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Investment in UK lawtech start-ups tops £16m
Investment into UK lawtech start-ups has reached £16 million and lawtech investment is set to grow to £25.7 billion per year as law firms look to harness the latest technology to increase efficiency, reduce costs or provide wider services.
Tech issues see legal workers lose over 20 minutes productivity time every day
The average employee in the legal profession loses nearly 25 minutes per day of productive time due to technology issues, new research has revealed.
Kennedys and Manchester law firm Berg merge
Law firm Berg has struck a deal to merge with Kennedys which will more than double the size of the law firm's team in Manchester.
Moore Blatch acquires 100-year-old law firm Calvert Smith & Sutcliffe
Law firm Moore Blatch, with offices in Southampton, Lymington, Richmond and the City of London has acquired Richmond law firm Calvert Smith & Sutcliffe.
Cyber threat to lawyers at all time high
Professional firms are increasingly at risk of high level cyber-attacks, according to leading experts in the field of law, finance and mortgage lending.
Ministry of Justice selects DTI for transcription services
DTI, a global legal process outsourcing (LPO) company providing eDisclosure, managed services, litigation support and court reporting, has been awarded multiple contracts for the provision of transcription services by the Ministry of Justice.
WilmerHale bolsters IP litigation practice in London with key new hires
Justin Watts PhD and Matthew Shade PhD have joined WilmerHale as partners in its London office to help the firm be seen as the firm of choice in complex patent litigation in the UK and for clients seeking a global strategy for IP disputes.
Legal fees paid by NHS to personal injury lawyers rocket to £418m
Fees paid by the NHS to personal injury lawyers has rocketed 80 per cent in a year and is almost four-times greater than the increase in payouts to patients involved in their cases.
Ronnie Fox hands business over to new generation
High-profile employment lawyer Ronnie Fox is handing over the reins to a new generation.
Legal profession provides pro-bono support to Grenfell Tower victims
The legal profession has stepped up efforts to provide support to the victims of last week's fire at Grenfell Tower in West London.
More than half of business owners don't understand employment law jargon
A survey of 250 business owners has discovered that 54 per cent of business owners were baffled by employment law jargon.
Chatbots get the thumbs down for complex legal advice
Whilst most would refuse to take advice from a robot for complex cases, one in five British people would put their faith in an automated, robotic service - such as a chatbot - to provide simple legal advice.
Leasehold umbrella group submits proposals for reform
A group of associations have got together to draft new proposals for leasehold reform in the UK.
Cambridge law student legaltech company LawBot relaunches
LawBot X is launching in July in seven countries with the new platform hosted on Facebook messenger and was founded by four Cambridge law students.
ABS firms shy away from private equity
Firms licensing as alternative business structures have not taken advantage of private equity, with an inability to present the information to investors as one reason given.
King & Spalding snaps up Ropes & Grey finance duo
The firm has appointed finance partners Mark Wesseldine and Fergus Wheeler in London.
European workers prepare for mass Brexit from FTSE companies
Europeans working in top British companies have little support from their employers over Brexit, feel discriminated against and are preparing to leave the country, according to a Baker McKenzie survey.
Fake law firm fined for unlawfully obtaining personal information
A former UK Claims Organisation manager has pleaded guilty to more than 10 offences of unlawfully obtaining personal data. He was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £1,600 as well as a victim surcharge of £15.
HSF searched by police in Belfast in drugs investigation
The Belfast offices of Herbert Smith Freehills has been searched by police as part of an investigation linked to drugs in another part of the city, according to local reports.
Lawyers vindicated over claims of hounding British troops
Leigh Day lawyers accused of hounding British troops with false war crime claims have been cleared of all wrongdoing. Martyn Day, Sapna Malik and Anna Crowther were told 20 misconduct charges had not been proved.