associate news

A Manchester-based law firm that recently announced its £3m expansion plans has become the first practice in the country to implement Proclaim ABS PI.

The UK’s only intellectual property advisory service tailored to the needs of the creative sector, Own-it, has announced it is expanding its service toManchester. The pro bono initiative has been made possible byManchester-based law firm Ralli.

Tikit is delighted to announce that The Co-operative Group, the UK’s largest mutual business, owned by over six million members, has made a substantial investment in Tikit’s award-winning practice management system Partner for Windows.

Legal technology innovator Peppermint Technology today announces the launch of the ‘Peppermint App Shop’ as part of its Legal Service Platform. The App Shop brings together in one place a wide range of complementary partner products and services designed for legal service providers.

A major survey of 116 financial sector-based businesses launched today by international law firm Faegre Baker Daniels LLP looks at the use of restrictive covenants in the financial services sector. Whilst there are many in the City who might dismiss restrictive covenants, the survey found that 83% of respondents included them in their employment contracts and four out of ten (42%) supported the view that breaches and alleged breaches do get challenged.

Is your clients’ property at risk from subsidence? On Monday 20 February, the Environment Secretary announced that the south-east of England has officially moved into drought status. With the lack of rainfall predicted to continue and areas of drought set to increase this situation can also lead to an increased risk of subsidence, which can have a detrimental effect on your property warns Property Assure, the property information and helpline service provider.

Awdry Bailey & Douglas Solicitors has selected SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software as its next-generation integrated case management system. The new software will support the firm’s goal to provide a more proactive service to clients whilst benefiting from closer integration to improve time recording, customer relationship management and business performance reporting.

Senior partners at Irwin Mitchell have hailed the firm’s performance in improving its score and maintaining its status alongside some of the biggest businesses in the country for its commitment to social responsibility in a prestigious league table.

Following a fantastic 2011, three promotions and a new recruit later ARAG plc has had a speedy start to 2012. ARAG’s sales team is preparing for a growth over the next two years with the appointment of a broker business manager.

PSG, one of the market-leading providers of property searches and reports to the legal and conveyancing professions, opened the first of the current series of networking events for the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) members in London earlier this month.