing justice for predictability?
The extended fixed recoverable costs regime is failing to achieve its stated objectives. Instead of promoting fairness and efficiency, the rules are creating anomalies that undermine justice.
Expectations keep rising, so prioritise client experience
Law firms are facing growing pressure to place greater focus on client experience or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive legal market.
Want sustainable growth? Look to operational excellence
Many firms are being forced to reassess where growth will come from. Increasingly, the answer lies in operational excellence: creating capacity from existing teams.
