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Clinical negligence, a changing market – part 1
The consolidation of law firms through merger and acquisition has resulted in fewer, but more sophisticated and expert clinical negligence practices.
How to set your law firm up for success in 2022
At this time of year, law firms around the country are busy strategising and implementing plans for the coming 12 months. Forward-planning is a crucial part of a firm’s success, but where to start?
Are you ready to sign a personal guarantee to secure your indemnity insurance?
Perhaps the most worrying trend we are seeing in the professional indemnity market is the increased scrutiny of the financial position of SME law firms and demand for personal guarantees.
How English law is failing Islamic communities and ethnic minorities
There should be efforts to minimise the gap between the UK’s domestic laws and its citizens’ religious laws with a view to merging all the different laws into the English legal system.
Santa’s note to staff – Christmas 2021
As you may have heard on the grapevine, Mrs Claus and I will not be working this Christmas. We have managed to bag a last-minute package deal to the Democratic Republic of Barbados.
Opt-out, not strike out
There now ought to be no doubt in our minds that the collective proceedings order is an important feature on the litigation landscape. Two Competition Appeal Tribunal decisions provide some useful lessons.
Asking the right questions of ATE insurance providers
The recent news that two large litigation funders have exited the market may have causes unease among solicitors regarding some of the litigation and disbursement funding solutions in the market.
Sustainability for small businesses
As a business we agreed recently that it was imperative to become a sustainable business. The questions were: why, how long is it going to take, who’s going to believe us – and what actually is sustainability?
Do the courts favour the party with the largest pile of chips?
The imbalance between cost protection and access to justice has led to increased frustration for claimants, particularly in the context of funded group litigation.
Mind your (written) language
Lawyers now have to learn to navigate between an English for legal matters and an English for communication – there has always been some difference, but these days they are acute.
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It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
