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Predictive pioneers behind CaseCrunch go separate ways
Three Cambridge law graduates behind predictive analytics specialist CaseCrunch have gone their separate ways, it has emerged.
MPs tell regulators to up game on harassment and NDAs
Legal regulators must show that lawyers will face “serious sanctions” if they sexually harass clients or colleagues or misuse non-disclosure agreements, MPs said today.
Start-up partners with law firm to predict judges’ rulings
Litigation outcome prediction has taken a further step into the mainstream with a partnership between a major law firm and start-up crunching data on old cases.
LSB reforms to end “different treatment” for accountants
The Legal Services Board is to impose reform that will end the “different treatment” for accountancy regulators which also oversee legal services.
Conveyancers face statutory duty to check identities
Conveyancers will come under a new statutory duty to check the identity of clients and make indemnity payments to the Land Registry if they fail to take reasonable care.
MPs call for proper explanation of small claims rise
MPs on the justice select committee have called on the government to explain why it considers the proposed increase in the small claims limit to £5,000 “proportionate”.
£3m backing for lawyer’s document automation business
A legal tech business spun out of a law firm run by a former City solicitor and his technologist brother has secured £3.1m in private equity investment.
Bid to reduce “low-quality” money laundering reports
High numbers of low-quality suspicious activity reports are making it difficult to investigate money laundering, the Law Commission has warned.
Solicitors, surveyors and estate agents reach NI “understanding”
An agreement between solicitors, surveyors and estate agents in Northern Ireland to improve the conveyancing process could be a template for England and Wales.
Unqualified legal services company staff convicted of fraud
Four managers of an unregulated company that offered legal services have been convicted of defrauding clients and unlawfully providing immigration advice.
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How AI presents real opportunities for barristers
AI presents real opportunities to improve access to justice and to support barristers in day-to-day legal practice. But we all need to understand and mitigate the risks.
Not everything can be a competition issue – a new dawn for consumer redress
Last month, the Law Commission launched a new project to “consider the potential introduction of a consumer class actions regime” in England and Wales.
Modern search is about ‘knowledge’ retrieval
Search has long been understood as data retrieval – the ability to call back information and check a box on finding something. Legal professionals today need more of a 360-degree view on a matter.
