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Tikit wins “Mimecast Legal Partner of the Year 2011” award
Legal Futures Associate Tikit, the leading independent IT solutions provider for the legal and accountancy sectors, has been named “Legal Partner of the Year” at the recent Mimecast Partner Awards.
Watch: Third-party litigation funding roundtable
This is a filmed roundtable third-party funding debate recently hosted by Fox Williams following the launch of their Third Party Funding Report. The roundtable features: Susan Dunn – Harbour Litigation Funding, Neil Purslow – Therium, Kerry Underwood – Law Abroad, Dr Angus Nurse – Lincoln University, Malcolm Stewart – former third party funder and Tom Custance – Fox Williams
The Big Bang: navigating the new legal order
Legal Futures Associate Byfield Consultancy, in association with public affairs specialists HJCL, is hosting an early evening workshop event entitled ‘The Big Bang: navigating the new legal order’.
Goughs looks to SOS Connect for management performance and service improvements
Goughs Solicitors, one of the leading multi-location law firms in Wiltshire, has started to reap the benefits of improved management performance, efficiency and delivering added value to clients, since the introduction of SOS Connect from Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software in February 2011.
First global claims management company presses for Libya compensation
A former City solicitor has launched what she believes is the first global claims management company in a bid to bring together businesses affected by the crisis in Libya. Nina Hall says she has already attracted $1.1bn of claims.
SOS to sponsor Manchester Law Society’s “Operating in a Changing World” conference
Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software has announced its lead sponsorship of Manchester Law Society’s forthcoming conference, “Operating in a Changing World”, being held in Manchester on 30 June.
The future of the legal services market seminar
This seminar, to be held by the Westminster Legal Policy Forum on 6 September in London, will examine the evolving nature of the legal services market since the passing of the Legal Services Act of 2007, with a particular focus on how introducing Alternative Business Structures (ABSs) this October may affect the future provision of legal services.
DAS appoints legal services manager as it prepares for ABS conversion
Legal Futures Associate DAS Legal Expenses Insurance has announced the appointment of Sue Renny as legal services manager.
Eclipse releases claims management solution for PPI caseloads
Leading claims management software provider Eclipse Legal Systems – a Legal Futures Associate – has announced a new release of its Proclaim system, specifically for payment protection insurance (PPI) claims.
Canter Levin & Berg Solicitors launches Proclaim-integrated App for RTA claims
Merseyside law firm Canter Levin & Berg has launched a workflow-led App designed to assist individuals involved in road traffic accidents.
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Change in regulator shouldn’t make AML less of a priority
While SRA fines for AML have been climbing, many in the profession aren’t confident they will get any relief from the FCA, a body used to dealing with a highly regulated industry.
There are 17 million wills waiting to be written
The main reason cited by people who do not have a will was a lack of awareness as to how to arrange one. As a professional community, we seem to be failing to get our message across.
The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing
From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.
