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Proceeds of sale/divorce: What duty do you owe a client who will be receiving a large deposit from your client account? Towards zero-risk
Does a firm’s duties extend to ensuring that the client understands the risks posed to their hard-earned funds by such an arrangement? We think so.
First4Lawyers announces strategic leadership appointments to drive growth
First4Lawyers Group has appointed its first chief commercial officer and a new sales director as it gears up for further expansion.
Freeware and open source – the problems with free speech to text solutions
Given the increasing number of “free” speech to text solutions, we look at the potential benefits of using freeware and open source software and discuss the main reasons why these “free” approaches can often be problematic for speech recognition users.
The Conveyancing Foundation announces InfoTrack as its new Charity Partner
This partnership represents another significant step forward in our ongoing mission to enhance industry wellbeing standards and support charitable initiatives.
Bundledocs appoints co-founder Lisa Walsh as chief operating officer amidst expansion
Bundledocs, the Irish cloud-based document bundling software provider, has announced the promotion of its Co-Founder Lisa Walsh to Chief Operating Officer as the company continues to expand.
Is it important for legal software to be ‘Made in Britain’?
OneAdvanced highlight some of the points law firms should consider when procuring software that locality and being built with an understanding of the UK legal sector in order to truly enjoy the benefits that software provides
The role of encryption in speech technology
What are the key characteristics of encryption technology and why are the benefits it delivers so important for users of speech technology?
Interview with a COLP
Access Legal speaks with Piers Leigh-Pollitt, Partner and COLP at Doyle Clayton and an expert contributor featured in the course, to get the lowdown on his time as a COLP in a commercial law practice.
What to look for when choosing an AML provider
Lawyers and compliance professionals have the challenging responsibility of safeguarding their law firms against money laundering and financial crimes.
Making clients feel valued: In conversation with Moneypenny and Women in Wills
Client service excellence in the legal sector goes far beyond the transactional. It lies in ensuring that clients feel valued and cared for.
Blog
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.
