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Equality for all: CILEX and the battle for proper recognition
The recent announcement by CILEX that it is initiating formal talks with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to explore a possible proposal to transfer the regulation of its members has raised some eyebrows.
Social housing: Passing the baton in the race to carbon net zero
The impacts of climate change are high on every sector’s agenda, and property is no exception. Organisations globally are joining the race to drastically decrease carbon emissions and play their part in halting climate catastrophe, many starting close to home with a wholesale review of their assets.
UK 24/7 digital dictation transcription and secretarial service in partnership with Advanced Digital Dictation
Users of the Advanced Digital Dictation application will now be able to send dictations directly to the specialist typing team at Document Direct. The development includes live updates from Document Direct to the Advanced Digital Dictation platform, allowing users to monitor the progress of their work.
Important changes to the regulation of funeral plans
As from today, 29 July 2022, funeral plan providers and funeral plan intermediaries must be authorised, adopt an exempt status, or rely on an exclusion to carry on regulated funeral plan activities in the UK. Those firms which are authorised must also now comply with new conduct of business rules in the FCA handbook.
Matthew Huggett takes over as CILEX President
Employment law specialist, Matthew Huggett, has taken over as the 59th President of CILEX (the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives). Speaking at the CILEX AGM on 19 July, he promised to champion the CILEX route into a legal career and prioritise improvements to the working lives and career opportunities of CILEX members.
Succession, sale, exit and mergers – the relevance of run off and “vendor DD”
Increasing numbers of law firm proprietors are seeking an exit for themselves and their firms, with many having planned their future for some time, but some on the basis that they cannot continue for reasons of affordability of Insurance premiums or SRA and regulatory issues.
Good audio is more than just the right technology, it also needs good science
Our latest innovation, EPOS BrainAdapt™, is a group of technologies built on decades of psychoacoustic research by Demant to not only improve audio quality but boost the users’ cognitive performance.
Driving change in legal services: CILEX launches second annual membership insight survey
Speaking at a parliamentary reception to launch this year’s Justice Week, CILEX chair Professor Chris Bones, called for an end to the “existing and deep-seated cultural biases in legal services against those from non-traditional or disadvantaged backgrounds”.
Profit sophistication takes precedence for law firms in 2022
LawVision and Iridium Technology (now part of BigHand) have today shared the results of their fourth annual law firm profitability survey.
Heatwave cools off conveyancing enquiries, according to new data
As UK temperatures soared last week, conveyancing enquiry levels dropped, according to new statistics from a leading outsourced communications provider.
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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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