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Tikit, part of BT Group and leading provider of technology solutions for law and professional services firms, and Introhive, a supplier of data automation and relationship intelligence software for CRM, today announced a strategic partnership which will leverage Introhive’s capabilities with law firm customers. The focus on quality data, a pre-requisite for successful business development, as well as end user adoption can be successfully driven through Introhive’s technology.

New research shows that despite seven in 10 people saying they are worried about developing dementia, only five per cent of the population have done any financial and legal planning to deal with the issues of capacity.

Leading Law Firm Commits To Becoming Most Dementia-Friendly Legal Business In UK

Today’s figures show that UK house prices are continuing to slow, falling from 5.6% growth in February to 4.1% in March. This trajectory is no doubt reflective of the wider sentiment of the UK housing market, with the industry remaining flat and stagnant in the face of ongoing uncertainty.

Our recent CPD event included a very interesting talk from Jan Boothroyd, the Chief Executive of Land Data, on Local Authority Searches. Jan is acknowledged as the leading Local Land Charges expert in England and Wales and is a long-standing member of The Law Society CON29 Working Party as well as being the author of the highly insightful “Garner’s Local Land Charges” book.

Encompass Corporation, creator of Know Your Customer (KYC) software for banking, finance, legal and accountancy, today announced that it is teaming with FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services. The combination of FactSet’s data solutions and Encompass for KYC purposes enables truly global coverage for KYC and beneficial ownership checks.

The Peloton Communications group provide online business generation and creative strategies for the legal sector. Comprising of Curated Media, Moore Legal Technology, and Network Legal, our companies work with law firms in the UK and beyond from our collaborative work space in central Glasgow – and we want to share that space with you.

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced that it has appointed Pinsent Masons’ partner Adrian Barlow to the role of National Head of Real Estate.

Three-quarters of CLC lawyers think that regulation by the CLC provides value for money and supports innovation and growth in their business. Now the CLC has launched a consultation on the objectives and principles that should govern the setting of licence and practice fees. This follows a 20% reduction in entity fee rates in 2016.

The last 12 months proved to be a period where it would have been advisable to observe the turmoil in world politics with detached interest and under no circumstances attempt to alter one’s investment portfolio in response. In the link below, we discuss how our recommended asset allocations changed in response to the political turmoil over the year and consider the performance of the model against both its peer group and industry comparators.