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The thousand or so compliance officers gathering tomorrow morning at the SRA’s annual compliance conference could be excused for having a distinct sense of déjà vu.

What has long struck me is how often the gap between projected and realised profit has very little to do with the client being ‘unprofitable’. More often, it’s about the process.

Residual balance issues just don’t seem to go away. Despite years of guidance and multiple regulatory warnings, many firms still trip up on these sums of money.

The profession needs to be smart about the way it integrates AI. While the big firms can put money, time and resources into it, smaller firms should be careful and intentional.

Medical negligence claims have become one of the most pressing challenges facing the healthcare and legal landscape, reshaping the way cases are funded, managed and resolved.

Cryptocurrency has become a recurring feature in high-net-worth divorce cases, yet the law is only just beginning to catch up, creating a complex environment for family lawyers.

AI adoption is far more likely when tools align with existing workflows. In law, this means the applications already used every day, particularly Microsoft Word and Outlook.

The most obvious target for the government to raise money with the Budget is the inheritance tax regime, which will obviously impact your estate planning clients now and in the future.

For many in-house legal marketing teams, using artificial intelligence tools may feel risky. But it can be a powerful asset when used with transparency.

Anti-money laundering is once again in the spotlight, with the FCA wanting to tackle what it perceives to be a failure among UK financial institutions to tackle money laundering.