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Land contamination costs homeowners £11.5bn
The UK’s property owners face potential liabilities of more than £11.5bn as they could be held liable for cleaning up contaminated land. According to research by property search experts and Legal Futures Associate SearchFlow, 3% of all properties in the UK are affected by land contamination. Given that there are 25.6 million separate dwellings in the UK, this means 768,000 properties could be affected.
Another record year for Eclipse Legal Systems as turnover hits £8m
The UK’s leading case management software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has reported record results for its 2010/11 trading year.
Stephens Scown selects Pilgrim’s LawSoft to replace Aim Evolution PMS
Stephens Scown LLP is one of the leading firms of solicitors based in Devon and Cornwall offering a broad range of expert business and personal legal services, with over 30 partners and 230 staff based in offices in Exeter, St Austell and Truro.
STEP highlights risks of heir hunter ‘contingency’ fees
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has taken the unusual step of issuing guidance to 6,000 of its UK members on the risks associated with percentage fees (or ‘contingency’ fees) charged by heir hunters.
Established Kent law firm invests in Pilgrim’s LawSoft for its future
Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd is a leading regional firm of solicitors in Kent serving private individuals, businesses and organisations.
Tikit NIS implements new IT infrastructure for WMT
In 2010, highly successful UK accountancy firm WMT undertook a top-to-bottom review of its IT infrastructure model and requirements in order to ensure alignment with the company’s broader business strategy.
SOS "go live" at Pickering & Butters exceeds expectations
When Pickering & Butters announced the replacement of the incumbent Aim system with SOS Connect from Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software, for integrated practice and case management last autumn, expectations were high.
Tikit leads the way as preferred technology provider to biggest law firms in Spain
Spanish financial newspaper Expansión has released its annual ranking of the biggest law firms in Spain in terms of revenue, and the top 10 practices are all Tikit clients.
LF readers receive 20% discount to strategic marketing for law firms conference
Legal Futures readers can claim a 20% discount to the 10th Managing Partner Strategic Marketing for Law Firms conference- quote LF20 when booking.
TikitTFB teams up with leading south-coast law firm in LexisNexis swap-out
One of the south-coast’s leading law firms has chosen Legal Futures Associate TikitTFB as its new solution provider after deciding to move away from its Axxia system provided by LexisNexis.
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From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
Linklaters’ chief growth officer takes the ‘blank sheet’ challenge
In the third and final part of this series, Lucy Murphy, chief growth officer at magic circle firm Linklaters, outlines her vision for the law firm of the future.
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge, part 2 – what would you do differently?
In the second part of this blog series, Shainul Kassam, managing director of small London firm Fortune Law, sets out how she would set up a law firm now.
