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ILCA schemes “work really efficiently around the world”

Interest on Lawyers’ Client Account schemes “work really efficiently” in 77 jurisdictions around the world, MPs were told yesterday.

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Legal Services Board faces first review in nine years

The Ministry of Justice yesterday announced a long-awaited review of the Legal Services Board – the first of the oversight regulator since 2017.

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Global justice “dominated by men from high-income countries”

Global justice is “disproportionately shaped” by high-income countries like the UK and USA, with men making up the majority of top office-holders – particularly in the legal profession.

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Two law firm workers banned from profession after theft convictions

Two women who were separately convicted of theft from the law firms where they worked have been banned from the profession.

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On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms

As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.


Why this is the year for law firms to embrace generative AI

After more than a year of pilots, proofs of value and early experimentation, firms are increasingly embedding AI into day-to-day workflows.


Client account interest is not spare change

The proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme is being framed as a sensible, international, “tried and tested” way for the profession to help fund a justice system under strain.