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I recently met with officials from the European Commission to discuss what Brexit will mean for GDPR compliance, including the current extension until the end of October.

So we are about to launch head first in to another great legal services experiment. Away with all those restrictive practices that successive governments consider so heinous. All hail innovation and market forces.

The Insurance Distribution Directive has explosive potential for those law firms carrying on insurance distribution activities. The penalties and consequences arising from a breach are just as mission critical.

Ask someone what springs to mind when they hear the words artificial intelligence, and the first thing they might mention is a young Haley Joel Osment in the film AI. Or Sofia, the world’s first robotic citizen.

Lord Hodge’s recent lecture is a welcome attempt to grapple with the legal implications of data-related technologies, and also with the practical implications of those technologies for the law.

Juggling the many aspects of managing a law firm can undoubtedly be a challenge. Every practice manager will be tempted to take on many varied tasks – from fixing a printer to recruitment.

Awards can be an excellent way to boost your reputation amongst clients and referrers and can be a great asset to recruitment campaigns, but putting together entries can be time consuming.

DWF became the largest law firm listing in British history after its successful IPO earlier this month. As competitors keep a careful eye on its progress, what lessons can they draw as to public listings?

Virtual data rooms provide a secure collaboration and document sharing platform that consolidate documents into a centralised repository and facilitates their efficient management.

Back in the day, when I entered the legal profession, an age of the Telex and elephantine batteries operating mobile phones, most articled clerks, as they then were, eyed achieving equity status. That was expected.