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Residential property – a melting pot of activity
When people are queuing outside an estate agency overnight to be ‘first in line’ for the launch of a new property development, you know the residential property industry is facing unusual times
National Accident Law is ready for the small claims reforms
National Accident Law is ready for the small claims reforms’ go live date
White Paper: Better early case assessment with Nuix Discover
Nuix Discover delivers far more than just early case assessment, but also provides the roadmap to quick, cost-effective document review.
Arken.legal and Exizent announce game-changing partnership to revolutionise ‘pre-to-post-death’ journey for legal firms
Arken.legal, specialists in digital estate planning solutions, and probate experts, Exizent have announced a partnership that will see the integration of their two market-leading platforms to make estate administration and probate easier for legal firms
GeoRisk – are you compliant with guidance on mining risk?
Ground stability, Mining and Geo-risk. Living in a temperate climate as we do here in the UK, nothing else out there has quite the same potential for catastrophic impact to property. Nor does any other risk have the same potential to impact so fundamentally the central aspect of most property transactions – the integrity of buildings themselves.
Probate delays continue but Tower Street Finance can offer a lifeline
Probate delays are still causing real issues for families waiting to receive an inheritance.
Imminent MOJ road traffic accident changes affect the claims portal and A2A
The recent RTA Pre-Action Protocol amendments announced by the MOJ, to coincide with the increase in small claims track limit and the launch of the ‘Official Injury Claims Service’ which is for road traffic accident claims that occur on or after 31 May 2021, will affect how the claims portal and A2A work.
The National Will Register’s free will registration month ends on Friday 4 June
Law firms have until Friday 4 June to express their interest in registering their clients’ wills and existing will bank on The National Will Register at no cost.
Conveyancing crunch deepens as the property market recovers by double in Q1
The number of property transactions registered in England and Wales climbed 26% over the last quarter, rising to 241,916 in Q1 2021, up from 192,063 in Q4 2020, according to the latest edition of the Conveyancing Market Tracker from Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider
Latimer Hinks choose ‘highly recommended’ Linetime to manage efficiencies
Latimer Hinks have announced the selection of Linetime to continue improving efficiencies across the firm, citing how the legal business management software was highly recommended throughout the selection process.
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Motor finance – the FCA is more worried about banks than consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority’s motor finance redress scheme announced last week amounts to one of the largest ever consumer failures by the regulator.
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.
