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From compliance to confidence: Join the ILFM Annual Conference 2026
Taking place on Wednesday 23 September at The Law Society in London, this year’s conference is built around the theme From Compliance to Confidence: Leading legal finance through change.
Waiting on repairs: Why solicitors are seeing more clients owed for more than just vehicle costs
At National Claims, we are seeing more claimants not only asking how their car will be repaired, but what happens financially while they are waiting for it to be returned?
Efimis strengthens legal financial management platform with integrated General Ledger function
Efimis, a best-in-class legal financial management platform built specifically for law firms, includes a fully integrated General Ledger that removes the need for separate accounting systems and disconnected financial processes.
The over-compliance problem in UK law firms
Anti-money laundering compliance, in theory, is mandated and designed to help firms identify risk and to counteract legitimate concerns about criminals who may be hiding or moving illegally obtained money.
Document Direct partners with Expert Witness to support the growing demand for specialist litigation services
Document Direct has announced a new partnership with Expert Witness, strengthening support for expert witnesses and the law firms that rely on them throughout the UK and Ireland.
Landmark supports property industry to accelerate transactions with Sales Pack Ready
Landmark Information Group’s reform-ready search bundle delivers trusted property information at the point of listing, helping professionals prepare for the Government’s home buying and selling reform and drive faster, more certain transactions.
Small injury, serious liability: Why minor workplace cuts are triggering bigger employer claims
At National Claims, enquiries involving cuts to the hands and fingers are a reminder that there is no such thing as a “minor” workplace accident if it results from inadequate health and safety measures.
Mergers are booming, but what happens to the work that no longer fits?
Barely a week goes by without another law firm merger, acquisition or investment deal making the legal headlines. But while much attention is given to the deals themselves what happens to the work that doesn’t fit the future business?
Risk management guide: client data management and the retention and destruction of documents
As the regulatory environment in which you operate becomes more onerous and more complex, it’s important that you understand what your obligations regarding client and other third-party data are, in practical terms.
The login nobody asked for (and the workaround you already have)
This week, our data showed a sudden spike in usage of our Lender Handbook tool. The reason turned out to be a pretty neat illustration of why conveyancers keep coming back to InfoTrack.
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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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