New VinciWorks Course “Data Protection: Privacy at Work” Helps Firms Avoid Serious Data Breaches
VinciWorks, a leading provider of online compliance courses for international business, has launched a brand new, fully customisable data protection course designed to help companies avoid serious data breaches and fines from the ICO.
A Day in the Life of Certainty Will Search
Below are three Will finds taken from one day in February 2017. Will Find 1 (Next of Kin, not sure if a Will exists) Searcher: Member of the public searching for mother’s Will. Will Found: Conducted a Will Search, resulting in a match at firm H****& ****, members of Certainty the National Will Register.
Legal Eye launches Compliance Bulletins
Legal Eye, a subsidiary of ULS Technology, have launched subscription-based Compliance Bulletins for Solicitors, Licensed conveyancers and CILEx professionals.
Thomson Reuters Announces Time and Billing Capabilities for Small Law Firms
Thomson Reuters has added Time and Billing capabilities to Firm Central, its cloud-based legal matter management solution for sole practitioners and small law firms.
Clarified Premium Terms Better Meet Customer Needs
tmgroup are pleased to report that they have recently made some minor amendments to key sections of their Premium Terms, adding clarity on certain points to better support their customers’ needs.
Client Journey Project announced for a Second Year
Shopper Anonymous, the UK’s leading legal client feedback organisation, have announced that they will be undertaking another Client Journey mystery shopping project in March 2017, following its success in 2016.
Charities Win Landmark Will Dispute In Supreme Court – Expert Comment
The appeal arises out of a claim for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act (“the Act”), brought against the estate of Mrs Jackson by her daughter, Mrs Ilott. Mrs Ilott and her mother had been estranged for the majority of the 26 years preceding Mrs Jackson’s death in 2004. The estrangement began when Mrs Ilott left home at 17 to live with her now husband, with whom she has five children. Since that time Mrs Ilott has lived independently of her mother but in straitened financial circumstances. Mrs Ilott and her family received a number of benefits, with a net annual income of around £20,000.
Undue Influence & Wills – the Solicitor’s Perspective
We are delighted to welcome Tom Dumont of Radcliffe Chambers. Tom is one of the most in-demand juniors at the Chancery Bar. He has been Advocate of the Year at STEP’s Private Client Awards is one of the Lawyer’s Hot 100, Charities and not for profit – Barrister of the Year 2016 by Lawyer Monthly, and is among City Wealth’s Most Highly Regarded Figures in Private Wealth Management. He is equally at home in court, or advising clients.
