Legal Futures
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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
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Rights of light can impact development projects. Our new on-demand webinar outlines key cases, remedies, and practical guidance for assessing loss, managing disputes, and planning for damages. Available 27 November. zurl.co/2OHzl
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Rights of light can impact development projects. Our new on-demand webinar outlines key cases, remedies, and practical guidance for assessing loss, managing disputes, and planning for damages. Available 27 November. zurl.co/2OHzl
LSB sets out new approach to improving equality and diversity zurl.co/ezWsi
LSB sets out new approach to improving equality and diversity
Safeguarding the wellbeing of those facing enforcement action should be part of legal regulators’ duty to support equality and diversity, the Legal Services Board said yesterday.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
LSB sets out new approach to improving equality and diversity zurl.co/ezWsi
Our latest on-demand webinar provides a practical guide to break notices in commercial leases, covering drafting, service requirements, conditional breaks, and key case law shaping their enforcement. Available 26 November. zurl.co/VmZnb
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our latest on-demand webinar provides a practical guide to break notices in commercial leases, covering drafting, service requirements, conditional breaks, and key case law shaping their enforcement. Available 26 November. zurl.co/VmZnb
Join us at The Law Firm Growth Summit on 18 March to hear about the influx of PE investment in the mid-market as well as other growth strategies: from M&A, acquisitions by non-legal businesses, employee ownership, ‘houses of brands’ and alternative funders zurl.co/cmtYC
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join us at The Law Firm Growth Summit on 18 March to hear about the influx of PE investment in the mid-market as well as other growth strategies: from M&A, acquisitions by non-legal businesses, employee ownership, ‘houses of brands’ and alternative funders zurl.co/cmtYC
The Damages Claim Portal has undergone significant changes in the last 12 months. This on-demand webinar will arm you with the information you need to use it effectively and efficiently. Available now. zurl.co/OLtBw
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Damages Claim Portal has undergone significant changes in the last 12 months. This on-demand webinar will arm you with the information you need to use it effectively and efficiently. Available now. zurl.co/OLtBw
Our latest on-demand webinar will offer top tips for dealing with developers during land sales, as well as the traps you must avoid. Available now. zurl.co/Fc2eu
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our latest on-demand webinar will offer top tips for dealing with developers during land sales, as well as the traps you must avoid. Available now. zurl.co/Fc2eu
Join us at The Law Firm Growth Summit on 18 March to hear about the influx of PE investment in the mid-market as well as other growth strategies: from M&A, acquisitions by non-legal businesses, employee ownership, ‘houses of brands’ and alternative funders zurl.co/Os0MC
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Join us at The Law Firm Growth Summit on 18 March to hear about the influx of PE investment in the mid-market as well as other growth strategies: from M&A, acquisitions by non-legal businesses, employee ownership, ‘houses of brands’ and alternative funders zurl.co/Os0MC
Blog by Brian Rogers of @The Access Group - The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing zurl.co/NZuxi
The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing
From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Blog by Brian Rogers of @The Access Group - The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing zurl.co/NZuxi
LSB sets out new approach to improving equality and diversity zurl.co/otZsL
LSB sets out new approach to improving equality and diversity
Safeguarding the wellbeing of those facing enforcement action should be part of legal regulators’ duty to support equality and diversity, the Legal Services Board said yesterday.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
LSB sets out new approach to improving equality and diversity zurl.co/otZsL
Reports to BSB about barrister conduct jump by 24% zurl.co/dEF8u
Reports to BSB about barrister conduct jump by 24%
There has been a 24% spike in reports about barristers to their regulator this year, according to new figures from the Bar Standards Board.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Reports to BSB about barrister conduct jump by 24% zurl.co/dEF8u
Significant increase in threats against solicitors zurl.co/2oiiz
Significant increase in threats against solicitors
The level of threats, intimidation and even physical violence faced by solicitors has “significantly increased” and extends across a wide range of practice areas, the Law Society has warned.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Significant increase in threats against solicitors zurl.co/2oiiz
Move aside PE – “patient minority investors” target top law firms zurl.co/7USIo
Move aside PE - "patient minority investors" target top law firms
The future of investment in the law will be more patient, minority investors who would appeal to the top 50 law firms, which to date have shown little interest in private equity.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Move aside PE – “patient minority investors” target top law firms zurl.co/7USIo
The Damages Claim Portal has undergone significant changes in the last 12 months. This on-demand webinar will arm you with the information you need to use it effectively and efficiently. Available now. zurl.co/Tki00
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Damages Claim Portal has undergone significant changes in the last 12 months. This on-demand webinar will arm you with the information you need to use it effectively and efficiently. Available now. zurl.co/Tki00
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost zurl.co/rLVhh
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost
No mention of a new tax on LLPs and making apprenticeship training free for under-25s in SMEs were the good news for lawyers in yesterday’s Budget.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost zurl.co/rLVhh
Blog: AI and due diligence: the SRA’s next regulatory blind spot zurl.co/PE23g
AI and due diligence: the SRA’s next regulatory blind spot
As AI-assisted due diligence becomes embedded in law firm work, a sharper question emerges: what happens when the system misses something material?
