15+ hour, 36+ min ago  (184+ words) Are law firms making the most of their technology investment? Most businesses only use a fraction of the capability of their existing technology, underestimating what platforms such as Microsoft 365 or their case management systems can already do. As a result,…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (212+ words) Local authority searches from Bracknell Forest Council remain unavailable after an issue with the transfer of data to a new system supplier. "Unfortunately, what was meant to be a simple switch over became problematic as the data could not be…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (433+ words) Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, has urged lawyers to embrace technological change and the use of AI to ensure younger generations engage with the justice system. Sir Geoffrey Vos, head of civil justice in England and Wales,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (621+ words) New legislation enabling the housing secretary to require councils to notify him before refusing major housing applications is expected to come into force later this month. The change will apply to planning proposals involving 150 homes or more, giving the secretary…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (815+ words) AI results have replaced the front page of Google in the quest for online visibility. Damian Reed, head of brand and marketing at Quality Solicitors, explains how to get noticed. Something is changing in the way people find a solicitor…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (210+ words) A new study aiming to provide the most comprehensive and authoritative insight into the Welsh legal market has opened for anonymous contributions by legal professionals in Wales. The study is being conducted by Legal News Wales in partnership with legal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (335+ words) The Legal Services Board (LSB) is responding to a "rapidly evolving" legal sector and plans to change its approach to oversight regulation to focus efforts on "where they are most needed", according to its business plan for 2026/27. Last year, the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (300+ words) The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed it is investigating a "sophisticated suspected fraud" at PM Law, following its intervention in February." In a statement issued on Tuesday, the regulator said it now believes the failure of the firm, headquartered…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (364+ words) The Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) has responded to the growing use of artificial intelligence in technology by launching a new policy document on environmental, social and governance (ESG), setting out a framework to support responsible growth, ethical innovation and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (680+ words) Remote and hybrid working are no longer reactive measures introduced during a period of disruption. They are now defining features of how modern law firms'operate. For many firms, the question has shifted from whether remote working should exist,'to how…...