associate news
Advanced Legal welcomes Hewitt & Gilpin as 400th ALB customer
Belfast-based law firm Hewitt & Gilpin has become the 400th firm to sign-up to Advanced Legal’s practice and case management solution, ALB.
Irwin Mitchell completes seventh acquisition as expansion continues
The debt legal services arm of Irwin Mitchell has completed the acquisition of the commercial debt recovery division of Sheffield based specialist P&A Receivables Services as part of its on-going strategic expansion drive.
An exciting opportunity for experienced cost lawyer/draftsman
GLD are looking for an experienced costs lawyer/costs draftsman to work in our in-house costs team.
Wrigleys Solictors signs up to SOS Connect for Court of Protection work
Yorkshire law firm Wrigleys Solicitors is implementing SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software (SOS) for its Court of Protection work.
Penningtons Manches enhances legal IT with innovative Peppermint Platform
Penningtons Manches LLP, a leading UK law firm, has selected the Peppermint Legal Service Platform to replace its existing legal IT systems.
Saunderson House: The situation in Greece
See Saunderson House’s investment bulletin on the situation in Greece.
Elite Insurance announces new senior appointment
Expanding legal expenses and general insurer Elite Insurance today announced the appointment of Andrew Stone as ‘commercial and technical director’. Stone will also be appointed to the main board of the company.
SRA completes industry-wide money laundering audit
On 26 June 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that it had completed its audit of anti-money laundering procedures at law firms. Early findings suggest that only a small proportion of firms require a follow-up visit.
23 leading law firms collaborate with VinciWorks on release of new anti-money laundering courses
Spearheaded by VinciWorks — a leader in online training, compliance and risk solutions — AML experts from 23 of the world’s leading firms have reviewed, rewritten and re-established the industry standard for AML training.
14th July: Will your client data and financial data be secure?
Unless the right protection is in place from 14th July 2015 your firm could be at a much greater risk from hackers and malware attacks that could breach and bring down your core practice, accounting and case management systems as well as your email.
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The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
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.
