Knowledge management: Preventing the loss of knowledge in the law firm
We’re living in an information era, where knowledge can feel omnipresent. Yet firms often lose insights that they’ve carefully developed. This is due to poor knowledge management and retention. This poor management can have serious financial repercussions for the firm. It’s like taking the time to develop your competitive advantage – and then forgetting all about it.
Search Acumen enhances commercial property platform
Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has enhanced its commercial real estate due diligence platform, ForeSite, by adding new datasets to identify property transaction risks.
Thames Water Property Searches: Dedicated to training
My inbox is groaning with invitations to ‘free’ events. And like you, I have given up several mornings/days attending talks which, although mildly informative, do not compensate for the avalanche of work awaiting me when I return to my desk.
First4Lawyers wins for the seventh time at Personal Injury Awards 2019
Huddersfield-based First4Lawyers, the UK’s largest independent legal marketing collective, was named Claims Management Company of the Year at the prestigious Personal Injury Awards in Manchester on Wednesday (27 November) for the fifth time in a row.
Legal accounts rules: your responsibilities and how to comply
Where duty of care is concerned, protection of client monies is one of the highest priorities for law firms. As well as financial security being an obvious responsibility, it’s a vital regulatory obligation too.
SearchFlow launches free AML Risk Assessment Best Practice guidance
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing search solutions and legal reports – has launched a free best practice guide and on-demand webinar for property lawyers and conveyancers, which focuses on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Risk Assessments.
Finding a 40-Year-Old Will and doing everything to distribute the estate safely
It is not often that Wills made over forty years ago are valid but it is not impossible either. The below case study demonstrates how a Certainty Will Search was able to locate a Will made in 1975 which could otherwise never have been discovered.
The rise of fake ID documents
It is estimated that property fraud has cost the UK Land Registry more than £73million over the past 18 years, with an average pay-out to a victim costing upwards of £100,000.
