Insolvency update: Move fast and settle things
In the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the business world was subject to huge disruption – with numerous companies ‘going to the wall’ and many others teetering on the brink. In the insolvency and restructuring arena, the government, insolvency practitioners and solicitors had to adapt fast. We take a look at developments.
Ticketmaster data breach fine announced as High Court action gathers momentum
Data breach specialists at Keller Lenkner UK are in the advanced stages of High Court action against Ticketmaster as the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced its decision following the ticketing giant’s data breach in 2018.
ARAG appoints new CFO
Leading legal expenses and assistance provider ARAG has appointed Simon Barrett as the company’s next Chief Financial Officer, in preparation for the retirement of longstanding CFO Bob Moreton, next year.
Terrafirma build on conveyancing success to launch climate-focused ground risk solution
Terrafirma – the leading provider of ground risk reports to the conveyancing industry – have launched the National Ground Risk Model: Climate™, an expertly modelled dataset to understand how property, land and assets can be impacted by changing ground conditions driven by climate change.
Introducing the autumn–winter 2020/21 edition of Entitlement from Title Research
The autumn-winter 2020/21 edition of Entitlement, Title Research’s news digest, is now available for legal professionals to download completely free of charge.
Casedo will be showcasing at the Re:Adapt Legaltech Conference
Casedo, which will soon announce a significant technical update to its document analysis, research and organisation tool, will be running a workshop at the Re:Adapt Legaltech Conference on 30th November 2020.
Legal content creation experts launch one-stop legal newsfeed app
Legal RSS, the long-established news provider of court judgments for the UK’s legal sector has launched a unique multi-function smartphone application.
Certainty Will Search prevents incorrect estate distribution and wins probate work
It is not always possible to know when your client has passed away which raises the risk that the Will that you hold for them may be overlooked and their estate distributed incorrectly. In the below case study, Louise Salisbury, Partner at AST Hampsons explains how a Certainty Will Search helped notify the firm that their client had passed away and subsequently prevented their estate being distributed as an intestacy and the firm winning the probate work.
