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In July, significant data breaches included an online learning provider who exposed account information to unauthorised sources, a council exposing rent payments to the general public and the National Lottery Community Fund putting around six years’ worth of data at risk.

The latest Red Flag Alert research by Begbies Traynor for Quarter 2 of 2021 has recorded 650,000 businesses in the UK in ‘significant financial distress’. However, this number has fallen 10% since the highest recorded number of significantly distressed businesses which were recorded in Quarter 1  (723,000).

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated… accredited to the author Mark Twain, the statement has rung true over the last five years for a woman in France who has been trying to convince the authorities that she is very much alive and kicking.

Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on the new record high for UK house prices in today’s ONS UK House Price Index for June 2021.

iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge WorkTM, today announced that Arnold Bloch Leibler (ABL) – the storied independent Australian law firm renowned for advising clients on high-stakes transactions and disputes – has chosen iManage Closing Folders to simplify its legal transaction processes, becoming the first Closing Folders customer in the APAC region.

Regular conversations with law firms reveal what the important considerations are when it comes to Lexcel. One of the best pieces of career advice I ever received, as a marketing manager, was that I should make time every single week to have a decent conversation with at least one client. As my mentor at the time lamented, these conversations are the best way to keep on top of what is really important to clients.

For some firms, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) has taken a back seat as a consequence of the Covid-19 lockdowns, but now that things are getting back to some semblance of normality it is important that all firms ensure their EDI policies and procedures are fit for purpose and operate effectively on a day-to-day basis, especially in relation to sexual harassment.

Leading software provider Osprey Approach is delighted to announce that Dan Salmons, CEO of Coadjute, is the latest guest speaker to appear as part of its Osprey Integrations Webinar Series.

Our latest Accountants blog series has looked at the untapped business opportunities offering probate can bring to many accountancy and tax advisory firms. This final instalment of our series evaluates best practices for introducing probate into your firm and tips on ensuring it’s success, along with a helpful probate guide which can be downloaded here.  

Freedom Day has been and gone, with UK companies now encouraged by the government to ‘start planning a safe return to the workplace’ as of July 19th. This is partly to assist retail businesses in city centres who rely on the footfall of office workers. However, not everyone wants to go back to the pre-pandemic workplace; in fact, a BBC survey of the UK’s 50 largest businesses found that 43 of them plan to embrace hybrid working which incorporates remote working for two to three days of the week.