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Inherited will bank leads to lost wills and lost law firm
It is not uncommon through the passage of time that firms can re-locate or close down which can result in other firms inheriting Will Banks which sometimes results in testator’s not being aware of the location of their Will.
£21m a day: commercial spending on real estate drops
Brexit uncertainty has contributed to a £20.6m drop in the daily amount spent by commercial buyers on real estate transactions across England and Wales since 2017, as the property market stutters through a challenging year according to the latest report from property data insight and technology provider Search Acumen.
West End law firm Campbell & Co select Proclaim Case Management solution
Bespoke legal experts Campbell & Co Solicitors is set to implement the Proclaim Case Management solution from Eclipse, the Law Society Endorsed legal software provider.
30 days until 5th Money Laundering Directive: are you ready?
The amendments for the 5th Money Laundering Directive comes into force on 10th January, and with Christmas and New Year in the meantime, this realistically gives lawyers around 15 working days to get everything that is required into place.
How to manage legal incidents within your firm
In an ideal world incidents and issues would not happen, but unfortunately, we don’t work in such a world. At some point something is likely to go wrong whether it be a mistake on a client file, or a cyber breach or incident. When an incident does occur, rectifying and learning from it is the important thing.
Linsey McDonald named Family Law Chartered Legal Executive of the Year
Linsey McDonald FCILEx, who is also an Associate at Switalskis in Wakefield, has been voted Family Law Chartered Legal Executive of the Year. She was presented with the title at the 2019 Family Law Awards ceremony in London last month.
Improving efficiency through legal technology
In the modern climate law firm efficiency and the implementation of technology are inextricably linked. Technology has the potential to reduce time scales, drive more efficient processes and create an increasingly smooth and transparent customer journey.
Wokingham Borough Council bolster recruitment strategy with remote working
Shared Legal Services (SLS) from Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead began looking for a new case management system in early 2018. A key consideration for them was the ability to work remotely with the best security levels that were available.
Landmark hosts pre-election webinar on what the manifestos say about land, development and housing
Landmark Information, the leading provider of information to the UK property market, has hosed a special pre-election webinar to compare the major political party manifestos regarding brownfield development, urban development and housing.
Next generation technology success for 700 law firms
The appetite for next generation technology amongst legal firms shows no signs of slowing down, as Advanced today announces that more than 700 law firms have now adopted its ALB Practice and Case Management System.
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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.
