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Indications are that many people concerned at the Coronavirus outbreak have made a new Will or codicil as they are worried about what might happen to their property and assets.

The latest Property Market Insights report points to a “U” in the market as conveyancing volumes rebound at the end of June to levels last seen in early March before the full force of the UK lockdown hit. While this is positive step, the road to recovery for many sectors in the UK remains unclear. Coupled with the threat of a spike in cases following the relaxation of restrictions at the beginning of July, we may see dampened demand in medium to long term.

If you’re working in a conveyancing department, you probably took a bit of a hit when the lockdown was announced. After all, conveyancing is the practice area most negatively affected by COVID-19. But now, as the lockdown ends, I’m guessing you’re probably getting things back up and running, albeit in a much different way to how your business worked before.

It is not uncommon for firms to close down and for others to inherit their Will Bank. Although their clients’ Wills have been safely moved and stored, often the Testators who wrote the Will are unaware that their Will has been moved which can lead to complications in locating the Will after they have passed away.

Casedo, the legal software that simplifies document analysis, research and organisation, has just announced the release of v1.3. The suite of new tools offers users additional tools to create court compliant e-bundles in a matter of minutes.

It has been just over a month since the government officially reopened the property market in England, following the Covid-19 restrictions.

DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Osborne Clarke, a leading international legal practice, is switching to pdfDocs for PDF creation, editing, and bundling.

A recent survey amongst eight countries has revealed that a UK based financial services firm suffered the largest financial loss following a cyber-attack last year.

The Access Group, today announced the agreement to acquire Eclipse Legal Systems.  The acquisition will enhance Access’s existing presence in the legal sector, which currently extends beyond 2,500 organisations with the vast majority in legal practice and the remaining customers being internal legal departments, across multiple verticals.

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced the availability of iManage RAVN Knowledge Unlocked. With Knowledge Unlocked, iManage has productised Knowledge Management and RAVN AI, making them accessible to a broader market through packaged solutions that are easy to deploy and use, cost-effective, and tightly integrated with the industry’s leading document and email management product, iManage Work 10.