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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.

TM Group has revealed plans to recruit a new board member to help oversee the planned growth of the company as it enters new markets. Since it was established in 1999 TM has grown rapidly, despite the struggling property market and, with even more ambitious plans to develop its innovative technology, TM is now looking for a Sales and Marketing Director to join the Board of Directors.

Gosschalks Solicitors are working with Peppermint Technology to develop a market-leading legal services platform to provide a range of a differentiated client services by harnessing next generation technology. Gosschalks is a progressive 36-partner commercial law firm based in Kingston-upon-Hull. Their client base is not only local but stretches to all corners of the UK and incorporates a diverse range of business types from sole traders to national PLCs.

The Legal Service Platform from legal technology innovator Peppermint Technology is live and operational following more than two years of development. As the first new entrant to the legal technology market in well over a decade, speculation has been high about what Peppermint Technology would deliver. Now, all can be revealed.

LexisNexis UK has announced the launch of LexisPSL Corporate Crime, the latest addition to its Legal Intelligence product LexisPSL.

This year’s Legal IT Show will see the launch of the latest addition to the TikitTFB product suite: WebConnect.