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When I take the bus into Manchester city centre, there is a huge billboard advertising something that wouldn’t have been so prevalent years before: housing disrepair claims.

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Farley v Paymaster potentially marks an important moment in the evolution of data protection claims in the UK.

Both financial and legal regulators are, and have been for some time now, keenly focused on client vulnerability or clients in vulnerable circumstances.

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

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?

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

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.