Building damage, fire and land contamination: Our capital’s painful legacy
We are used to hearing about London labouring under current high air pollution levels, but our capital’s soil bears a poisonous legacy a combination of Blitz bombing and pockets of damage from fire affected buildings and derelict sites. These provide an important example of how commercial property lawyers need to be vigilant about past use and incidents on affected land that could be prepared for redevelopment.
Environmental risk context for lenders and purchasers
This case study provides an interesting example highlighting how timely and pragmatic Groundsure advice can help our customers achieve a substantially better outcome.
What do new lawyers need to succeed?
Getting ahead in the legal sector can be challenging. As the graph above shows, more and more solicitors enter the profession each year. With greater competition than ever before and technology creating a broader range of career paths for ambitious young graduates it can be hard to get ahead.
Chadwick Lawrence reduces legal case file open times to 27 secs
One of Yorkshire’s best-known law firms, Chadwick Lawrence, is growing. Following a series of acquisitions, the need for a single practice management system was needed to facilitate fresh business goals.
Contingency fee agreements for unknown beneficiaries
When dealing with an intestacy matter, has your client ever opted to preference a contingency fee agreement for unknown beneficiaries? On the face of it, it’s a persuasive option – protect the amount due to those beneficiaries already known by avoiding direct research costs that won’t be deducted from the estate. So, who pays?
The rise of Lawtech
‘Lawtech’ is an increasingly used buzzword in the legal industry as more and more firms switch on to the potential it has. Not to mention the huge amount of investment that’s driving the industry forward at quite a pace! Financial backing has almost tripled over the past two years, with £62m being invested in Lawtech start-ups so far this year.
SRA’s new Standards and Regulations are here
The new SRA Standards and Regulations, referred to by some as STARs, have now come into full effect. Replacing the SRA Handbook, the SRA Standards and Regulations stipulate the behaviours, standards and requirements expected by solicitors and other SRA regulated people. Here is a brief outline of the changes under the new regulations.
Countdown to entry deadline for National Paralegal Awards!
As the entry deadline approaches, there is still time to submit your entry for the National Paralegal Awards 2020.
