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New year, new data breaches! 2021 has barely begun and there is already a growing list of significant data breaches that have come to light, with implications for huge numbers of members of the public whose sensitive personal data may have been exposed.

It is not uncommon for clients that have written Wills with a firm to move house and relocate to other parts of the country. Due to these circumstances and the passage of time, clients may forget where their Will is stored or lose the copy of their Will, making it increasingly difficult for their loved ones to locate it when they pass away.

COVID-19 has elevated the importance of scalable legal technology to flex alongside our businesses and maintain productivity throughout manpower fluctuations. Deborah Witkiss explains why…

Thursfields Solicitors’ Director and Head of Wills & Estates, Ian Bond, has joined the Legal Advisory Board of estate planning software specialist, Arken.legal.

There’s a lot to unpack with the SQE, but here at Flex Legal we’re hugely excited about the possibilities it offers juniors in the legal industry. Accordingly, we’ve tried to cover as many of the recurring questions as we possibly can in this blog post. If you haven’t read it already, we’d also strongly recommend you take a look at our SQE Explained blog post.

SearchFlow, the UK’s largest provider of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions, is delighted to confirm that Head of Customer Service, Katriona O’Hare has been recognised in the top 20 of the CX Stars 2021, which is an annual list of the UK’s most dedicated customer experience professionals.

With the deadline for the stamp duty holiday looming ever larger on the horizon, already over stretched property professionals are coming under more pressure than ever before.

The National Will Register is proud to announce that we are now listed in The Professional Deputies Forum’s Directory. The Professional Deputies forum is the representative body for professional deputies.

Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has today confirmed that the existing NLIS Hub provider, Decision Insight Group (DIG) has agreed to extend the NLIS Hub contract.  The extension will run until March 2024.

In the latest episode of the Topical Talks podcast, Title Research was joined by Emma Baddaley, Director of Strategic Relationships at Inheritance Data. Emma Baddaley has worked extensively in the legal sector to provide a range of legal service solutions. She has regularly been part of the Wills and probate industry round table discussions and is part of the highly successful Women In Wills group.