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Reforming the culture at the Bar – the impact of the Harman report

29 October 2025

The recommendations of the Harman review suggest a comprehensive, advanced plan that will certainly enact meaningful cultural change at the Bar.


Medical negligence claims: Can AI help identify breach and causation?

27 October 2025

Medical negligence claims often turn on two pivotal legal questions: breach of duty and causation. Can AI help in identifying them more clearly, efficiently or fairly?


SQE: There’s an upside to the stress

23 October 2025

While the SQE clearly exerts considerable pressure, under the new regime the work experience element of qualification becomes more important


Another year, another SRA crisis

20 October 2025

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.


Pitch perfect? Why law firms lose margin before work even begins

17 October 2025

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 client balances – where do law firms go wrong?

15 October 2025

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.


AI adoption needs intentionality

13 October 2025

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.


The rise of medical negligence claims: legal and systemic implications

9 October 2025

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.


Navigating digital wealth: the challenges of cryptocurrency in divorce

7 October 2025

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 in Microsoft 365 – the mid-market advantage

3 October 2025

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.

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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.


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