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Eclipse announces Proclaim integration with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
The UK’s leading provider of case management software, Eclipse Legal Systems, has unveiled a unique level of social media integration within its Proclaim system.
Peppermint platform turns Twitter feeds into valuable data
Peppermint Technology, the legal technology innovator, today announces an embedded Twitter stream within the client or prospect record on the Peppermint platform.
Membership groups join forces to support solicitors in post-LSA environment
Two leading and long-established law firm membership groups have joined forces to provide their law firm clients with access to increased support in the post-Legal Services Act environment – 360 Legal Group and LawNet.
Lenders now have a secure process for managing panels and conveyancing instructions
TMSecure has joined forces with CaseID to provide lenders with a comprehensive solution for managing open panels. During 2010 lenders were exposed to an estimated £1bn of mortgage fraud. While individual lenders battled with this issue in isolation, there has not been, until now, a simple comprehensive solution to help them manage their open panels and minimise their exposure to risk.
Tandem Law builds claims business on the Peppermint platform
Specialist bulk claims handler Tandem Law has selected the Peppermint Platform to support its rapidly growing legal service business. The Platform enables Tandem Law to manage its entire business through a single IT platform.
Expanding law firm is first to take Eclipse’s Proclaim ABS PI solution
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.
Own-it intellectual property clinics expand to Manchester
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.
The Co-operative Group invests in new IT systems from Tikit
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.
Peppermint launches legal App shop
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.
Major survey shows City is divided on the use and enforceability of restrictive covenants
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.
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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.
