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LexisNexis free tool delivers digitised DWP disabilities claims form
This free tool is available to all independent legal clinics and disability claimants, many of whom are amongst the most vulnerable in society
Introducing the summer 2020 edition of Entitlement from Title Research
The summer 2020 edition of Entitlement, Title Research’s quarterly news digest, is now available for legal professionals to download completely free of charge.
How law firms are leading the next wave of innovation in legal tech
The eDiscovery field has a long history of innovation that’s taken place on many fronts, something we’re intimately familiar with. The Nuix software that legal teams use today can process and index hundreds of files types in dozens of languages more rapidly and accurately than ever before.
Suspension of Jury Trials: A Threat to the Rule of Law
Jury trials sit at the heart of the criminal justice system in England and Wales. The opportunity to put your case before 12 of your peers is so fundamental to how we enact justice, many consider it to be a constitutional right.
LEAP and Yourkeys break the mould
Legal practice management system provider LEAP announces a new technology partnership whereby conveyancers using LEAP software provide their services to property builders via the Yourkeys digital platform. Yourkeys helps to speed up the conveyancing process for home builders by effectively tracking sales and qualifying and onboarding buyers.
Coronavirus and our desire for Certainty
Most people will have been affected by Coronavirus in some way during this pandemic. For some it’s been a very terrifying experience physically and for many more it’s been mentally and emotionally exhausting. Our daily lives and routines have been disrupted like never before including our schools, our work, our relationships and what is to become of our future?
National Cyber Security Centre launches tool to keep data safe during pandemic
As millions of people continue working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, the NCSC has launched a new tool to support individuals and businesses to comply with their data protection obligations.
Certainty Expert Webinar presents Til death do us part: ‘predatory marriage and probate’
We’re pleased to welcome Andrew Bishop, Senior Associate at Shoosmiths LLP and James McKean, Barrister at New Square Chambers who will be presenting our next Certainty Expert Webinar on Wednesday 22nd July at 12.00pm, titled “Til death do us part: ‘predatory marriage and probate’”.
The Access Group acquires DPS Software
The Access Group (Access), today announced the acquisition of DPS Software (DPS), a UK leader in SaaS based Practice Management software for Legal Practices and In-House Legal departments, with a focus on firms with between 10 and 200 employees.
A Window of Opportunity For Law Firms: Lockdown Software Offer
For those law firms that have outgrown their current software, and are keen to take advantage of the ‘lockdown/furlough’ window of opportunity to find and implement a new system, the authors of LAWFUSION, Select Legal Systems Limited have announced today an exciting new software offer.
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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.
