New research from Oxford Brookes Business School highlights how open innovation can accelerate transformation in UK legal services.

Oxford Brookes University’s latest study shows how our LawTech Open Innovation Lab (LOIL) Challenge helps law firms, tech innovators and the SRA work together to adopt new technologies faster and more effectively.

Reforming Home Buying: Real Momentum, Real Opportunity

Home Buying and Selling Reform
The UK government’s new consultation on home buying and selling reformwhich welcomes contributions up until 29December, signals a defining moment for the property sector. With industry, innovators, and policymakers finally aligned, the opportunity for real change has never been greater. Here’s why this matters, and how the West Midlands is already leading the charge.

Nationwide Innovation Call Launches to Bridge the UK’s Financial Advice Gap

A coalition of leading financial institutions including PWC, NatWest, Barclays, Standard Life, M&G, Lloyds Banking Group, Dudley Building Society and BNP Paribas Personal Finance have joined forces to launch a UK-wide innovation challenge to explore how technology can reshape consumer access to financial support at the critical advice-guidance boundary.

Aston University and SuperTech WM announce strategic partnership to strengthen the region’s innovation-led economy. The collaboration will help accelerate growth in the Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS) sector. Aston University will contribute research, skills and thought leadership in areas such as AI.

Why the Legal Sector’s AI Future Depends on People, Not Just Tech. The latest thought leadership write up from SuperTech’s WM LawTech Forum with guest, Oxford Brookes University.
We’ve reached a point where generative AI tools are ready to reshape legal practice. Yet for many law firms, the real challenge isn’t figuring out what AI can do — it’s deciding whether to rely on it.

Packed house at our recent BPFS event.

The event marked a milestone for the region, as the Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS) sector has been confirmed as a core growth sector in both the recently-published national and soon-to-be-announced Local Growth Plan.