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New Management Team at UK’s Leading Data Breach Solicitors, Hayes Connor
Arriving on the scene in 2018, Hayes are now the UK’s leading data breach specialists. With a team of 15 lawyers and assistants, and a wealth of collective experience, the team are paving the way in all things data breach, cyber security, and online fraud.
Deloitte UK partners with Nuix to offer hosted discovery
New service combines Deloitte’s industry experience and technical expertise with Nuix Discover® review, analytics and artificial intelligence.
When virtual becomes reality
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Perhaps necessity is also the mother of transition? Because undoubtedly, over the past few turbulent months, many hundreds of thousands of legal personnel have transitioned, virtually overnight, and entirely out of necessity, to the status of “home worker”.
Terrafirma introduce first coastal hazards risk assessment in conveyancing
From the 14th September 2020, the Terrafirma Ground Report will include the first comprehensive, property-specific assessment of risk from coastal hazards, supported by expert interpretation.
SearchFlow publishes free guide on ‘AI and the Property Industry’
SearchFlow has published a new guide on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Property Industry, which is designed to provide a useful introduction to property lawyers and conveyancers, and explore how it can be used by law firms to their best advantage.
Experienced buyers of ATE
Sometimes we forget that the After the Event (ATE) insurance market is only two decades old. The ‘pause’ in our businesses over the last five months has given us all a chance to reflect on what’s happened over this time and anticipate what’s to come.
What’s next for online training?
According to Business Wire’s report at the end of 2019, the global corporate e-learning market was worth $14.23 billion in 2017 and will grow by 15% per year, reaching $49.87 billion in 2026
Understanding Mental Capacity and Protecting Vulnerable Clients
The role of a Court of Protection firm is to support vulnerable people; particularly those with a mental incapacity, their families and their advisers.
Due diligence leads to correct beneficiaries inheriting from an estate
When Estate Research were approached by a solicitor firm who believed that the deceased had died intestate and needed their help in locating the beneficiaries of an estate, Dominic Hendry, Head of Private Client at Estate Research recommended that a Certainty Will Search should be conducted first to confirm that there was no Will that the Deceased had written
The podcast for legal industry insights: Topical Talks with Title Research
Topical Talks with Title Research is a podcast about estate administration, probate and other areas of interest in the wills and probate sector
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Amplifying reach through employee-driven thought leadership
Nine in 10 executives believe thought leadership is critical to building authority, yet only a quarter feel they have implemented a robust strategy.
Divorce escrow: asset sales before final settlement
When significant matrimonial assets are sold before a final financial order is agreed, holding the proceeds safely and neutrally can present real practical challenges.
AML lacks clarity – and standards are suffering
If firms are buckling under the pressure of AML regulations, subject to ever-increasing fines, then something is clearly not working as it should be.
