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Toll fraud, otherwise known as phone phreaking, call phreaking or dial-through fraud is on the rise in the UK and has cost some businesses tens of thousands of pounds. The reason: it can go completely undetected until the time of your next phone bill – and suddenly you’re stung with a huge bill that you might not be able to afford.

We previously warned claimant lawyers “not to get the bunting out quite yet” after the snap general election saw the Prisons and Courts Bill shelved as we all knew that if the Conservatives formed the next government, there was every chance that the personal injury (PI) reforms contained in the Bill would be revived.

The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP), a shared legal services organisation of the boroughs of Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Kingston and Wandsworth; is live on the latest version of Lexis® Visualfiles™, the legal workflow and case management system from LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions. LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions is a technology provider who works in partnership with customers to help transform legal services. The solution has streamlined the legal processes across the five boroughs, which is delivering productivity gains to the 130 users and business efficiencies to the SLLP. Visualfiles has also been instrumental in enabling the SLLP initiative to expand by providing a flexible and scalable case management platform. The borough of Wandsworth is the latest member to join the SLLP and migrate its legal matters onto to the Visualfiles case management system.

Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth has called for further changes to be made to rules for older borrowers, in light of the recent flurry of activity concerning later life finances.

On the 13th July we hosted a seminar at Great John Street hotel where a variety of familiar and new faces joined us to talk about Customer Contact in the legal sector. Hosting this event was important to us as Concert understand that our services should be driven by what matters to our customers. There was a fantastic turnout and we’d like to say a big thank you to all who attended.

Eclipse Legal Systems – the UK’s leading legal software provider – has announced the launch of a new application to assist law firms in attaining compliance with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The UK’s leading outsourced service and legal software provider, Quill, today unveils its new name and visual identity following a management buyout (MBO) in June.

As the great summer getaway begins, a national survey of small business owners, including legal professionals, found those in the millennial generation are most likely to want more time offline. 73% of 25-34 year olds would like more time unconnected, compared with 53% of 45-54 year olds and 40% of over 55s who would like time switched-off from devices.

Elizabeth works for the Environmental Health Department at East Cambridgeshire Council. Her role is to take care of matters for ‘lone’ deceased people who are sadly found in residential properties not owned or run by the council in the district.

Each year we invite industry leading speakers to present on a wide range of topics relating to the challenges and opportunities currently facing conveyancers. Experts in their field, our speakers provide in-depth knowledge, bags of enthusiasm and some great ideas that can be immediately implemented into your day-to-day activities.