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Lammy renews call for judicial diversity quotas

Labour MP David Lammy has told the Justice Committee that the government must introduce diversity quotas to the judicial appointments process.

SRA and BSB praised for effective enforcement strategies

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has found both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Bar Standards Board (BSB) to be effective in their enforcement strategies.

Regulators urged to shore up NDA guidance

Professor Richard Moorhead has criticised the Law Society's guidance on the use of non-disclosure agreements describing it as “disappointing” and lacking “ethical leadership”. 

SRA unveils contingency plans for no-deal Brexit

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed potential changes to its rules regarding non-UK solicitors in case the country leaves the EU without a deal at the end of the month.

HOW LEGAL TECHNOLOGY COULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD

Law firms of all sizes will soon be waking up to the benefits of AI tech, writes Rachel Rothwell

OPEN TO ALL: THERE'S NO NEED FOR LARGE DATA SETS TO MAKE ANALYTICS WORK FOR YOU

Sophisticated technology tools such as machine learning or block chain are no longer the preserve of City firms, says Robert Camp, as he shares the journey on which his own firm has embarked to embrace data analytics

FUNCTION AND FORM: HOW PRICING IS TURNING INTO A SPECIALIST ROLE

Just as pricing is becoming an essential part of a law firm' strategy, so the pricing function is becoming a clearer position in many legal practices whatever their size, says Martyn Draper

DWF raises £95m in stock exchange flotation