The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) annual report asserts that alternative business structures (ABS) continue to have a “direct and positive impact” on the legal market. They have provided an effective structure for firms who wish to take a different approach to meeting legal need. There are now more than 1000 ABS in England and Wales. …
Event: 2019 NOBC Annual Meeting
7-10 August 2019 Hotel InterContinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco Topics include: AML, cybersecurity, re-branding regulators, dealing with vulnerable lawyers and regulating out of state attorneys. This event has now passed.
Event: Challenges of Global Digitalisation for Governance and Justice
16-17 September 2019, Luxembourg European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) About this course Digitalisation is rapidly transforming our world and affects governance, businesses and justice. In light of this, there is an urgent need to adopt solutions to the global digital changes in automatisation, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, digitalisation of legal practices and services, as…
UK Competition and Markets Authority to research Scottish legal services market
The Competition and Markets Authority has issued the following press release regarding its impending research into certain aspects of the Scottish legal services market to support the Scottish Government’s response to the Roberton Review. The following release was published 17 June 2019. This work has been prompted by the Roberton Review, an Independent Review of…
SRA launches legal access challenge
Legal Access Challenge launched to encourage innovation Six in 10 don’t think the legal system in England and Wales is set up for ordinary people Many who experience a legal problem don’t take professional advice, citing cost and trust as key barriers Eight in 10 say it needs to be easier for people to access…
Rethinking Technology for Legal Regulators
In our previous series on the power of data in regulation, the ICLR.net team complied a list of steps that legal regulators can take to embrace their data. This month we are looking back on Gimbal Canada‘s presentation by Karen Dunn Skinner, David Skinner and Eben Joel on how legal regulators should structure their approach to implementing new…
The implications of AI on legal regulators and how they can use it
At last year’s ICLR Annual Conference in The Hague, ICLR member came together to present on the implications of AI on legal regulators and how they might harness this technology to their advantage. Panelists drew from input from ICLR members and how their own institutions were engaging with Artificial Intelligence, as shown in the infographic…
California Bar exploring opportunities to deploy AI
The agency is examining how artificial intelligence could help it review misconduct complaints and administer the bar exam. The State Bar of California has started wading into the artificial intelligence waters. The agency is exploring ways AI could help bolster the efficiency of its attorney discipline system and assist with administering the bar exam. The…
Event: Legal Futures Innovation Conference 2019
28th November 2019 Cavendish Conference Centre, London Entering its ninth year, the Legal Futures Innovation Conference showcases the most interesting and thought-provoking developments in the market over the last 12 months. Legal Futures conferences and events are a great opportunity to network with industry peers as well as gain insight from other law firms across…
Event: Legal Futures Regulation and Compliance Conference 2019
Date: 6th June 2019 (09:30 – 17:00) Venue: Cavendish Conference Centre, London Phone: 020 3567 1207 Email: conference@legalfutures.co.uk Regulation and compliance have never been more of a priority for law firms – and on top of that, the SRA’s new Standards & Regulations come into force later this year. This major conference brings together experts from a range of disciplines…