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November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Blog: AI and due diligence: the SRA’s next regulatory blind spot zurl.co/PE23g
Senior associates are “biggest flight risk” for law firms zurl.co/QSK6p
Senior associates are "biggest flight risk" for law firms
Senior associates are the unhappiest cohort of fee-earners at UK law firms and represent the biggest “flight risk”, according to research.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Senior associates are “biggest flight risk” for law firms zurl.co/QSK6p
Solicitors asked to vote on Law Society reform it no longer wants zurl.co/vln2p
Solicitors asked to vote on Law Society reform it no longer wants
Solicitors yesterday received an invitation to vote on whether to increase the threshold for calling an SGM of the Law Society – a move it no longer supports.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Solicitors asked to vote on Law Society reform it no longer wants zurl.co/vln2p
Consolidation laid bare as number of law firms falls below 9,000 zurl.co/PlAnu
Consolidation laid bare as number of law firms falls below 9,000
The number of law firms in England and Wales has dipped below 9,000 for the first time in recent memory after dropping by nearly 2,000 over the past 15 years.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Consolidation laid bare as number of law firms falls below 9,000 zurl.co/PlAnu
“Why are law firms giving away stakes in their businesses?” zurl.co/baycC
"Why are law firms giving away stakes in their businesses?"
While it is not surprising that private equity is interested in investing in law firms, the real question is why law firms are giving away stakes in their businesses, a leading consultant has argued.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Why are law firms giving away stakes in their businesses?” zurl.co/baycC
Join us at The Law Firm Growth Summit on 18 March to hear about the influx of PE investment in the mid-market as well as other growth strategies: from M&A, acquisitions by non-legal businesses, employee ownership, ‘houses of brands’ and alternative funders zurl.co/tScGU
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join us at The Law Firm Growth Summit on 18 March to hear about the influx of PE investment in the mid-market as well as other growth strategies: from M&A, acquisitions by non-legal businesses, employee ownership, ‘houses of brands’ and alternative funders zurl.co/tScGU
This on-demand webinar reviews the latest developments in contract law cases - from WhatsApp agreements to liquidated damages - with guidance on issues like contract formation, exclusion clauses, interest, and entire agreement provisions. zurl.co/8XryK
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This on-demand webinar reviews the latest developments in contract law cases - from WhatsApp agreements to liquidated damages - with guidance on issues like contract formation, exclusion clauses, interest, and entire agreement provisions. zurl.co/8XryK
Rights of light can impact development projects. Our new on-demand webinar outlines key cases, remedies, and practical guidance for assessing loss, managing disputes, and planning for damages. Available 27 November. zurl.co/DRvs2
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Rights of light can impact development projects. Our new on-demand webinar outlines key cases, remedies, and practical guidance for assessing loss, managing disputes, and planning for damages. Available 27 November. zurl.co/DRvs2
Our latest on-demand webinar provides a practical guide to break notices in commercial leases, covering drafting, service requirements, conditional breaks, and key case law shaping their enforcement. Available 26 November. zurl.co/Zgi7C
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our latest on-demand webinar provides a practical guide to break notices in commercial leases, covering drafting, service requirements, conditional breaks, and key case law shaping their enforcement. Available 26 November. zurl.co/Zgi7C
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost zurl.co/wJHbM
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost
No mention of a new tax on LLPs and making apprenticeship training free for under-25s in SMEs were the good news for lawyers in yesterday’s Budget.
zurl.co
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost zurl.co/wJHbM
Blog: AI and due diligence: the SRA’s next regulatory blind spot zurl.co/3zEhh
AI and due diligence: the SRA’s next regulatory blind spot
As AI-assisted due diligence becomes embedded in law firm work, a sharper question emerges: what happens when the system misses something material?
zurl.co
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Blog: AI and due diligence: the SRA’s next regulatory blind spot zurl.co/3zEhh