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Small firms at heart of AML reports made by SRA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority reported transactions potentially involving money laundering worth over £75m to the National Crime Agency in the last financial year.
Private equity giant in talks to buy DWF for £342m
DWF – the only law firm listed on the main London Stock Exchange – is in talks with a leading private equity company over a possible buyout that values it at £342m.
Court refuses to grant law firm injunction against departed solicitor
The High Court has refused to grant a law firm an injunction to prevent a departing solicitor from trying to entice any of its clients away for two years.
Chambers ordered to pay barrister £20,000 in costs after tribunal claim
Garden Court Chambers has been ordered to pay former member Allison Bailey costs of £20,000 following her successful employment tribunal claim against it.
Axiom saves another big firm as Plexus deal follows Ince
The little-known law firm that bought listed practice Ince out of administration in April has now done the same with defendant firm Plexus, saving a further 540 jobs.
SRA granted civil restraint order against struck-off solicitor
The High Court has granted the Solicitors Regulation Authority an extended civil restraint order to stop a struck-off solicitor from taking further legal action against it.
Family law firm allows solicitors to work four-day week
A family law firm in North London is giving its solicitors a day off every Wednesday as part of a pilot of the four-day working week, its managing director has revealed.
Government commits to end barriers holding back CILEX lawyers
The Ministry of Justice has set out its vision of ensuring that “there are no unnecessary barriers preventing CILEX members progressing their careers”.
Ban for paralegal who lied on CV to get job at law firm
A paralegal who lied on his CV about his experience, signed a statutory declaration and held himself out as a solicitor has been banned from working in the profession.
“AI won’t replace lawyers – so long as they embrace it,” says top City firm
Generative artificial intelligence will not replace lawyers, but lawyers who use it will replace those who do not, the head of lawtech at a leading City law firm has predicted.
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The profession can play a greater role in improving access to justice
In this, the third blog of my series, I focus on what lawyers in the UK can do to improve access to justice through greater professional stewardship.
Does AI work for conveyancers? We asked those on the front line
What is the view on AI from conveyancers themselves? Based on a Dye & Durham’s roundtable discussion on AI, the answer is: it depends.
Is the legal profession ready for agentic AI?
An AI agent is difficult to supervise. By design, it works in the background. It means a solicitor can be held responsible for work they had no real means to oversee.
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