associate news
Knovos launches next generation of eDiscovery with eZReview® update
Latest software version employs built-in analytics for comprehensive eDiscovery – from data processing through production
Terrafirma commits support to CoPSO future
Terrafirma has today announced they are extending their existing role within the Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) as ongoing Executive Members.
SearchFlow responds to calls for greater reporting of suspicious activities, as part of crackdown on money laundering
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of search solutions and legal reports – is urging property lawyers to make Anti-Money Laundering searches an automatic step of the due diligence process, in a bid to help combat related risks in the property transaction process.
ICO records four times more data breaches since GDPR
In the year since GDPR came into effect on 25th May 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has logged in excess of 14,000 data breaches – more than four times that during the previous year.
Future Climate Info extends COPSO executive membership commitment
Innovative environmental reports provider to play deeper role in the only lender-approved data and compliance standard for property transactions.
Quill’s costs, functionality and longevity win over Burt Brill & Cardens
Burt Brill & Cardens Limited is the latest law firm to sign up to Quill’s Interactive legal accounting software. With a rigid timeframe for implementation, dictated by the end-of-contract date for its legacy legal accounts system, the practice went live in April 2019.
Tech supports developers’ smart use of land, says Search Acumen
Not only was it a strong year of house building in 2017/18 with more than 160,000 homes completed in England, but as today’s Land Use Change Statistics reveal, it was a smarter year as developers built 3,300 more homes on previously undeveloped land compared to 2016/17.
Groundsure statement regarding CoPSO membership
Groundsure is today announcing its intention to play a leading role in the launch of a new trade body for the property search and property data due diligence industry.
Thames Water Property Searches Commercial Conveyancing CPD
According to reports, commercial property is expected to rebound once the uncertainty surrounding Brexit subsides. A wealth of domestic and overseas investors are poised to advance their plans once a clear picture of the UK’s future is formed.
Terrafirma feature on BBC’s The One Show
Terrafirma’s CEO and Founder, Tom Backhouse, recently travelled to St Albans to film with BBC The One Show. Using new and emerging technologies, such as satellite observation and data modelling, Terrafirma can peel back time, and the ground, to reveal what lies beneath.
Blog
Amplifying reach through employee-driven thought leadership
Nine in 10 executives believe thought leadership is critical to building authority, yet only a quarter feel they have implemented a robust strategy.
Divorce escrow: asset sales before final settlement
When significant matrimonial assets are sold before a final financial order is agreed, holding the proceeds safely and neutrally can present real practical challenges.
AML lacks clarity – and standards are suffering
If firms are buckling under the pressure of AML regulations, subject to ever-increasing fines, then something is clearly not working as it should be.
