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Volume of property transactions outpacing law firms, increasing 15% year on year
With recession confirmed and house price falls predicted next year by up to 9% according to last week’s OBR report, property transaction levels remain remarkably high in a race for home movers to complete.
Four Brick Court Chambers achieved optimum performance from MLC
Four Brick Court is a long-established set of family law barristers based at the Temple, in London. Their focus is family law for which they offer specialist Counsel, providing a wide range of experience in acting for all sides in public law, private law, and financial remedy proceedings.
The evolution of best practice within Private Client services
Craig Matthews, Director of Lifetime Planning at LEAP Legal Software, explores how Private Client lawyers are re-thinking their approach and actively evaluating the effectiveness of their technology solutions.
Hodgkinsons Solicitors streamline their conveyancing process with Redbrick Solutions
Leading Lincolnshire law firm, Hodgkinsons Solicitors, provide a comprehensive range of legal services to both commercial and private clients.
Bah Humbug! Are you a ‘Scrooge’ when it comes to thinking about working collaboratively?
SIFA was originally founded in 1992 as Solicitors for Independent Financial Advice and in 2009 launched SIFA Professional, which has offered support and consultancy to quality financial advisory businesses looking to build professional compliant relationships with solicitors.
About barrister mental health and wellbeing
When the Bar Council conducted its regular research on barrister well-being last year, it discovered that while nearly two thirds of respondents (61%) were satisfied with their working lives.
Three developments in legal billing you need to know about
By Legal Futures Associate Quill Learnings from our ‘What’s new in legal billing’ webinar on 3rd November 2022 During our Halloween-themed webinar series, we rounded up the week with our final session sharing what’s new in legal billing alongside our professional… Read More
Browne Jacobson chooses The College of Legal Practice to prepare their trainee solicitors for the SQE
UK & Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has taken another step to strengthening their commitment to diversity and inclusion through a new progressive partnership with The College of Legal Practice. This innovative collaboration will see The College of Legal Practice offering individual supervision and preparation training to Browne Jacobson’s autumn 2023 trainee solicitor cohort.
LegalEx 2022 Expert Panel: The Future of Technology in the Legal Sector
The two-day event provided the perfect opportunity to hear from industry leaders, such as Rudi Kesic, CEO at Lawtech 365 Group and Investment Director at ADN Capital, on the latest strategies, practices and technology solutions, with a content schedule covering legal tech and IT, cyber security, future-proofing firms and AML compliance.
Macro-economic pressures take their toll as house price growth stagnates
Latest ONS HPI figures have been published this morning and show average UK house prices increased by 12.6% over the year to October 2022, up from 9.9% in September 2022.
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Automation in personal injury claims: The evolving legal risks
As automation tools become more sophisticated, they are increasingly used for more complex tasks, such as interpreting evidence and informing case strategy, particular in the PI sector.
A new era of legal operations
What we are seeing in the UK legal market is extraordinary change that will greatly influence how firms operate and compete for years to come.
Strong AML controls are meaningless with incomplete data
One expectation as the FCA takes control of anti-money laundering oversight is a move towards more supervision rather than simply writing new rules.
