Generative AI has turned legal tech adoption “on its head”
The arrival of generative AI has turned the process of legal tech purchasing and adoption “on its head”, the head of innovation and legal technology at national firm Addleshaw Goddard has said.
SRA shelves accounts rules changes in wake of Axiom Ince
The SRA has postponed changes it was set to make to the accounts rules – including how money taken for costs in advance of work being done is dealt with – in light of the Axiom Ince scandal.
Law firm launches legal recruitment business for in-house teams
A law firm which provides experienced commercial lawyers to businesses to work in-house on a contract basis has launched its own legal recruitment business for in-house teams.
SRA admits it has “a long way to go” on diversity
The Solicitors Regulation Authority still has “a long way to go” on diversity, its chief executive has said – although its gender and ethnicity pay gaps are shrinking.
Generative AI could be useful “secondary tool”, judges told
Generative AI could be a “potentially useful secondary tool” for judges to use in the course of their work, according to new guidance from the senior judiciary.
Exclusive: Axiom Ince director drops challenge to SRA intervention
One of the three Axiom Ince directors whose individual practices were shut down by the SRA has dropped his High Court challenge to the decision, Legal Futures can reveal.
PI firms diversifying after failing to make a go of whiplash claims
An increasing number of law firms are ditching low-value RTA claims as a result of the whiplash reforms, having tried and failed to make them profitable under the new regime.
UK “must support legal services innovation to drive growth”
The UK must support innovation in legal services, particularly lawtech, to “foster job creation and drive economic growth across the country”, The CityUK has said.
Birss: Data standards can deliver “transformative” civil justice change
The deputy head of civil justice has called for a “standards first” approach to digitisation, enabling those involved in a dispute to arrive “at any point” in the system.
Law firm innovator takes practice forward as unregulated firm
Law firm innovator Alice Stephenson has turned her business into an unregulated practice, citing problems with HM Revenue & Customs and the costs of running a regulated law firm.
