LEGAL FUTURES http://www.legalfutures.co.uk Market intelligence for law firms of the future Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 In-house development at ARAG http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/in-house-development-arag http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/in-house-development-arag#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:43:57 +0000 Legal Futures http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23404 Following a decision to cease the outsourcing of policy administration and claims software development, ARAG has strengthened its IT department with a software developer and two report developers.

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/in-house-development-arag/feed 0 Exclusive: law firms push out CMCs as referral fee ban reshapes PI search market http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/exclusive-law-firms-push-cmcs-referral-fee-ban-reshapes-pi-search-market http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/exclusive-law-firms-push-cmcs-referral-fee-ban-reshapes-pi-search-market#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 23:05:38 +0000 Neil Rose http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23386 The abolition of referral fees is “dramatically reshaping” the online personal injury (PI) market, with legal brands pushing out claims management companies, according to major new research seen exclusively by Legal Futures.

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/exclusive-law-firms-push-cmcs-referral-fee-ban-reshapes-pi-search-market/feed 0 Don’t panic about new entrants but you have to act, warns solicitor who founded retail chain http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/dont-panic-new-entrants-act-warns-solicitor-founded-retail-chain http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/dont-panic-new-entrants-act-warns-solicitor-founded-retail-chain#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 23:03:09 +0000 Legal Futures http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23381 A staid profession is a dead profession, a solicitor turned high street entrepreneur has warned, telling lawyers that they need to change the way they do things. However, Sahar Hashemi – the one-time City solicitor who went on to found Coffee Republic – said law firms should not panic.

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/dont-panic-new-entrants-act-warns-solicitor-founded-retail-chain/feed 0 Legal Eye launches marketing workshops to add to package of law firm support http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/legal-eye-launch-marketing-workshops-add-package-law-firm-support http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/legal-eye-launch-marketing-workshops-add-package-law-firm-support#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:10 +0000 Legal Futures http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23358 New interactive sessions and strategic consultancy to provide essential guidance to boost commercial growth and market communications

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/legal-eye-launch-marketing-workshops-add-package-law-firm-support/feed 0 Workforce diversity – will your firm be prepared to report to the SRA? http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/riliance-workforce-diversity-will-firm-prepared-report-sra http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/riliance-workforce-diversity-will-firm-prepared-report-sra#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:12:46 +0000 Legal Futures http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23351 Riliance recommends that if the answer to the question is no, you need to start making plans now as failure to report will be seen as non-compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct (Principle 9 and Chapter 2).

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/riliance-workforce-diversity-will-firm-prepared-report-sra/feed 0 CaseCheck’s Spring Case Law Digest eBook now available http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/casechecks-spring-case-law-digest-ebook-now-available http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/casechecks-spring-case-law-digest-ebook-now-available#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:53:49 +0000 Legal Futures http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23340 As part of CaseCheck’s continuing commitment to help professionals keep ahead of legal developments in the courts, the Spring edition of the Case Law Digest eBook is now available to download. The latest edition of the Case Law Digest contains just under 200 summaries of judgments uploaded onto the CaseCheck database from January to April [...]

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/casechecks-spring-case-law-digest-ebook-now-available/feed 0 Liverpool Law Society – Personal Injury Conference http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/conference/focus-business-liverpool-law-societys-personal-injury-conference-2 http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/conference/focus-business-liverpool-law-societys-personal-injury-conference-2#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:41:19 +0000 Legal Futures http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23334 This year’s Liverpool Law Society’s Personal Injury Conference will focus on the business side of personal injury. The conference held annually in Liverpool is a chance for personal injury solicitors to listen to renowned experts and to discuss current issues in the world of personal injury. Following the Jackson reforms which came in to force [...]

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/conference/focus-business-liverpool-law-societys-personal-injury-conference-2/feed 0 SRA under fire for policing of referral fee ban and insurer/law firm ABSs http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-fire-policing-referral-fee-ban-insurerlaw-firm-abss http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-fire-policing-referral-fee-ban-insurerlaw-firm-abss#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:12 +0000 Sam Chadderton http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23321 The Solicitors Regulation Authority came under fire this week for the way it is enforcing the referral fee ban, with its director of policy and strategy unable to tell solicitors how many investigations it has started since the ban came into force seven weeks ago.

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-fire-policing-referral-fee-ban-insurerlaw-firm-abss/feed 0 Forget ABSs – AI, touchable holographs and telepresence robots “will transform the law” http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/forget-abss-ai-touchable-holographs-telepresence-robots-transform-law http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/forget-abss-ai-touchable-holographs-telepresence-robots-transform-law#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:49 +0000 Dan Bindman http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23325 Artificial intelligence will be in widespread use by tomorrow’s law businesses, serving clients who will be mobile users of “digital personal assistants” that use holographic displays and respond to the thoughts of their owners, according to futurologists.

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]]> http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/forget-abss-ai-touchable-holographs-telepresence-robots-transform-law/feed 1 Slater & Gordon chief urges firms to adopt employee ownership plans http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/slater-gordon-chief-urges-firms-adopt-employee-ownership-plans http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/slater-gordon-chief-urges-firms-adopt-employee-ownership-plans#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:58 +0000 Sam Chadderton http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/?p=23330 Employee ownership of law firms is an opportunity to get the best young lawyers into early equity and minimise risk, according to Neil Kinsella, Slater & Gordon UK’s chief executive, as he outlined how the sector could respond to the changing legal landscape.

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