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Compliance that works
The Government and law firm COLPs have something in common – a high risk of non-compliance. Usually the May Bank Holiday is when I think Summer is on its way. Nicer weather, longer days, BBQs, gardening, meeting friends and holiday shopping.
Why mental health should form part of a law firm’s risk management strategy
At Miller we believe that law firms of all sizes should consider mental health as part of their risk mitigation. Not only is it the right thing to do to support your employees, it also helps to reduce risk, errors and potential claims.
Redbrick Insights launched to help conveyancers post lockdown
Redbrick Solutions, the award winning conveyancing case management provider, has launched a new service to help conveyancing firms compete and succeed in a post lockdown world.
Start-up selects Proclaim Practice Management solution from Eclipse
Start-up law firm Exclusive Law is implementing the Proclaim Practice Management solution from Eclipse, the Law Society Endorsed legal software provider.
Search Companies collaborate to improve lender handbook compliance
Leading search companies in England and Wales have teamed up with risk and compliance experts Lexsure to enable law firms to order a LENDERmonitor LM04 Policy Search alongside other conveyancing searches.
Conveyancing Coronacoaster in Q1
The conveyancing market experienced a turbulent ride in Q1 2020 as a post-election bounce in January was swiftly curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic resulting in a steep downturn in March, according to the Q1 2020 edition of the Conveyancing Market Tracker from Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider.
Blockchain, SQE and more: 5 things to consider for legal training over the next 12 months
With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the legal industry has already seen incredible changes in the way it operates, with more firms and legal professionals working remotely than ever before. As technology continues to evolve with digital transformation as a whole becoming an increasingly important focus in the sector, it is helping to support more flexible working practices, improve productivity and reduce cost.
Third party vendors – are they your organisation’s weakest link?
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represents one of the most robust data privacy laws in the world. It gives European citizens the right to ask organisations how their personal data is collected, stored, how it’s being used, and request that personal data be safely deleted. It requires companies to clearly explain how personal data is stored and used, plus obtain your consent before collecting it.
Atkins Dellow go hosted during Coronavirus Pandemic
Atkins Dellow were the Suffolk-based branch of London firm Atkins Thomson. Stepping out as an independent firm of 30 users in Bury St Edmunds they needed to choose new case and business management systems.
The new normal?
As I write this there is an emerging sense of movement towards an eventual release from lockdown restrictions. News updates from around the world detail gradual and tentative steps towards what is being described at the “New Normal”.
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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.
