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Bernadette Bulacan on how AI is reshaping the sector

The Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP), which advises the Legal Services Board on regulation, has reiterated its call for lawyers to be made to publish data on all complaints they receive

General counsel need a wide set of skills on top of being excellent at the law and managing risk. In this week’s NLJ, Kerry Phillip, a lawyer at The Legal Director, shares advice from her 20 years of managing in-house legal teams

A GC’s guide to team optimisation: don’t wait, do it today, by Kerry Phillip

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been given 12 months to improve its safeguarding of risk, intervention and client money, under binding directions issued in response to the Axiom Ince scandal

The regulators of both barristers and solicitors have launched consultations on the way lawyers handle complaints

A higher proportion of legal work will be done in-house in the next five years, more than half (54%) of UK in-house counsel and a third (35%) of lawyers in private practice believe

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has amended professional regulations to permit foreign lawyers and law firms to practise in India on a reciprocal basis

Mergers and acquisitions are out and marginal gains are in, according to the Bellwether Report 2025.

Maurice Allen reflects on the enduring (& increasing) popularity of boutique firms

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Excello Law—Stephen Morrall

Excello welcomes Stephen Morrall to Anglo-German team

Lawfront—Peter Martin-Simon

Lawfront appoints new Chief Executive Officer to steer the business through the next phase of growth

Eversheds Sutherland—Claire Petheram

Eversheds Sutherland strengthens top-ranked pensions practice with appointment of former global head of pensions

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Misconduct risk escalates

Lawyers have warned senior managers against complacency as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) non-financial misconduct (NFM) rules come into force

Leaseholders win management rights

Landlords cannot rely on minor procedural defaults to defeat leaseholders’ right to manage (RTM) claims, the Supreme Court has held

Prince Harry costs battle could go on for years

Mr Justice Nicklin’s decision to order costs on an indemnity basis may be a ‘significant win’ but it’s still ‘far from game, set and match’ for Associated Newspapers, a former costs judge has said

Legal sector teams gear up for Festival of Sport 2026

The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events

The LexisNexis Legal Aid Deserts Report 2026

Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice

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Legal services

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Excello Law—Stephen Morrall

Lawfront—Peter Martin-Simon

Eversheds Sutherland—Claire Petheram