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Market intelligence for law firms of the future. Daily news stories, blogs, conferences and specialist CPD training for practitioners. Posts by Editor Neil Rose https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19m
Associate News: Leading legal technology provider Bundledocs announce the appointment of Vicky Wood as Customer Success Manager zurl.co/ja34D @bundledocs.bsky.social
Leading legal technology provider Bundledocs announce the appointment of Vicky Wood as Customer Success Manager
Bundledocs, the leading cloud-based document bundling software provider, has announced the appointment of Vicky Wood as Customer Success Manager. 
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 2h
Associate News: Seddons GSC selects iManage to modernise document and email management with cloud-first approach zurl.co/n1D1B @imanage.bsky.social
Seddons GSC selects iManage to modernise document and email management with cloud-first approach
UK-based law firm Seddons GSC has selected iManage as part of a broader strategy to modernise and streamline its document and email management.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 4h
Lawyers Who Care “breaking down barriers” for aspiring lawyers zurl.co/y9elR
Lawyers Who Care "breaking down barriers" for aspiring lawyers
The group Lawyers Who Care has arranged mentorships for 77 aspiring lawyers who have been in the care system in its first year, an impact report has shown.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 4h
Legal tech Investment hits record level in 2025 zurl.co/LDeLj
Legal tech Investment hits record level in 2025
Investment in UK legal tech has surged to a record level this year, with £117m raised by 27 companies in the first six months – close to the total for the whole of 2024, according to LawtechUK.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 4h
Head of family law cleared of serious wrongdoing over decree nisi zurl.co/V5iJs
Head of family law cleared of serious wrongdoing over decree nisi
A senior family lawyer has been cleared of dishonesty and lack of integrity over an application for a decree nisi that was not made and remained outstanding for a year.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 4h
PE-backed law firm expands referral network across country zurl.co/OCbQf
PE-backed law firm expands referral network across country
An expanding West Midlands law firm, acquired this time last year by a private equity house, is to expand its referral service for smaller firms across the country.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 4h
Every personal injury firm needs to maximise its use of technology and consider how AI could help. The Claims Futures conference on 22 October will see what a tech-enabled legal practice looks like and also examine the dangers of AI-enabled fraud zurl.co/00PMX
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
Credit hire continues to be a flash point in personal injury work. At the Claims Futures conference we will bring together leading figures from both sides, plus the chair of the CHO, for a lively debate. zurl.co/hwPud
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
Mazur: LSB to review past guidance issued on litigation rights zurl.co/6s5Lp
Mazur: LSB to review past guidance issued on litigation rights
The LSB is to review how all the regulators and representative bodies have “ensured that information on conducting litigation was accurate and reliable”, in the wake of the Mazur ruling.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
Blog by @usecheckboard : AI adoption needs intentionality zurl.co/vCiqW
AI adoption needs intentionality
The profession needs to be smart about the way it integrates AI. While the big firms can put money, time and resources into it, smaller firms should be careful and intentional.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
“No incentive” for private equity investors to dilute firms’ ethics zurl.co/kP8Yg
"No incentive" for private equity investors to dilute firms' ethics
There is no reason why a law firm backed by private equity would be “less professionally ethical” than one owned by its lawyer-partners, a regulatory specialist has argued.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
Law firm hits back after housing disrepair wasted costs order zurl.co/OPRhg
Law firm hits back after housing disrepair wasted costs order
A Liverpool law firm has hit back strongly after being criticised by a council which obtained a wasted costs order over its conduct of a housing disrepair claim.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
Margins rise at mid-sized firms as role of interest income lessens zurl.co/iIYzw
Margins rise at mid-sized firms as role of interest income lessens
Mid-sized law firms have improved their margins for the first time since 2021 while also reducing their exposure to client interest income, according to NatWest.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 19h
Solicitor who did not disclose “catstrophic” evidence struck off zurl.co/u1oFy
Solicitor who did not disclose "catstrophic" evidence struck off
A personal injury solicitor who withheld a piece of evidence he knew would be “catastrophic” to his client’s case has been struck off.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 20h
Onboarding and then managing clients in large numbers is a new challenge for most law firms and one that can suck up a lot of non-chargeable time. Experts will tell the Claims Futures conference on 22 October in Manchester how to do it zurl.co/WDRbe
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 1d
Mazur: LSB to review past guidance issued on litigation rights zurl.co/HzwSf
Mazur: LSB to review past guidance issued on litigation rights
The LSB is to review how all the regulators and representative bodies have “ensured that information on conducting litigation was accurate and reliable”, in the wake of the Mazur ruling.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 1d
Blog by @Checkboard : AI adoption needs intentionality zurl.co/Zo5Dc
AI adoption needs intentionality
The profession needs to be smart about the way it integrates AI. While the big firms can put money, time and resources into it, smaller firms should be careful and intentional.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 1d
“No incentive” for private equity investors to dilute firms’ ethics zurl.co/0tuFy
"No incentive" for private equity investors to dilute firms' ethics
There is no reason why a law firm backed by private equity would be “less professionally ethical” than one owned by its lawyer-partners, a regulatory specialist has argued.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 1d
Law firm hits back after housing disrepair wasted costs order zurl.co/CPpz5
Law firm hits back after housing disrepair wasted costs order
A Liverpool law firm has hit back strongly after being criticised by a council which obtained a wasted costs order over its conduct of a housing disrepair claim.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 1d
Margins rise at mid-sized firms as role of interest income lessens zurl.co/coyaS
Margins rise at mid-sized firms as role of interest income lessens
Mid-sized law firms have improved their margins for the first time since 2021 while also reducing their exposure to client interest income, according to NatWest.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 1d
Solicitor who did not disclose “catstrophic” evidence struck off zurl.co/Zb1Z2
Solicitor who did not disclose "catstrophic" evidence struck off
A personal injury solicitor who withheld a piece of evidence he knew would be “catastrophic” to his client’s case has been struck off.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 3d
BSB goes ahead with new complaints rules for barristers zurl.co/ulg2Y
BSB goes ahead with new complaints rules for barristers
The Bar Standards Board has decided to go ahead with rule changes requiring barristers to tell it every year, via their chambers, about any complaints they receive.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 3d
Strike-off for solicitor who misled client, court and law firm zurl.co/n0aU5
Strike-off for solicitor who misled client, court and law firm
A solicitor who misled her divorce client, the Family Court and the owner of her law firm - leading to the client being issued with a penal notice - has been struck off.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 3d
Allegation over solicitor’s role in will “should never have been made” zurl.co/qn6Nv
Allegation over solicitor's role in will “should never have been made”
An allegation that an old woman who owned a farm in Devon signed codicils under the undue influence of a solicitor “should never have been made”, a High Court judge has said.
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Legal Futures @legalfutures.bsky.social · 3d
PE-backed deal and reverse takeover lead latest M&A rush zurl.co/rap39
PE-backed deal and reverse takeover lead latest M&A rush
The annual rush of M&A activity around the October insurance renewal season has included a private equity-backed deal and a firm buying another more than twice its size.
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