Law 360’s Practice Leader Insights series features top legal specialists across the UK market, offering their perspectives on developments within their expertise areas, the future of the profession, and the opportunities and challenges shaping the legal practice.
In this feature, Partner Sinéad Lester, head of our commercial litigation practice, draws on her extensive experience leading complex High Court litigation, with a particular focus on corporate and shareholder disputes, as well as inquests and public inquiries. Sinéad shares her perspectives on the challenges of effective leadership while discussing the impact of the increased use of AI in legal practice, the government’s plans to introduce regulation for third-party litigation funding, the practical impact of delayed client instructions on complex disputes, and the effect of witness evidence reforms on case preparation.
"AI tools are there to supplement professional judgment, not replace it. The challenge for practitioners and firms is to harness the technology while maintaining the rigor and professional standards our clients rightly expect."
Sinéad Lester
Partner
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