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The role of groundwater in providing secure water supplies and supporting a healthy surface water environment is vital. In recent years, England and Wales has experienced exceptional swings that have led from drought to groundwater flooding in as little as four months.

The Local Land Charges team at Westminster City Council received the highest number of votes from solicitors and licensed conveyancers in the Customer Satisfaction category at last week’s Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence.

Data retention is not optional. It’s mandatory. Under the fifth data protection principle of the GDPR, personal data cannot be kept for longer than needed. However, there is no specific time limit stated. How long data is retained for will depend on the purpose for holding the data.

As the Coronavirus continues to take hold in the UK, more and more people, especially the elderly, are likely to self-isolate to prevent the spread of the disease.  You also may be required to not travel or to work from home as the UK implements stronger measures to contain and delay the spread.  This could impact your business by preventing you visiting your client at home or preventing them from coming to you.   

The plans announced today by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick are comprehensive and far ranging – which may be the stimulus needed to throw off England’s housebuilding torpor.

The winners of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2020 were announced at The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane last night. Originally established in 2013, the LexisNexis Legal Awards (formerly the Halsbury Legal Awards) recognise and celebrate firms, companies and individuals that have furthered the Rule of Law through brilliant practice and innovation. 

Chris Loaring, Managing Director of Landmark Legal and Argyll Environmental, part of Landmark Information, responds to the outcomes from yesterday’s Spring Budget, which was delivered by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak

Insight Legal Software Ltd. The leader in Legal Technology for the UK and ROI has today announced that it will provide free migration to the cloud for Law Firms that currently utilise its software in an on premise deployment.

Topical Talks with Title Research is a podcast about estate administration, probate and other areas of interest in the Wills and probate sector. In each episode, the specialists at Title Research speak to a highly regarded individual from the industry about their specialism and current popular topics of conversation.

Increasingly, many private client firms are looking at how to provide a more user-friendly service for their clients seeking help with their Wills, trusts and probate matters. You’ll probably hear firms cite, expertise, their leadership status in certain specialisms, their location, and the technologies they are using to provide faster turnaround times at less cost to the client.