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PM’s anti-corruption champion backs AML supervision switch
The prime minister’s anti-corruption champion has strongly endorsed the decision to move oversight of lawyers’ anti-money laundering activities to the Financial Conduct Authority.
Solicitor who believed court made error cleared of dishonesty
A veteran solicitor who genuinely believed a court had entered judgment against his client by error has been cleared of multiple allegations made against him at a tribunal.
Conduct commissioner offers barristers route to raise bullying concerns
Barristers under a duty to report bullying, harassment or sexual harassment by others to the BSB can now satisfy it by reporting to the Bar Council’s new Commissioner for Conduct.
CJC launches review of track limits and High Court boundary
A “generational” review of court track limits and the boundary between the High Court and county court has been kicked off by the Civil Justice Council.
Insurance giant buys third law firm and on look-out for more
Insurance claims services business Gallagher Bassett has made its third law firm acquisition as it expands its legal offering into shipping and maritime law.
Seven-year restriction for solicitor in third SDT appearance
A probate solicitor who blamed multiple breaches on the “emotional entanglement” he felt when handling his brother’s estate has been fined and given a seven-year restriction order.
Moorhead receives OBE for legal ethics work as lawyers scoop honours
Professor Richard Moorhead has been awarded an OBE for services to legal ethics in the King’s Birthday Honours, with several other lawyers also recognised.
Groundbreaking test finds AI judges “too persuadable”
A groundbreaking test of how persuadable an AI judge can be has raised serious concerns about access to justice and miscarriages of justice.
SRA rewrites supervision guidance after Mazur ruling
The SRA has issued substantially revised guidance on effective supervision, setting out in detail how firms can delegate legal work to non-authorised staff following Mazur.
LSB exposes “expectation-reality gap” with legal AI
Consumers expect a lawyer to oversee the information and advice that artificial intelligence provides, major new research has found.
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Could unpredictable AI costs finally lead firms to true value pricing?
For years, the legal profession has talked of moving away from the billable hour to value-based pricing without quite managing it.
Is your Google Ads budget funding your competitors’ AI visibility?
If your cost-per-click has crept up again this year, you’ve probably assumed the market simply got more expensive. That’s the wrong way to read what’s happening.
Containing the spread of unapproved AI
Nearly 60% of fee-earners admit to using unapproved tools (like free versions of ChatGPT). Yet 68% of firm leaders are confident there is zero risk of unapproved AI being used for client work.
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