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CEL Solicitors hits £150 million milestone
CEL Solicitors has now recovered £150 million for victims of scams as it continues to fight back against fraud.
Search Acumen’s 2026 predictions: accelerated adoption, streamlined tech stacks, and more soft-skills in legal work
2026 will see an accelerated adoption of AI and technology in the legal sector, especially in property law, driven by government innovation and investment
ARAG appoints experienced sustainability manager to new role
Legal expenses and assistance insurer ARAG has appointed Jess Tasney to the new role of sustainability manager, with responsibility for driving the company’s ESG agenda, enhancing reporting, and leading initiatives to deliver positive outcomes for the environment and society.
How to eliminate your compliance challenges
Firms have a continuing duty to conduct AML and source of funds checks to ensure any dealings aren’t being used to disguise criminal behaviour, enable money laundering, or give dodgy characters legal legitimacy.
Future-proofing law firms: practical lessons on resilience, growth, and leadership
By Legal Futures Associate Osprey Approach Amy Bruce, marketing director at Osprey Approach, joined Emma Waddingham, editor at Legal News Wales, as a guest on the Legal Sector Resilience podcast. The conversation wasn’t about the latest tech trends or buzzwords: it… Read More
CEL Solicitors advises on suspected £20 million Basis Markets fraud
CEL Solicitors is acting for victims of a suspected £20 million cryptocurrency scam and is encouraging more people to come forward to help investigations.
What could 2026 bring for residential conveyancers?
The residential conveyancing sector is evolving, driven by rapid technological advancements and changing client expectations. Here, we explore the challenges and opportunities facing conveyancers in 2026.
Volume of property owned by overseas companies doubles in a decade
In 10 years, there has been a 92% increase in the amount of property listed under overseas company ownership across England and Wales.
Electronic wills: Opportunity or undue influence?
Andy Hitchon, Head of LEAP Estates, examines the main risks linked to digital will writing and what private client practitioners can do to overcome them.
Three in five legal professionals concerned about the future of legal professional privilege under proposed FCA AML reforms
VinciWorks explores their recent poll of 204 legal professionals discussing the government’s consultation and the potential transfer of AML supervision from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to the FCA.
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The new metrics for success in conveyancing
While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.
The UK legal market is polarising – and the middle is disappearing
Consolidation and the boutique boom are not contradictory. They are the same market stretching apart at both ends – and it changes what your firm is worth, and to whom.
Conveyancing’s consistency problem is about pressure, not skills
When I qualified, a conveyancer had perhaps 10 or 12 plates to keep spinning. Today’s conveyancers have 20 or 30, and almost none of the room for error I had starting out.
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