Diamond Jubilee – milestone cases as nominated by the LexisPSL team
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, LexisNexis asked its LexisPSL team to nominate 10 landmark legal cases that have taken place during Her Majesty’s reign. The LexisPSL team consists of 75 lawyers who cover a range of practice area from commercial and tax law through to family and crime. We surveyed the team and below are what they consider to be the milestone cases that have had an impact on society.
North Yorkshire law firm invests six-figure sum in Proclaim solution
Full-service North Yorkshire practice Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors is implementing Eclipse Legal System’s Proclaim practice management software system in a six-figure deal.
Clients and costs
A recent report by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) found that by far the largest volume of complaints it received concern legal costs. Despite the requirements to advise clients of costs at the outset and to keep them informed of their costs liability throughout their matter, many solicitors are failing to do this – or at least to do it adequately and/or in a way that can be understood by the lay client.
A helping hand for our broker partners
In the UK market ARAG is known for providing a high standard of service to both the intermediaries and their customers. With this reputation backed up by the accolade of “best legal expenses insurance provider” (Insurance 360 report), we are determined to remain ahead of the game. It is with this in mind that we created our comprehensive broker training packs.
Oyez launches the most comprehensive information security research survey for law firms
As the security of confidential information moves to the fore and compliance with regulation becomes more complex, it’s important for the profession to know that it is doing all it can to comply. Oyez is currently conducting a comprehensive survey, the first of its kind, to attempt to gain an understanding of how law firms are protecting the information they handle and how they are adapting to the new SRA Code of Conduct and forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation.
UK annual flooding losses set to reach £1bn
Research by property search firm SearchFlow shows underinvestment in defences and climate change means the annual cost of flooding in England and Wales has reached £1bn.
Eclipse Legal Systems celebrates 25th birthday
Eclipse Legal Systems – the UK’s largest independently owned legal IT provider – is celebrating its 25th birthday in 2012. The company was founded on 17 May 1987 by Steve Ough (now chief software architect) and has gone on to become the market’s leading case management software vendor. Its Proclaim solution is in use by over 16,000 individuals at 650 organisations.
Saturn27 Joins the Peppermint Academy Programme
Legal technology innovator Peppermint Technology is delighted to announce a partnership agreement with technology implementation expert Saturn27. Saturn27 has joined the Peppermint Academy Programme, Peppermint’s community of trusted delivery partners.
