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A regional law firm has launched a motoring law chatbot, with its solicitor creator saying he wanted to stop non-lawyers from deciding the direction of legal technology.

Knights Group – the Staffordshire-based law firm that listed in June – has secured bank funding to support its strategy to complete at least three acquisitions by April 2020.

Riverview Law is set for a huge global expansion over the next five years once EY completes its acquisition, the partner who is to head the new business has said.

A company offering probate and funeral director broker services has insisted its free will service is not aimed at replacing solicitors where matters are complex.

Setfords – the consultant-led law firm with private equity backing – has secured its first-ever merger as it targets firms to speed up growth.

Unconscious bias in the legal profession against women is so deep-rooted that ‘NewLaw’ businesses trying to reshape legal services are just as affected.

Big Four accountancy firm EY made a major statement about its legal ambitions today by announcing its intention to buy Riverview Law, the innovative ABS.

The prospect of a ‘no deal’ for the law after Brexit – whether for practice rights or civil justice cooperation – is growing, the chairman of the Bar has warned.

LegalZoom, the US-based online legal services provider that owns an ABS, has received a $500m investment – believed to be the largest ever in the legal world.

Fast-growing alternative business structure Progeny Group has acquired its third wealth management firm in little more than a year, also launched a wide-ranging legal subscription service.