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LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions today announced that the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), ranked among the top three arbitration institutions globally, is investing in legal workflow and case management system, Lexis®  Visualfiles™. With this deployment, the LCIA will leverage sophisticated technical capabilities to boost business efficiency and enhance the quality of service to its many international users.

PracticeEvolve Group incorporating SOS and Linetime, have announced a “Pathway to the Cloud” strategy available to all law firms globally, ultimately leading to a fully browser-based cloud solution called EvolveCloud.

Leading UK systems innovator, VirtualSignature, has announced the launch of an integration between its widely acclaimed cloud-based VirtualSignature platform and iManage. The move follows the development of an API integration by Tiger Eye, the leading iManage Partner for Knowledge and Technical Expertise.

UK average house prices increased by 8.9% over the year to April 2021, down from 9.9% in March 2021 (ONS HPI). Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data indicates the new build premium shows no signs of abating. 

BPP University Bar student Elena Michael has been named the winner in an annual search for the nation’s most promising legal talent. Elena was chosen as the winner of National Accident Helpline’s Future Legal Mind Award 2021 after impressing judges with her ideas on regulating the UK’s commercial porn industry.

First4InjuryClaims, the new alternative business structure (ABS) law firm from First4Lawyers, has appointed Andrew Wild as Head of Legal Practice. Andrew joins from WNS Legal Assistance LLP – an ABS law firm owned by WNS Assistance Limited, where he has spent the last six years. Prior to this he worked for BLM and Leech & Co.

In his eponymous Opening Shot, Simon Kuper insightfully asks “What is the combination of downward mobility and widespread inheritance doing to families, ambitions and societies?” We are, he argues, reverting to a societal norm where the bulk of wealth is inherited, not earned.

There are just days left for property professionals to claim their free Thirdfort Standard ID (Safe Harbour) Check from tmgroup, the leading provider of property searches and data. This offer is available Friday 4th June to Friday 18th June 2021 inclusive, and also extends to orders placed for the Thirdfort Original ID Check and the recently enhanced Source of Funds Check, too.

Neves Solicitors LLP is long standing firm that have been providing a wide range of legal services to customers for over 150 years and pride themselves on being a modern, progressive, approachable and family friendly but commercial firm. The services provided by Neves include residential property, commercial law and property, dispute resolution, employment law, family law and wills, trusts and probate.

Our recent research into the nation’s changing mobility habits highlighted how many people have taken up cycling and walking as alternative, more eco-friendly methods of transport in the last year. While it’s great to be ‘green’, we became concerned about the rising number of vulnerable road users and have been encouraging people to take extra care to reduce their likelihood of being involved in an accident.