associate news

Redbrick Solutions are delighted to announce that the South West Police Cyber Crime Unit will be delivering a not to be missed presentation ‘The Cyber Threats You Can’t Risk Ignoring’ at the Bristol Law Firm Growth and Compliance CPD seminar on the 2nd November.

The General Data Protection Regulation was approved in 2016 and businesses have been given 2 years, until 25th May 2018, to work towards compliance with the regulation. We’re now just 8 months away from that date, and some businesses are still waiting; waiting to see what guidance comes from the ICO, waiting to see if Brexit will have an effect, waiting to understand where to start…

Saunderson House has been listed in the Financial Planning and Pensions category of Chambers and Partners’ highly regarded 2017 High Net-Worth Guide.

Leading North East Commercial law firm Mincoffs Solicitors have contracted with Linetime to implement the full Liberate software suite, providing integrated accounts, case & matter management and CRM firm-wide.

International law firm, Eversheds Sutherland LLP, has selected Lexis® InterAction® Business Edge, a comprehensive cloud-based CRM solution, from LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions; to optimise the firm’s business development efforts and to support the growth of this newly merged entity. Business Edge will automatically provide the business development teams with firm-wide ‘lawyer to client’ engagement dashboards to assist and support the firm’s focus areas. Eversheds Sutherland will have complete transparency of its business development activity, including breadth, depth and strength of firm-wide relationships, coupled with forecasting and pipeline tracking to help the firm achieve its business growth goals and provide enhanced client service. The firm will be able to encourage accountability for business development processes across all stakeholders and establish a relationship development mindset for the firm.

Temple Funding is urging litigators to undertake more detailed research when selecting third party funders, and joined calls for the sector to be properly regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as it continues to grow.

Hudgell Solicitors has been recognised by in leading law guide ‘The Legal 500’ as an ‘excellent’ firm which ‘prides itself on a more personal touch’.

This case is especially significant because it is the first of its kind – where solicitors were held liable for the full consequences of their failure to properly advise their clients of the risks involved in a ‘disastrous’ holiday home venture in Southern Italy, and failure to conduct the matter in a manner so as to protect the purchasers from those risks.

On one level, outcome (7.5) of the current SRA Code seems easily manageable; you must comply with all legislation relevant to your business. Of course we must! Of course we do, no need to be overly concerned about monitoring achievement of this professional duty.

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