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DR Solicitors, a specialist healthcare law firm that’s part of DSW Legal, has strengthened its primary care team with the appointment of Sarah Cook as Legal Director.

For claimant personal injury and clinical negligence solicitors, the potential benefits of AI are easy to understand. Claims often involve large volumes of medical records, correspondence, expert evidence and disclosure documents.

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in shaping how clients experience legal services, with law firms placing greater focus on creating journeys that feel faster, clearer, and easier to navigate from the very beginning.

The purchase of the Bury-based law firm is the third deal of the year for Express

The SRA’s most recent AML report highlights a threat that only a few years ago would have seemed totally farfetched. But who among us now hasn’t heard of the looming spectre of deepfake identity fraud.

Legal AI suppliers are facing growing pressure from law firms to demonstrate how their systems reduce the risk of hallucinated case law, fabricated citations and unsupported legal analysis.

The Government’s roadmap is a genuine attempt to fix the structural problems that cause those moments. For firms that have already invested in digital conveyancing, it reads less like a disruption and more like confirmation of the direction you’ve been building toward.

“Negative signal for the economy, particularly as seasonal transaction levels at this time of year are typically more resilient”