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Ticking time bomb for ransomware attacks following large scale Blackbaud incident
It has recently been reported that tech firm Blackbaud was targeted by a ransomware attack in May with at least 12 universities and 50 charities affected in the UK and North America.
iManage named Finalist in the SaaS Awards
iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, has been named as a finalist in the 2020 SaaS Awards Program in the category Best SaaS for Improved Productivity. Now in its fifth year, the Software-as-a-Service Awards program celebrates software innovation that fuels business worldwide, accepting entries from around the globe including the US, Canada, Australasia, EMEA and UK.
Certainty Will Search – Providing confidence during Contentious Probate claims
When James McMullan, Partner at RIAA Barker Gillette, and listed specialist in the Certainty Contentious Probate Hub & Area, was dealing with a Contentious Probate claim, one of the first steps that he suggested that they should take was to conduct a Certainty Will Search.
Search Acumen comments on MHCLG Planning Consultation
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Few areas of the industry are calling out for transformation more than the UK’s planning system which places a greater emphasis on documents rather than data and local officials’ knowledge of the areas they directly manage.
Professional Deputy Eve Carter joins Hudgell Solicitors
Hudgell Solicitors is further enhancing its support to people awarded large damages settlements in compensation for serious and life-changing injuries through the appointment of an experienced professional Deputy and Trustee.
Building unstructured data solutions for today and tomorrow: part 2 – Endpoint and cloud collection
Most organizations that deal with investigations or litigation will typically need a way to collect and preserve data stored on endpoints across their enterprise.
SearchFlow webinar: AI and Natural Language Processing in law
On Thursday 13 August, SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions – is hosting a webinar that invites conveyancers to discuss the application of Natural Language Processing (NLP) in legal practices
How digital technology can help with the witnessing of wills
Coronavirus has put a number of everyday processes and laws under the microscope. The deadly virus has made people think about their mortality much more seriously; as a result we have had reports from a number of our colleagues in the legal sector that there has been a surge in people wanting to write and amend their last will and testament.
Businesses could lose half their customer base
Research carried out by customer experience specialist Genesys has revealed that 45% of consumers would stop using a company’s products or services following a data breach.
Efficiency boost for Private Client Sector
Eclipse Legal Systems, a Law Society partner, has announced integration with Arken.legal’s intuitive, comprehensive document generation solution – Arken Professional.
Blog
The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
