This post was originally published on this siteA Surrey law firm has been ordered to pay more than £800,000 in damages for negligence after failing to tell its client that part of a property he thought he had bought had been retained by the seller. The post Surrey firm ordered to pay £800k for property […]
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This post was originally published on this siteLaw firms are using the pandemic as “an excuse” for failing to do things and this could lead to questions from their regulator, an accountant specialising in Solicitors Accounts Rules audits has warned. The post Sloppy law firms “using Covid as excuse” for regulatory shortcomings appeared first on […]
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This post was originally published on this siteGovernment plans to impose a ‘good faith’ requirement on immigration lawyers have been strongly attacked by solicitors and barristers, while the Legal Services Board has also questioned it. The post Anger over proposed ‘good faith’ rule for immigration lawyers appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteDavid Colarusso, director of the Legal Innovation & Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School in Boston, recently joined me for an episode of my Law Insights program on Litera TV. Among the topics we discussed were the work and mission of the LIT Lab and some of its […]
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This post was originally published on this siteOne of the riskiest aspects of litigation practice is spoliation — the destruction or alteration of evidence — which can carry costly sanctions for both lawyers and their clients. Today, the law firm Eversheds Sutherland and the legal research company Fastcase are releasing what they say is a […]
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This post was originally published on this siteJohn Espley, LEAP UK CEO, explains how conveyancers are using the latest technology and the LEAP Best Practice Standard to enhance their customer service and to win new business. The post Technology is raising standards in conveyancing appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteThe contract lifecycle management company Agiloft today released an add-on module for companies to manage sourcing and supplier information, with the goal of reducing sourcing cycle time, automating supplier onboarding, and monitoring ongoing compliance. Andy Wishart, Agiloft’s chief product officer, told me that this is the first of […]
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This post was originally published on this siteAs of October 2020, Google has received more than three trillion searches, meaning that optimising your site to be in line with Google’s guidelines is more important than before. EAT and YMYL are both relatively recent updates to Google’s SEO algorithm. The post Demystifying SEO for lawyers appeared first […]
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This post was originally published on this siteFollowing on from a busy February, the number of data breaches in March and April continued to mount, with various different cases emerging in a variety of sectors. The post March and April 2021 Data Breach Roundup appeared first on Legal Futures.
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This post was originally published on this siteExpert provider of digital estate planning solutions Arken.legal has confirmed it has won Thursfields Solicitors as a customer across its full product suite, including market-leading document automation solution Arken Professional. Arken will enable Thursfields to superpower productivity whilst managing risk. The post Thursfields appoints Arken.legal appeared first on […]
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