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Burcher Jennings joins forces with Kings Legal Costings to form New Manchester Office
Martyn Jennings and Richard Burcher are delighted to announce that the firm has joined forces with Victoria Morrison-Hughes of Kings Legal Costings, to launch a new Burcher Jennings Manchester office.
Insolvency ATE insurance will continue despite the end of premium recoverability
Leading ATE insurer, DAS LawAssist predict that the recent announcement to end the insolvency exemption from LASPO will penalise claimants but not end the need for ATE insurance.
OneSearch Direct puts 3.5 million searches on the horizon for 2016
OneSearch Direct, the UK’s largest local search data company, is celebrating a successful 2015 with the news that they have processed over 3.4 million searches since its inception in 1992.
Vinciworks new online diversity course
In just 30 minutes, the online diversity course provides an overview of the key obligations and best practice impacting day-to-day work at the firm.
Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s latest release of UK Property Transaction Data for November 2015
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments on the latest HMRC residential property transaction data for November.
Alletsons Solicitors becomes 450th firm to sign up to Advanced Legal’s practice and case management solution
Somerset-based Alletsons Solicitors Ltd has selected ALB, the practice and case management solution (PCMS), from Advanced Legal to increase efficiency. The firm is the 450th to implement the solution and will go live in the spring 2016.
Demise of Veyo is good news for the industry say Redbrick Solutions
The recent announcement from the Law Society that it was winding up the much hyped Veyo ‘e-conveyancing platform’ was widely lambasted by the conveyancing profession after they had invested a reported £11m into the failed solution with little or no consultation from conveyancers.
Electronic identity checks can safeguard the conveyancing industry from fraudsters
Maud Rousseau, group marketing and communications director of SearchFlow, conveyancing search provider, looks at why the industry needs to hand over the baton when checking the identity of their clients to electronic data specialists.
DPS help law firms fight cyber-attacks
DPS are proud to be the only legal technology provider to be ISO 27001:2013 certified at a company level.
Progressive Essex firm PCS Legal implement new technology to assist home-movers
Founded in 2006, PCS Legal are a specialist conveyancing law firm based in Essex. Their vast experience in handling property transactions (they handle some 4000 matters per annum) ensures that clients receive an expert, friendly and first class service.
Blog
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
Modern vehicles: new injury profiles and new legal challenges
As the number of electric vehicles on UK roads continues to grow year-on-year, it is important to address the risks that come with their increased adoption.
