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The Oxford Brookes School of Law  has always aimed to offer practical legal skills, complemented with academic rigour, to their students, helping them successfully compete in the legal services market.

Legal administrative work is crucial to running a successful firm, but it’s something law firms can struggle with. For many law firm staff, the processes at their firm make admin time-consuming and tedious, and can pull their focus from building the firm. That’s where task and workflow automation comes in.

Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “December’s figures represent a full year of rising house prices across the UK, driven by sustained demand which has progressively outstripped supply during the course of the year. Traditionally a quieter month for the property market, house prices continued to defy expectations and climbed 10.8% in the final month of the year.  

Lawyers may be unaware of the onerous personal duties and obligations in this area under the SRA’s Standards and Regulations (STaRs), introduced late 2019. In short, lawyers involved in litigation and dispute resolution have a duty to advise their clients about the availability, suitability and benefits of After the Event (ATE) insurance as well as litigation funding.

At Tower Street Finance we pride ourselves on finding solutions to the financial challenges of probate. That’s why we listen to our customers and partners and take on board their feedback.  

Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has today revealed the shortlist of finalists for its upcoming 2022 Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence.  After a two-month period of judging the shortlist is now finalised. Entries and nominations were submitted by solicitors, conveyancers, customer service experts and local land charges personnel. 

The top 10 performing local land charge teams in England and Wales, as voted for by conveyancers and solicitors, have been revealed today by Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator. The winner of the Customer Satisfaction Award will be announced virtually at the 2022 Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence on 9 March 2022. 

More often than not, challenges arise during the management of the deceased estate when dealing with a complicated probate process. Appointed representatives are legally and financially responsible for administering the deceased estate and can be held liable for any mistakes during the process. However, many personal representatives lack a general understanding of probate and could make costly mistakes.

January saw several data breaches that took place across the UK and internationally, particularly in the education sector, with three schools affected, two through human error. One of the notable data breaches in January was information regarding over half a million vulnerable war victims stolen from the humanitarian organisation, International Red Cross. Another significant breach included a cyber attack on Gloucester Council, presumed to be carried out by Russian hackers.

Following the demise of Novitas Loans and Affiniti Finance in recent months, and the subsequent negative coverage in the legal trade press, it is worth taking a step back to consider when looking for a legal disbursements funder to work with – not all are created equal.