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On Friday (12 March), the HM Land Registry of England and Wales (HMLR) unveiled a new digital identity standard. It offers conveyancers a ‘safe harbour’ if they choose to verify their client’s identity digitally and will not seek recourse against them. Overall, the practice guide advises on the use of smart technology to form an alternative standard for checking identity and will help conveyancers be given increased certainty on the identity of applicants.

Did you know subsidence is the most costly ground hazard in the UK? Around 64 million pounds of subsidence claims were made in the last year – and it’s only going to get worse as climate change wreaks havoc in the hotter and drier summers ahead, yet the full extent of the risk isn’t widely understood.

The National Will Register are pleased to welcome Professor Lesley King who will be presenting our upcoming Certainty Expert Webinar on Tuesday 30th March 2021 at 12.00pm, titled ‘Will-making in Social Isolation’.

DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, announced today its participation in the Reynen Court Solutions Store. The first-of-its-kind legal technology platform empowers enterprises to easily find and evaluate, securely test and deploy, and strategically manage legal technology. By listing in Reynen Court’s Solutions Store, compareDocs has the potential to benefit law firms on a global scale.

Companies around the world spend untold millions on eDiscovery every year, very often using an outdated model that outsources many, if not all, steps of the process. What if there was a way to use cutting edge software to reduce case sizes, shorten time to production, and limit the amount of enterprise data you send out, all in the interest of getting control of your eDiscovery budget?

As the end of the third national lockdown approaches, law firms must prepare for a dramatic and sustained spike in new enquiry volumes, according to research from Moneypenny.

Casedo, the innovative document workplace for the legal profession, has increased the period of their free trial by 200%. You can now benefit from all the amazing features for a period of 30 days.  The free trial provides full access to Casedo software and all the innovative features contained within.

ARAG acquires DAS operations in Canada and continues to pursue its international expansion strategy. The German ARAG Group, a global leader in legal expenses insurance (LEI) and currently active in 19 countries, has acquired DAS Legal Protection Inc. in Canada which is part of the Munich Re / ERGO Group.

Quad bikes are hazardous but doubly so when combined with an unstable iron ore mine. A south Cumbrian farmer was recently pulled to safety from a 60ft sinkhole, which ‘swallowed’ him and the quad bike he was riding.

Linetime have been selected by London based firm, Streathers, to deliver a system that empowers the firm to deliver rapid growth and drive profitability across its offices in Baker Street, Highgate, Hampstead and Crouch End.