This post was originally published on this siteIn September, we announced a new awards competition for legal blogs — the inaugural LexBlog Excellence Awards, designed to honor exemplary writing on legal blogs — and we issued a call for entries. We said then that we would announce the winners on Dec. 9. As many of you have […]
Continue ReadingThis post was originally published on this siteAs has been widely reported, it’s no secret that the number of actual jury trials have declined precipitously in recent years. Too much risk. Discovery costs–particularly those associated with electronic discovery–have made the pretrial process simply too expensive. And there is a reluctance by some to trust juries […]
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This post was originally published on this siteThe two legal research companies Fastcase and Casemaker have settled their three-year legal battle over Casemaker’s claims of copyright in Georgia administrative regulations. In federal court in Atlanta, the two companies jointly filed a stipulated dismissal of the matter. The request did not not reveal the terms of […]
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This post was originally published on this site Jeroen Plink was named in 2018 as CEO of Clifford Chance Applied Solutions, a subsidiary of the international law firm Clifford Chance that designs and develops software to address clients’ business challenges. He is responsible for product development and go-to-market strategy for all its products, including CC Dr@ft, a […]
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This post was originally published on this siteA law firm made an unlawful deduction of wages when it took £1,700 from the salary of a sacked solicitor turned office manager to cover the cost of a training course, an employment judge has ruled. The post Law firm wrong to make solicitor pay for training course […]
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This post was originally published on this siteA partner who misled beneficiaries about the progress of a case to resolve a dispute over estate assets and then found himself “too embarrassed” to tell them the truth has been struck off. The post Partner “too embarrassed” to tell clients truth is struck off appeared first on […]
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This post was originally published on this siteTech is a key element of growth in UK legal services, while investment deriving from market liberalisation and alternative providers increasingly linking up with law firms has strengthened the sector. The post Alternative legal providers “will boost lawtech sector” appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this site“As fraud becomes increasingly sophisticated, digital identity checks can play a vital role in protecting both conveyancing firms and clients from identity theft and related scams” The post The challenges of verifying identity when the client is abroad appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteLeading regional law firm Pinkney Grunwells is set to implement the Proclaim Practice Management solution from Eclipse, the Law Society Endorsed legal software provider. The post Pinkney Grunwells selects Proclaim Practice Management solution from Eclipse appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteMoneypenny, the UK’s leading provider of live chat services to the legal sector, is alerting firms to a spike in activity in the week following Christmas. The post Law firms alerted to live chat following christmas appeared first on Legal Futures.
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