
Thames Water Property Searches is hosting commercial conveyancer CPD event
Thames Water Property Searches are hosting an informative and interactive commercial legal CPD providing essential information and updates by leading industry experts on Thursday 26 September 2019.

This is what clients love about DPS
You want a great service, right? Who doesn’t? But, do you always receive it? In business you may get a great service when someone is trying to sell you something. Phone calls every day, emails, liking your tweets, laughing at all your jokes, no matter how bad they are, and basically be the best friend you didn’t want. But how long does this last? Often, right up until you sign on the dotted line. Then it all stops. You’re passed over to someone else to deal with and that great service stops.

Finders Ireland – Four years old!
Finders International’s Irish office celebrates its fourth anniversary this year—four years of providing missing beneficiary tracing, no known next of kin, rooting out unclaimed assets and more. In the four years, we’ve built up a solid reputation for thoroughness and professionalism, and we’ve been involved in plenty of ‘good news’ stories over that time.

Newly launched law firm puts security first
Freshly launched North East based law firm, Lever Law, has placed security top of their agenda by implementing a trio of three cyber risk products to secure its business and clients from day one. The brand-new business has instigated a security first approach to significantly enhance their security risk framework by installing an army of cyber risk products to defend itself from fraudulent activity.

GDPR compliance still lagging
More than one year after implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), nearly one-third of companies doing business in the EU have failed to achieve compliance with the regulation. Further, only 57% of those tasked with managing organisational GDPR compliance express confidence that their business is actually following the rules (EBA).

Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance market update
Our team of experts in the legal professional indemnity (PI) insurance market have been warning since early 2018 on the impending tightening up of this market and what it means for increases in rates and the availability of cover. We believe firms need to know what they will be facing as they seek to renew their PI cover so that they can start working with their broker to get the best deal and manage their budgetary requirements.

Implications of Stamp Duty Land Tax Changes
Brexit uncertainty has cast a dark shadow on the UK since the referendum in 2016. Following that date, the property market started to show signs of a slowdown, forcing the Government look for ways to stimulate the sector. A popular tool in the Government’s arsenal has been recent amendments to stamp duty land tax (SDLT). Unfortunately, many within the sector feel there has been an imbalance of help. Whereas some sections of the property market have been offered a property lifeline, others feel persecuted and exploited.

Hayes Connor appointed as data protection supplier to Communication Workers Union
Data breach and cybersecurity specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors has been appointed to deliver data protection claims support to nearly 200,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). CWU is the largest union for the communications industry in the UK and includes members from the postal, telecoms, mobile, administration and financial sectors. Members of the organisation include the Royal Mail, Telefonica 02, UK Mail and BT, EE, Virgin Media and Santander.









