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17 December 2021
Issue: 7961 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Conveyancing
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Future is automated

More than two thirds of senior commercial property law professionals think it very likely that administrative tasks for commercial real estate transactions will be fully automated within the next three years
A report published last week by due diligence data provider SearchFlow, ‘Commercial real estate lawyers of the future’, looked at likely scenarios in 2025. As well as predictions of full automation, the senior legal professionals interviewed believe they will spend more time on fee-earning and encounter fewer human errors. They also supported greater access to more due diligence data insights upfront to lessen the element of surprise later on.
Issue: 7961 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Conveyancing
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned
The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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