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Arken Professional now reflects the government’s temporary amendment to legislation for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, which allows for the remote witnessing of Wills via video link.

CRCS Legal offer outsourced Complaint Resolution and Compliance Solutions, that are costs effective, efficient and compliant with your regulatory obligations. In today’s climate it is even more vital that every precious minute is allocated to using the skills you have to help the client and to generate income, whilst providing value for money that attracts and retains clients, but in addition you have to ensure you follow all rules and regulations.

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “This latest data underlines the scale of the sharp bounce back the construction sector has undergone since the troughs of lockdown.

During the pandemic, the main focus of the Legal Aid Agency has been to help providers continue legal aid services for clients, identifying new flexible ways of working. The pandemic has created opportunities for these providers to improve their systems by becoming more agile and therefore offer a better service.  

The creaking and antiquated court system is reaching breaking point as a result of the pandemic, but there is another cloud on the horizon in the form of the Civil Liability Act that could make things even worse.

As business owners and leaders in our niche corner of the economy continue to ride the roller coaster of uncertainty that the coronavirus pandemic has presented to us all, I decided to look at the big-picture for some pointers.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently announced two significant fines after a lengthy review following the data breach incidents at British Airways and Marriott International.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced a new collaboration with Index Solutions (Index), whose contact cleaning and monitoring services improve relationship-based business development by combining human and artificial intelligence.

Best-in-class solutions for legal firms – Clio and Arken Professional – are now integrated to provide the busy private client solicitor with even more efficiency gains. Although important beforehand, the pandemic, lockdown and working from home has further increased the need and appetite for cloud-based digital solutions and streamlining of processes.

The first national lockdown period following the Covid-19 pandemic, certainly caught most of the 10,000 UK law firms off guard, particularly around the ability to ‘demobilise’ their workforce to operate remotely. While some transitioning, such as diverting phones, were relatively easy to make, the fact remains that the sector was not fully equipped to deal with remote working practices and the pressures of lockdown.