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Exclusive: Leading law firm calls for ban on car finance claim adverts

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.

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Irwin Mitchell’s dilemma: repay fees to CoP clients or face litigation

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.

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Generative AI a “systemic risk” to legal sector

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.

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UK class actions have three-quarters of a billion members

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.

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Fifteen years on: Lessons from ABS reform

Fifteen years ago this month saw the very first alternative business structure. At the time, the prospect of non-lawyers owning law firms was dubbed ‘Tesco Law’.


Hybrid working and client money controls – be aware of the risks

For legal finance teams, remote working has changed how information moves, how approvals are obtained and how colleagues communicate.


AI can interrogate your contracts – but are they ready for questioning?

Suppose a law firm wants to review a client’s entire real estate portfolio for risk in the leases. Not long ago, that meant a multi-week project. Today, first-pass answer can arrive in minutes.