associate news
DAS posts 8% GWP growth for year leading up to ARAG acquisition
DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company grew its gross written premium by 8% in 2023, the final year before the company was acquired by the International ARAG Group (ARAG SE) in a deal that was completed on January 2, this year.
Construction: Launch of the Retention Protection Pledge
With the recent news that ISG has entered administration, the spotlight has returned once more to the challenges and risks facing contractors and sub-contractors in the UK’s construction sector.
Express Solicitors makes further strides in the top 100 law firms
The Lawyer Top 200 UK Law Firms list is now live, and Manchester-based Express Solicitors has improved on its ranking once again, coming in at 71, up nine places from 80th place in 2023.
Search Acumen responds to HMRC’s property transaction data for August 2024
The seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in August 2024 is 90,210, 5% higher than August 2023 and marginally lower (less than 1%) than July 2024.
Introducing right to work, right to rent and mortality checks
The latest additions to the Verify 365 platform are Right to Work and Right to Rent (RTW & RTR) checks and mortality checks.
Infodash announces strategic partnership with BigHand Business Intelligence
Infodash, the leading provider of legal intranet and extranet solutions for Am Law 200 and Global 100 law firms, is thrilled to announce its partnership with global software provider BigHand for their Business Intelligence solution.
Preparing law firms for the impact of AI
This transformative shift in the rise of AI is heralding a new age of efficiency, providing law firms access to game-changing innovation that is altering the way they practise law and deliver client service.
Empowering excellence: How the ILFM helps Jenner & Block
For our second feature in our mini-series “Empowering Excellence”, ILFM member Bonnie McAvoy, Account Operations Manager at Jenner & Block, talks to us about how membership has assisted her in her role
Solicitors’ PI – five practical action points for presenting your claims to insurers at renewal
Whilst a firm’s claims history plays a central part in its attractiveness to insurers and premium calculation, the way in which claims are presented can make a huge difference.
Which device to use for speech to text and dictation?
When it comes to speech to text or digital dictation, it all comes down to recognition quality. Only a high speech recognition rate can ensure a user-friendly interface, which is key to long term adoption at any organization.
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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.
