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Law firms may need client consent to use AI in some situations, while those charging on a time basis “should not bill for the time that a task would have taken had AI not been used”.

The working group charged with introducing a new higher band to the guideline hourly rates for heavyweight commercial work is split over whether it is needed.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved the £260m settlement of a claim against Google that will see the class representative’s lawyers paid £12m, 32% less than they are due.

The law firm with the biggest car finance claims book in the UK has today called for a temporary ban on all advertising for such claims.

National firm Irwin Mitchell is facing payouts to 261 Court of Protection clients after its trust corporation was found in breach of the self-dealing rule.

The founder of the second technology-only law firm authorised by the SRA has warned that law firms’ use of generative AI presents a “systemic risk” to the sector.

There were more than 750m members of class actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal by the end of last year, 80m more than a year earlier, new research has found.

Investment in UK legal tech companies in the first six months of this year hit a record £227m, a 20% increase on the total for the whole of 2025.

Leading personal injury law firm Minster Law has launched a network called PiRPLE for law firms looking to pass on serious injury cases.

Four in 10 adults would consider turning to AI instead of a solicitor for a legal question, according to new research.