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Administrative tasks in commercial real estate transactions will be fully automated by 2025
More than two thirds (67%) of senior commercial property law professionals believe it will be very likely that administrative tasks relating to the legal transaction process for commercial real estate deals will be fully automated within the next three years.
Quill expands its portfolio of outsourcing services with the launch of a new digital post room
Quill Post is a digital mailroom service to help small to medium-sized UK businesses modernise their post room, go paperless and accelerate digital transformation.
UK charity legacy income predicted to reach £5bn in 2030
The total amount of UK legacy income increased from £800m in 1990 to £3bn in 2020, a doubling in value in real terms, and the new figures show the predicted income by the start of the new decade.
6 important questions law firms should ask their prospective suppliers of new software
When bringing on board new practice management software partners, or any new technology partners, there are many cyber security-related questions we’d highly recommend law firms should ask.
Land Registry AP1 applications are moving to digital
HM Land Registry has announced that from November 2022 it will change the way it accepts Applications to Change the Register. This is only 12 short months away, and Advanced can to help you plan for this change so you can minimise any disruption to your firm.
Round up of an extraordinary year: search volumes soared
As 2021 draws to a close, we reflect on what has been another demanding year for Thames Water Property Searches and our customers. We have had to continue to be adaptable and resilient in order to carry out our duties.
5 tips to build an SEO strategy fit for 2021 and beyond
A robust SEO strategy is about much more than packing your website full of keywords, metadata and links to get to the top of search engine results pages (SERPs). When devising your SEO plan, make sure you…
Group Litigation – ‘The Right Crowd and No Crowding’
The Temple head office is located just a few miles from the historic motor racing track at Brooklands. In the 1930’s the track announced on its posters that it offered “The Right Crowd and No Crowding.” It strikes me that this catchy phrase sums up the effectiveness of group litigation.
Boy, 17, born with cerebral palsy set for possible £20m damages award after High Court judge rules against NHS Trust
A multi-million pound damages settlement is set to be awarded to a 17-year-old boy after a High Court judge ruled in his favour and against Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, saying an obstetrician’s crucial evidence could not be relied upon.
LEAP celebrate further technology innovation
This month LEAP celebrated over 800 law firms accessing the InfoTrack integration from within the legal practice productivity solution. That is nearly a third of the law firms that use LEAP software.
Blog
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge – what would you do differently?
The law is all about precedent and what came before. But imagine you had a blank sheet of paper and could start from scratch. What would you do differently? What would stay the same?
Why is Andrew Malkinson still paying for a crime he didn’t commit?
Like many in my profession and beyond, I have been moved by the case of Andrew Malkinson, the man who spent 17 years in prison for an awful crime he did not commit.
What is tech bloat and why is it a problem for law firms?
Too many law firms are adopting shiny new tech without first retiring their legacy systems, causing duplication and unnecessary costs.
