associate news
Don’t be a victim to money laundering
Money laundering is very much in the legal news at the moment, especially as the Solicitors Regulation Authority is continuing with its thematic reviews looking at AML compliance within law firms; its most recent review looked into 74 firms and found some major failings, including inadequate training, no firm-wide risk assessments in place, and issues around source of funds checks.
625,000 properties at risk of falling into the sea
Is your client planning to buy one? Do you know what the implications are for insurability or what really happens if their cliff-top garden collapses onto the promenade below? This and more was discussed in a tm:tv session on Coastal Hazards, as part of the Climate Change and the Property Market series.
LexisNexis launches Lexis Create to take the pain out of legal drafting
LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal intelligence and analytics, has today launched Lexis Create, a powerful new platform that makes legal drafting easier. Lexis Create puts the muscle of LexisNexis at lawyers’ fingertips within Microsoft Office products.
Certainty Will Search locates lost 33-year-old Will
When a loved one passes away, it is not uncommon for clients to find themselves in a position where they are either unsure as to whether the deceased had written a Will or if they had, where it is stored. Although a copy of the Will is often provided to a client, the passage of time, house moves and the misplacement of documents can lead to these copies being lost.
Access Group helps firms unlock limitless potential with new legal technology division
The Access Group, one of the UK’s leading software providers has officially launched its new legal software division, Access Legal, promising to help the UK’s most ambitious law firms achieve their potential through a powerful suite of technology.
Brexit VAT changes | A guide for law firms & small businesses
Leave? Remain? These discussions seem like ages ago don’t they? Well, Brexit is now a reality. Many of our clients in the legal sector are asking what this means for UK VAT-registered businesses selling services to overseas customers.
Will Registration: Adding value to your firm’s Will Writing process
Registering your clients’ Wills on The National Will Register protects the testator, executors and beneficiaries by ensuring that a Will can be located upon death.
Cloud hosting for legal firms
During our Access All Areas virtual conference, experts Chris Swailes, Louise Abbott and Julian Purser delivered a session on the growing importance of cloud hosting technology for the legal sector, how it can be implemented and how we’re already helping firms with state of the art cloud hosting solutions.
Be prepared before jumping into litigation
When undertaking any litigation support case, it is essential to firstly ascertain whether the other party has assets worth pursuing and whether any enforcement action is likely to succeed.
Medreport to become e-medicals Limited
With added focus on ethical behaviour in our industry, we have decided to adopt more responsible business practices and align this with a rebrand from Medreport to e-medicals U.K Limited.
Blog
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
Modern vehicles: new injury profiles and new legal challenges
As the number of electric vehicles on UK roads continues to grow year-on-year, it is important to address the risks that come with their increased adoption.
