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Private equity-backed Canford Law has made it second major acquisition in a fortnight, with the deals doubling its size nationally amid a host of other M&A announcements.

A strict page limit on outlining the case would help judges struggling to cope with litigants in person using AI to draft their claims, the incoming Master of the Rolls has suggested.

A solicitor who campaigned successfully for couples who experience a miscarriage to have two weeks of unpaid leave has said she will continue until it becomes paid.

The Legal Services Board has unexpectedly ditched plans that would have increased pressure on regulators to improve diversity in the profession.

AI is acting as “an informal form of pre-complaint ‘triage’” that is more likely to influence consumers not to complain than to complain, according to Legal Ombudsman research.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has bowed to pressure from the profession and announced a “pause” in its implementation of the new compliance officer rules.

A criminal defence solicitor who became involved with a client in the supply of cocaine and class C drugs is among three men to be jailed for multiple offences.

Listed personal injury group NAHL is poised to be in a “net cash position” after increasing its revenue by 5% and its profit before tax by 31%.

The High Court has set aside a decision to add a defendant and serve them out of the jurisdiction after finding the case was “not fairly presented” to the judge.

The newly formed SME & Boutique Law Firm Alliance will have the chance to call for a vote of no confidence in the SRA at next month’s Law Society AGM.