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Santa brings early news of new jobs as law firm calls increase
Father Christmas had a sackful of early special gifts to deliver when he stopped off at telephone answering specialist Moneypenny with yuletide news of 100 new jobs.
Stigma of dementia leading to rise in will disputes
Specialist lawyers at Irwin Mitchell see significant rise in number of contested wills involving mental capacity issues.
350th firm signs up for Advanced Legal PCMS
Max Engel & Co LLP has become the 350th firm to sign up for ALB, Advanced Legal’s fully integrated practice and case management system (PCMS).
Legal Focus, part six: SRA and accountant’s reports – the current position
The final installment of Hazlewoods Legal Focus series focusses on SRA and accountant’s reports. Read more about the current position the legal sector is in and how to deal with it.
OneSearch Direct provides better service for Betteridges
OneSearch Direct, the largest local authority data search company in the UK, has announced that it now supplies Betteridges Solicitors.
Legal Focus, part five: Residual balances rules have changed
The penultimate guide in Hazlewood’s Legal Focus series looks at confirmation of the increase in the limit for donating residual client balances without prior SRA authorisation.
Ascent Legal reports 10% rise in ‘bizarre’ freeman on the land defences
Ascent Legal, one of the UK’s leading specialist recoveries law firms, has reported a 10% increase in bogus ‘freeman on the land’ defences filed by defendants facing unsecured and secured debts.
The university in the office
Law firms are being temporarily transformed into universities for their partners in an initiative from leading costs and pricing consultancy, Burcher Jennings.
Business is booming as national legal services provider expands it North Wales operations
Market leading national conveyancing search provider PSG is set to expand its operations in north Wales.
UK firm Maclay Murray and Spens chooses HighQ and Tikit for user-friendly client extranets
UK law firm Maclay Murray and Spens LLP (MMS) has selected HighQ Collaborate, through technology resellers Tikit, to provide its enhanced client extranet services.
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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.
