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  • Legl raises $18M to automate law firm operations

    Legl, the SaaS platform for modern law firm operations that drives compliant, workflow driven payments and automates legacy business processes, announced today that it has closed an $18 million Series B funding round. The fundraise was led by several technology investors, including existing investor Octopus Ventures.

    Wednesday, 18 May 2022
  • An update on the sanction measures against Russia

    The latest sanctions measures were designed to weaken the Kremlin’s ability to finance the war and to impose clear economic and political costs on Russia’s political elite. This issue was covered in my previous article on the subject. There have been two further statutory instruments enacted since that article, which relate to sanctions on trade and bring the number of amendments to Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to eight.

    Wednesday, 4 May 2022
  • The impact of UK sanctions on Russia for law firms

    The UK government and governments around the world have imposed additional and far-reaching sanctions with the aim to persuade Russia to withdraw their position threatening the stability and sovereignty of Ukraine.

    Monday, 21 March 2022

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Forms are evolving – and more interesting than you might think

I have spent much of my working life thinking about something most people would probably prefer not to think about at all: legal forms.


The questions that determine if the SRA’s client money reforms will work

Both reforms respond to real and well-evidenced gaps in the current framework. The SRA’s changes after consultation feedback shows it’s listening. But structural change on paper is only half the job.


The new metrics for success in conveyancing

While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.