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The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned solicitors not to trust artificial intelligence to “judge its own accuracy” and remember that existing AI “does not have a concept of truth”.

The High Court has made cross-examination and disclosure orders to enforce a consent order made in the wake of a nine-year dispute between solicitors over the winding down of their law firm.

A government grant programme provided advice and support to 42,000 litigants in person over two years, showing the benefit of early advice, research has found.

A solicitor’s client care “deficiencies” did not undermine the safety of his client’s conviction, which saw him jailed for 18 years, the Court of Appeal has held.

Co-locating legal and health support services is producing results, with some clients saying they would not have accessed support without a healthcare professional directing them to it.

Generative artificial intelligence could make commercial contract negotiations “worse”, the founder of contracting specialists Radiant Law has argued.

More than 40% of firms of licensed conveyancers inspected by their regulator in the past year were non-compliant with anti-money laundering rules, a review has revealed.

The Master of the Rolls today publicly accepted the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council’s costs review, starting with an increase in the guideline hourly rates in January.

Three law firms that failed to comply with the transparency rules have become the first to receive fixed £750 fines under the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s new regime.

Lawyers need to recognise that their role comes with “privileges and obligations” at a time of public concern about unethical behaviour, the chief executive of the Legal Services Board has said.