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AI and the solicitor’s duty of competence: Time for SRA guidance?

15 August 2025

AI tools are already embedded in many firms’ day-to-day workflows. Yet the regulatory framework has failed to keep pace. The SRA cannot remain silent.


M&A starts in the data room – what would yours say about your business?

13 August 2025

When I sold inCase last year, people asked what made the deal run smoothly. To their surprise, it was the data room – the single most powerful tool in mergers and acquisitions.


Will AI finally kill the billable hour? The rise of value-based pricing

11 August 2025

The billable hour has long dominated law firm pricing models. However, as artificial intelligence reshapes legal work, this traditional approach faces increasing scrutiny.


Will AML reform ease the burden on legal finance teams?

7 August 2025

The announcement by HM Treasury that it wants to see “clearer and more proportionate” Money Laundering Regulations has been met with cautious optimism across the legal sector.


Arbitration and mediation: a shift in commercial dispute resolution?

5 August 2025

The Arbitration Act 2025 came into force last week and, with growing judicial momentum behind mediation as well, meaning solicitors need to reflect on their working practices and clients.


Redefining what it means to be a lawyer

1 August 2025

Some people know early on that they want to be a lawyer. They have a clear goal and a structured path. It’s a great position to be in. But many of us don’t have that clarity.


10 practical tips for law firms exploring AI opportunities

29 July 2025

AI is a tool – a technology that can help your firm succeed, if used in the right way, in line with your firm’s objectives. It shouldn’t be the starting place itself.


What red flags are your firm missing in medical negligence claims?

25 July 2025

Medical negligence claims are some of the most emotionally charged and complex cases a solicitor can manage. The consequences of getting it wrong are high, for both claimant and law firm.


Shining a light on the shadows

22 July 2025

The legal profession’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has birthed a dangerous trend known as ‘Shadow AI’, where employees are using personal or unapproved tools.


Price over local reputation – surely not!

18 July 2025

There seems to be a suggestion that consumers might shop around away from their own location because there are significant price variations from region to region. But will they?

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Change in regulator shouldn’t make AML less of a priority

While SRA fines for AML have been climbing, many in the profession aren’t confident they will get any relief from the FCA, a body used to dealing with a highly regulated industry.


There are 17 million wills waiting to be written

The main reason cited by people who do not have a will was a lack of awareness as to how to arrange one. As a professional community, we seem to be failing to get our message across.


The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing

From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.


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