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Balance wellbeing with productivity in the modern legal workplace
Behind every case, contract and client conversation lies a more personal challenge, how do we perform at your best without sacrificing wellbeing along the way?
Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund amends its insurance offering to BSB regulated entities
In October 2025, the primary insurer for entities regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF), has amended its position in respect of the insurance it is willing and able to provide to BSB regulated entities from April 2026.
Auto Claims Assist’s Ian Budsworth elected to the CHO Supervisory Board
On the 12th November 2025 Ian Budsworth, Managing Director at Auto Claims Assist, officially joined the Supervisory Board of the Credit Hire Organisation (CHO).
ARAG UK picks up global award for AI Legal Assistant Innovation of the Year
Prestigious LegalTech Breakthrough Awards program recognises companies and products driving innovation in the global legal industry
OneAdvanced launches UK’s first legal compliance AI agents designed to combine file reviews and matter quality
OneAdvanced are proud to announce the launch of the UK and Ireland’s first AI agents designed to automate compliance monitoring and firm-wide matter analysis for law firms, solidifying OneAdvanced’s role at the forefront of legal innovation in the UK.
Empowering Law Firm Leaders Podcast: How to be a successful compliance officer
In episode 25, Eloise Butterworth, head of risk and compliance at Hive Risk, shares her experience of how law firms can embed compliance into their culture, build trust across teams, and prepare for the future.
How direct access barristers can accept fees on account – without holding client money
For direct access barristers, dospay’s TPMA structure offers a straightforward route to accepting fees on account while remaining fully compliant with Bar Standards Board rules.
Beyond phone hacking: new challenges in media law
Media law continues to face new pressures, reflecting the rise of social media, the increasing importance of data protection, and growing expectations around public communication.
Training and governance gaps leave firms exposed under new data regime
VinciWorks survey reveals that fewer than 2% of organisations are fully ready for the Data Use and Access Act, with staff training emerging as the single biggest compliance gap.
Women in clinical negligence: Part 3
ARAG has been speaking to a number of women working in clinical negligence about their experiences and views on this challenging but extremely rewarding area of law.
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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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