By Legal Futures Associate iManageiManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today unveiled further developments to its advanced AI strategy—an embedded, comprehensive approach that helps knowledge workers leverage data more effectively, enhance search, and unlock institutional knowledge to drive smarter work and deliver value to their stakeholders in an efficient and safe way.This…

By Legal Futures Associate National ClaimsAcross the UK, families in need of safe and secure housing are being let down by a system that should be protecting them. Instead of offering stability, some councils and housing associations are placing vulnerable people into dangerous, substandard temporary accommodation, often worsening their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.The…

By Legal Futures Associate LEAPThe legal industry is at a critical turning point. Digital transformation is no longer optional—it’s a necessity for staying competitive. According to a 2024 Trends Report, 60% of law firms are planning to upgrade their digital systems, acknowledging that technology is essential for efficiency and profitability.Despite some hesitancy, the impact…

Did you know that Hoowla’s API allows you to connect your case management data directly to Microsoft Power BI? This capability empowers law firms and conveyancers to connect their case management software to Power BI, enabling the creation of real-time interactive visual dashboards, charts, and reports. By integrating Hoowla with Power BI, firms can…

Law Society: Two-form solutionThe extent of the Law Society’s misjudgement in last year’s launch of the updated TA6 property information form has been laid out by research it commissioned.The work by market research agency 2CV also found the reform to the property transfer process solicitors would most like to see was estate agent regulation.It…

Daily Mail: Meetings were just introductory, tribunal findsOne of the solicitors accused by the Daily Mail of offering to help an undercover reporter concoct a false asylum claim has been cleared of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).Counsel for Rashid Ahmad Khan told the SDT that his career was destroyed, his financial position “severely…

Emails: SRA warning notice on offensive communicationsA senior in-house solicitor who coined offensive nicknames for colleagues and sent sweary emails has been fined £15,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).It said Benedict Foster had struggled with managerial changes occurring at BNP Paribas but “failed to handle this with the standards expected of a solicitor of…