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Silver decoration for Quill’s software in ILFM’s 2022 awards
Law firm professionals have spoken out about their legal accounts software, earning Manchester-headquartered cashiering experts Quill the esteemed accolade of ‘ILFM Law Firm Software Users Silver Award 2022’.
The State of the Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance Market in 2022
For many firms, solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) is a ‘set it and forget it’-type of activity. They understand they need coverage, but they’re far from thrilled about the process of scouring providers to find the best deal.
Search Acumen comments on today’s Bank of England interest rate decision
Analysis by Search Acumen of official data shows in the 14 years since the Bank of England base rate last exceeded 2%, the average UK house-price-to-income ratio has increased from 7.7x in November 2008 to 9.8x in July 2022. Historic data from Halifax indicates the house price-earnings ratio was lower than 3.0 from 1951-71.
Implications of cryptocurrency on IHT
Cryptocurrency has created many new considerations and challenges for the financial world, and it seems to be continuing to shake things up as HMRC now consider cryptocurrencies to be an IHT liability.
An interview with a legal admin apprentice
Alice is a legal administrator at Switalskis and has recently completed her administration apprenticeship. To find out more about the legal administration and other legal apprenticeships offered at Damar Training, visit our website.
Clamping down on clickbait: A Google search update we can all get behind
Know the release date for Line of Duty season 7? No, me neither. But type the question into Google and numerous websites promising all the details pop up.
New in Legl: International Company Reports
With Legl’s International Company Reports, you can instantly build a picture of international businesses, supporting you to effectively manage risk and complete client due diligence.
Without supply-side reforms to boost housing stock, it can only mean one thing for house prices
Today’s transaction figures from HMRC show that property transaction levels remain elevated compared with pre-pandemic levels, which is a reflection of robust and sustained demand, despite cost-of-living pressures facing many households across the country.
Planning guidance update protects new homes from flooding
Changes to planning guidance announced last month, mean councils must ensure new property developments meet strict criteria in flood risk locations before they are given the green light.
Redbrick Solutions and Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) integration saves Prosperity Law LLP significant time on search ordering
Warren Kaye, Head of Residential Property (Manchester) at Prosperity Law LLP explains how switching to the Redbrick Solutions and CDS (part of tmgroup) integration had a noticeable impact on their search ordering time.
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SEO is changing: Are you measuring the right things?
AI means firms may see falling organic traffic and wonder if SEO is still working. The more interesting question is whether traffic is still the right measure of success.
Forms are evolving – and more interesting than you might think
I have spent much of my working life thinking about something most people would probably prefer not to think about at all: legal forms.
The questions that determine if the SRA’s client money reforms will work
Both reforms respond to real and well-evidenced gaps in the current framework. The SRA’s changes after consultation feedback shows it’s listening. But structural change on paper is only half the job.
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