Looking beyond the headlines on clinical negligence costs
Clinical negligence costs continue to attract considerable attention from policymakers, parliamentary committees and the legal press.
New data strengthens case for homebuying reform as resilient property market remains restrained
Landmark Information Group’s Q2 2026 Residential Property Trends Report suggests underlying market resilience remains, although affordability pressures and wider uncertainty driven by geopolitical instability continue to influence the pace of home moving activity.
BlueCrest Supreme Court judgment — what LLPs need to know about the salaried member rules
The Court dismissed BlueCrest’s appeal and endorsed a relatively narrow interpretation of the ‘significant influence’ test in Condition B.
FCA takes over the SRA’s anti-money laundering role
In October 2025, the UK government confirmed a major overhaul of the anti‑money laundering (AML) and counter‑terrorist financing (CTF) supervisory landscape.
21 AI stats all private practice lawyers need to know
AI is disrupting business as usual for legal professionals. It’s challenging traditional workflows, changing client expectations, and providing new business opportunities for firms
From hype to results: Real productivity gains with Microsoft 365 Copilot
After a year of intense discussion across the legal sector, Generative AI has moved far beyond the hype cycle. The question for most UK law firms is no longer ‘Is this real?’ but rather ‘Where are firms actually seeing value – and how quickly can we achieve the same?’
One in five UK managers have no training on sexual harassment, despite being the first people employees turn to
New data shows most businesses remain unprepared as a tougher standard arrives on 1 October, with gaps in risk assessment, training and manager readiness
Kord secures £6.4m to combat AI-driven fraud and process payments in regulated industries
The platform provides the infrastructure to manage the full lifecycle of a transaction, preventing delays for estate agents & letting agents, law firms & conveyancers, and financial services companies.
