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Not so Sleepy Hallow – Tales from a swelling village
For many years, Hallow was a sleepy backwater to the north west of the bustling city of Worcester. Now, with tough new house building targets, its district council has found itself wrestling with competing demands to house its local residents. At the same time, they object to what they see as excessive urbanisation of the village into an extension of the city.
InfoTrack announce key webinars supporting conveyancers
InfoTrack have announced a set of educational webinars designed to support conveyancing law firms, including how to minimise the threat of fraud.
Cutting costs and coming out fighting
Cutting costs without cutting opportunity. Businesses up and down the country are looking at the current situation and considering where they can most effectively cut costs.
Onboarding clients when working remotely
The legal sector is embracing a brave new world of providing legal services. We are no longer able to meet with clients face to face and are encountering difficulties in remaining regulatory compliant at a time when legal services are still in high demand.
Report identifies rise in phishing campaigns during Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has led to an increase in phishing campaigns as cyber criminals take advantage of a heightened demand for information and a greater reliance on technology.
Online will service: More important than ever
COVID-19 has instantly propelled many businesses into a remote working environment. For the Wills & Probate industry, face-to-face meetings with clients to organise their estate planning documents are on hold until further notice.
Certainty Expert Webinars present Mark Baxter, Barrister, 5 Stone Buildings
We are pleased to be welcoming back Mark Baxter, Barrister at 5 Stone Buildings who will be presenting the next Certainty Expert Webinar on Wednesday 15th April 2020 at 12.00pm, titled “Recent Court of Protection Cases of Note”.
SearchFlow launches fully-integrated Post Completion Services
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions – has today launched Post Completion Services that enables legal professionals to manage and submit validated Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) returns and all HM Land Registry electronic Document Registration Service (eDRS) applications and requisitions – including the AP1 change of register form – as part of the conveyancing process.
First4Lawyers receives FCA authorisation
First4Lawyers, the UK’s largest independent legal marketing collective, has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its activities as a Claims Management Company (CMC).
Business continuity during the Coronavirus downturn – FREE webinar
On 30 March, over 300 people attended our one hour webinar providing detailed advice and tips for surviving the current crisis. Feedback was very pleasing and we received many requests to repeat this event.
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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.
