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SiNERIX rebrands to VirtualSignature
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.
Get ready for a different solicitors’ PI insurance renewal
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 embrace big ideas for future
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 new insolvency law – what you need to know
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.
Bates Wells replace its Practice Management System with Linetime Liberate
“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.
Conveyancing firms learn how to get back up and running
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 welcomes Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday
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.
LEAP comments on the Government’s stamp duty plan
Craig Taylor Director of Relationship Development at LEAP comments on the Government’s plan to raise stamp duty to £500k.
Hugh James and ARAG agree after-the-event insurance arrangement
Hugh James, the top 100 UK law firm with offices in Cardiff and London, has signed a long-term agreement with ARAG to use the legal expenses provider’s after-the-event (ATE) insurance products for a broad range of case types, across several practice areas.
SearchFlow responds to Chancellor’s Economic Statement
Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Economic Statement today, Dr Thomas Quirke, managing director of SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions – provides his view on the announcement made relating to the property market and changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
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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.
