SOS supports ‘Management Really Matters’ conference – free whitepaper for delegates
SOS is again exhibiting at the Manchester Law Society’s annual management conference, being held on 28 June 2012 at the Lowry Hotel.
First Title packages legal indemnity policies for renewable energy market
First Title has adapted and consolidated its suite of tailored legal indemnity policies for the renewable sector under the new umbrella of ‘Green Title’. The move comes in the wake of increasing demand for bespoke title insurance policies from growing numbers of developers and funders involved in renewable development projects.
The future of the sector approach to IP practice
Growth in our economy is the key issue today. On 25 May 2012, David Willetts, the minister of state for universities and science, outlined the government’s vision for high-tech growth in a speech at the University of East Anglia.
ABSolutely fabulous? An insight into Alternative Business Structures
Professional services – a sector worth £35bn to the UK alone – is being transformed, and not just by economic forces. Legal market deregulation in the shape of Alternative Business Structures is disrupting the traditional model of legal services, setting the scene for a whole new era of innovation.
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.
