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Win for Encompass Corporation at TRI Awards
Encompass Corporation has won the Innovation and Technology Award at the 2016 Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency (TRI) Awards in a joint nomination with innovative challenger law firm, gunnercooke.
Innovative legal service provider picks Peppermint to streamline service delivery and drive growth
Pioneering Lancaster-based legal service provider, Lawthority, has selected Peppermint Technology’s integrated cloud software solution to empower the delivery of its legal process outsourcing services.
“Generation Rent will be the ultimate losers of the government’s tinkering” – Search Acumen comments on ONS private housing rental data
Andy Sommerville, director of Search Acumen, comments on ONS index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain: Sept 2016.
Lessons from the L&D world
At a recent Learning & Performance Institute meeting we discussed what makes for a good relationship between a training provider and a training purchaser.
BDBF LLP streamlines operations with DPS’s new time recording app
Braham Dutt Badrick French LLP (“BDBF”), top specialist employment law boutique based in the city of London, represent senior executives of the world’s biggest financial institutions.
Vicky Brackett to be new BLS head at Irwin Mitchell
Irwin Mitchell announces that Vicky Brackett is to become the new chief executive of its fast-growing business legal services division.
InfoTrack free London CPD event: Driving profitability through change
On Tuesday 15 November, InfoTrack are hosting a free CPD event in their new London office where a number of industry thought leaders will discuss ‘Driving Profitability through change’.
Eclipse’s Proclaim Practice Management system maximises potential at international firm, DKLM Solicitors
Eclipse Legal Systems is implementing its Law Society Endorsed Proclaim Practice Management Software solution at DKLM Solicitors, an established central London law firm.
DAS LawAssist, QLP and Novitas announce clinical negligence partnership
The after the event division of the DAS UK Group announces that they have entered into a new arrangement with specialist lender for the legal profession, Novitas, to provide solicitors with ATE insurance and funding for disbursements in clinical negligence cases.
Take part in PI sector survey – First4Lawyers
First4Lawyers has launched its second annual State of the Market survey, designed to gauge the challenges facing the personal injury sector and build a comprehensive picture of the market.
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The SRA needs to admit it got it wrong about SLAPPs
The High Court judgment in Ashley Hurst v SRA in January raises serious questions about the regulator’s approach to allegations of SLAPP-like behaviour.
Why menopause support belongs on every law firm’s agenda
Progression in the law slows significantly as women approach senior leadership. Most will be at the height of their careers around the average age menopause symptoms begin.
Law firms need to go beyond document checks
At the root of every failed compliance review is a familiar phrase: a calm assertion of “but we did a document check”.
