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National Accident Law reports early successes with whiplash reforms strategy
Personal injury law firm, National Accident Law, has reported some key milestones relating to the successful development of its post whiplash reforms’ proposition.
CTS appoints Nick Martin to lead Strategic Consulting Division
CTS, the legal sector’s provider of cloud and IT services specifically shaped for law, is pleased to welcome Nick Martin as Director of Consulting.
Q&A on legal aid with Steve Keeling and David Gilmore at DG Legal
Legal aid is, necessarily, always changing, governed as it is by parliament and the commitment to access to justice for disadvantaged people. Keeping up with these changes is no small challenge. That’s why we quizzed legal aid gurus DG Legal Consultant, Steve Keeling, and DG Legal Director, David Gilmore, so that law firms can understand what’s changed these past months in order to fully comply with their Legal Aid Agency (LAA) obligations.
Changing consumer behaviour creates opportunity for probate providers
Consumer shopping for legal services has undergone a sea change over the last year as people young and old have taken to their devices to research and buy everything from home gym equipment to probate services.
Subsidence: What is it? What causes it? And how can you find out if you are affected?
Subsidence is a common problem in the UK and is defined as the vertical downward movement of the ground. If a building is located above, this will result in the damage to a building and its foundations. Subsidence is thought to affect up to 20% of residential properties in England and Wales.
Everything you always wanted to know about Legal Technology (but were afraid to ask)
The Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) is the UK’s industry body for legal systems developers and vendors. It is a not-for-profit trade organisation set up to promote legal technology. In existence for over twenty years, the LSSA membership includes some of the most knowledgeable people in the legal technology industry.
Introducing the summer 2021 edition of Entitlement from Title Research
The summer 2021 edition of Entitlement, Title Research’s news digest, is now available for legal professionals to download completely free of charge.
In conversation with Andrew Guile
Technology in law has been more in the spotlight this past year than ever before. The challenges posed by home or hybrid working have caused law firm managers to assess and upgrade their technology. Following our ‘Secrets from real partners on the tech you really need’ webinar in May, we caught up with guest speaker, Andrew Guile, Partner at GN Law, to find out which technology solutions make this practice tick.
Have conveyancers’ needs changed? OneSearch launch survey
OneSearch, the largest local search data company in the UK, has launched an industry-wide survey to determine the needs of conveyancers, as firms recalibrate after the first of two SLDT deadlines.
FCI launches new look residential reports
Future Climate Info (FCI) has launched a new, refreshed Residential environmental report range that is available to the conveyancing market from 1st July 2021. The reports have an improved fresh, modern look and feel, providing greater usability and speed of report analysis.
Blog
Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
AI and law firm risk – the view of professional indemnity insurers
In considering law firm applications for cover, many insurers will expect to see evidence of how firms are adapting to AI and preparing for the future.
