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IRIS Legal is delighted to announce a major deal with Harold G Walker Solicitors which sees the firm combine a move of its IT systems into a fully managed hosted environment with the introduction of hosted telephony, an upgrade to its IRIS Evolution practice management system, comprehensive IT support and a move of its electronic legal forms from Oyez to IRIS Laserform.

In today’s ever changing economic environment, a carefully considered budget is a crucial part of any firm’s financial arsenal. With most firms’ year end fast approaching now is the time to reflect on your current financial status and to start planning your budget for the next fiscal year.

Legal technology newcomer Peppermint Technology has been shortlisted in the prestigious KnowList Awards for Technology Innovation. This category recognises organisations that have developed pioneering technology that is innovative by design or implementation, and Peppermint is the only legal practice management system to make the shortlist.

Conveyancers need to carry out more flood searches to avoid accusations of negligence, as parts of the country face the threat of flood from melting snow. Currently, too many conveyancers only recommend flood searches on properties that are traditionally seen as being at risk of flood – those built on floodplains or located near rivers, according to property search provider, SearchFlow.

QualitySolicitors Rubin Lewis O’Brien has chosen SOS Connect as its legal software partner as it works towards Lexcel accreditation. Based in Cwmbran, the multi-practice firm serves clients across south Wales and in London and the south-east, as well as overseas.

After another outstanding year, TikitTFB tops 2012 after a record fourth quarter, winning 8 new clients for their case and practice management system, Partner for Windows. These include DBS Law in Birmingham, Osbornes in Camden and media law specialist, Russells in London

IRIS Legal is delighted to announce the signing of its first partnership agreement of 2013 with COLP/COFA software provider Riliance Software Ltd. In the agreement, and in response to the increasingly complex regulatory needs of UK law firms, IRIS Legal has added Riliance’s market leading COLP/COFA online service to its existing product portfolio to provide a unique service offering to the UK legal market.

Tim Springham, CEO Designate, managing director of BT Enterprises, said, “We are proud to welcome Tikit into our family of IT and telecoms businesses. The partnership with Tikit gives us a great opportunity to leverage the breadth of joint products and services, as well as maximising the power of our brands and global reach. We will expand our IT services capability together and continue to grow both businesses.

Conveyancing search supermarket ETSOS has brought in a new product line for early 2013 with the addition of title insurance. Users now enjoy one-click access to a range of specialist products via the ETSOS ordering portal, removing the need to go into separate systems or deal with two supplier accounts.

LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, has announced that insurance law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP has selected Lexis InterAction as its preferred client relationship management tool. The firm will complete the roll-out of InterAction across its nine offices by spring 2013.