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The proportion of Black judges in the courts and tribunals has remained at 1%, the same as nine years ago, while the proportion of Asian judges doubled in the same period to 6%.

Law firms are maintaining a good standard of service despite increased demand for lasting powers of attorney and deputyship work, an SRA review has found.

AI will open up the world of legal services to a new generation of consumers by helping them work out how lawyers can assist with their problems, according to Professor Richard Susskind.

Listed legal business RBG Holdings has sold its litigation funding arm for up to £3.1m, having last year had to write off £4m after two of the cases it invested in were lost.

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of large law firms in the UK are exploring the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI), along with around a third of smaller firms, a report has found.

The future of litigation funding in divorce cases – which new figures from law firms show mainly benefits women – is in the balance as the Court of Appeal hears a crucial appeal.

A project to help around 60 SME law firms navigate a “confusing” market and adopt digital technology has been launched with £1.8m in government funding.

Regulators need to bring down the barriers to technology adoption and innovation in the interests of reducing unmet legal need, the Legal Services Board has said.

A mentoring scheme involving qualified Black lawyers and senior lawyers in other law firms aims to help firms retain Black lawyers as well as understanding the obstacles they face.

Individual solicitors and their firms will have to pay an extra £13.5m to be regulated and represented in the coming year, it emerged today.