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In this case study, Chris Taylor, Partner at KBL Solicitors explains a recent case where the deceased’s family was aware of a Will when she passed away but were unsure as to whether a later Will may have existed. Chris advised that a Certainty Will Search should be conducted to ensure that everything had been done to try and locate a later Will should one exist.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is complex – with nuances, reliance on multiple data sources, and more! Yet it’s something law firms need to develop a greater understanding of, as investors are increasingly looking to improve sustainability measures across their property portfolios.

Next week the Legal Division of the leading software provider for mid market businesses in the UK and Asia Pacific, The Access Group, will be running an AML webinar for law firms. The “Let’s Talk AML” Webinar takes place on Wednesday 21 July 2021 at 12.30 pm and for an hour Access Legal’s Brian Rogers, Director of Compliance, will talk all things Anti-Money Laundering with Financial Crime Consultant, Bill Jones, in what promises to be an insightful 60 minutes, across lunchtime.

Over the last few months, as we have been deploying our AML and client ID solution to clients. Many of the conversations we have been having with law firms have followed a general theme of “what does the future of client verification look like and how do we stay compliant?”. Below we have taken the liberty to compile our thoughts on this to share with you.   

Award-winning Liverpool and London-based lawyers and business advisers, O’Connors Legal Services Limited, has appointed corporate lawyer Craig Geraghty as an Associate.

The alternative business model thriving in the legal sector has been getting a lot of attention, as the Arden report predicted that the fee share model will be the dominant model in the market within five years. There are still many misconceptions and myths about working in this new model, with one of the biggest barriers to making the move being around independent working and having to ‘go it alone’. But how is it working in practice for the lawyers at these firms? How do they find working collaboratively in a remote setting?

In June, there were a number of significant data breaches, including schools who were forced to close following cyber-attacks, sensitive patient data being left in an abandoned care home and a major video games developer admitting that data belonging to their users is freely circulating on the internet.

inCase Legal App received £1.5m private investment in May 2020 and are pleased to announce their first acquisition of the award-winning digital quote generating tool, QuoteXpress. This acquisition is a growth-driven result of inCase improving the portfolio of products offered to their legal industry clients.