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LexisNexis have worked with ARPAS, the UK Drone Association, and Bird & Bird to create what is believed to be the first published template Drone Services Agreement, written specifically to mitigate the legal challenges faced by the drone industry in England and Wales.

A survey conducted by data management business DSA Connect has found that 30% of employees are handling more data and that more than a third (37%) anticipated an increase in both the number and value of data breach fines by 2025.

You’ve probably had to get used to lots of changes these past few months. The biggest of which for many will have been adapting to working from home.

Digital identity and verification software vendor, SiNERIX, has launched its upgraded e-signature and digital onboarding platform under the brand name VirtualSignature, with added features for digitally witnessing, electronically signing and sealing deeds.

Law firms need to be fully prepared for when your professional indemnity (PI) insurance renews as insurers will now be examining firms with a fine-tooth comb. It’s likely that they will ask more questions and request more information than ever before. That’s where we can help you present your firm in the best possible light.

Mid-size law firms are looking for big ideas and are focused on strategy, according to research carried out by LawNet, the collaborative non-profit network. 

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 was only published on 20 May but received Royal Assent on 1 July. Fast-tracked through Parliament because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it introduces both permanent and temporary changes to the insolvency regime, and represents the biggest shake-up for several years.

“Positive People. Positive Impact.” Bates Wells certainly live up to their strapline, by forging ahead with an important project to replace its Practice Management systems with the Linetime Liberate solution.

Conveyancers can start working from home again more efficiently than they did while in the office. This was one of the main lessons learned in DPS Software’s latest webinar ‘Paperless Conveyancing in Lockdown UK’.

Landmark Information, the property, land and environmental data specialist, is welcoming the rescue package announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, to help further stimulate the property market with a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday on properties up to £500,000, in England and Northern Ireland, until the end of March 2021.