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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)
Linetime welcome Tughans Solicitors as a new client
Linetime is very pleased to welcome leading commercial practice Tughans Solicitors as a client to the every-growing community of Liberate System users.
Online Info Sharing with Clients & Third Parties
According to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics 91% of UK adults are now online. So it is no surprise at all that the majority of law firms using LAWFUSION tell us that their clients want to communicate and share info with their solicitors via a secure web portal at their convenience, just like they can with their banks, doctors and the likes of Amazon.
Automatically collect reviews with DPS Software
Law firms can now collect client reviews automatically through their DPS Software Case Management System, not only on completion of the matter, but also during the matter – a first in the market.
Cybersecurity coalition exposes outdated law hampering defence efforts
A coalition of cybersecurity experts, including leading consultancies and software specialists, is calling for the government to reform the thirty-year-old Computer Misuse Act which currently prohibits access to any computer system without the owner’s consent.
DocsCorp acquires Verowave
With the acquisition of Verowave Technologies, DocsCorp offers a unique set of solutions for delivering accuracy, efficiency, and security to firms when creating and sharing documents.
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Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
