Richard Punt joins the Flex Legal Advisory Board
Flex Legal is delighted to announce that Richard Punt has joined their Advisory Board. Richard has a wealth of experience in strategy, innovation and the digital transformation of the legal sector.
Property professionals struggling behind the scenes of a buoyant market
The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market has not been able to cope with the sheer volume of transactions brought on by the post-lockdown and Stamp Duty holiday surge.
Using Nuix Discover to help law firms with Data Subject Access Requests
A couple of years back, when the GDPR was about to come into force, there was a great deal of talk about Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs).* While European residents had long held the right to request their data, the fact that it was now free, and that there were potentially significant penalties for non-compliance meant that many organizations expected a tsunami of DSARs.
Motor legal expenses – the unquestionable need
Last week I read a couple of interesting articles in Insurance Post regarding the proposed fee caps being introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Claims Management Companies (CMCs). Insurers are wary of an influx of CMC-related claims following the proposed whiplash reforms, so this comes with little surprise.
Keeping pace in changing times
Regulatory change has always happened, but currently there are two particular accelerants: Brexit and the pandemic.
Starting my own firm was too good an opportunity to miss
Currently the only CILEx-regulated family law firm in the UK, Hollan Family Law is part of a growing community choosing to start up with CILEx Regulation
Consumers face high price premium when purchasing new builds
The price gap between new builds and existing properties in the UK has reached £64,624 according to data from the ONS
What can law firms learn from 2020?
As the UK has gone into, come out of and (at the time of writing) remained in a state of lockdown, every business has had to grapple with new challenges. What did we learn during 2020 that can help future proof ourselves and guard against future business interruption?
