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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee holds interest rate at 5.25% today
Sam Jordan from Search Acumen, property data and insight provider, comments…
Monthly compliance update – May 2024
We started this month’s update looking at a number of issues related to anti-money laundering (AML), including a review of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017 being carried out by HM Treasury.
Kim and Philips Dictation launch ‘SpeechFill’
Kim, the no-code, SaaS, patent-protected document generation, assembly, and workflow automation platform, and Philips Dictation announce the launch SpeechFill.
ARAG posts strong 2023 result ahead of DAS integration
Market-leading legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has reported solid growth and profit for the 2023 financial year, during which the company began the process of integrating DAS UK, in the run-up to the completion of its acquisition by ARAG SE.
London and the South East refuse the highest proportion of developer planning applications, despite housing crisis
15 Local Planning Authorities refused at least 1 in 2 planning submissions for residential developments last year; 80% of which were based in either in London, the South East, or East of England
Osprey Approach invests in team and training services to elevate customer experience
Osprey Approach is underlining its commitment to the delivery of excellent customer service through investment in its client success team, as well as through the development of the customer experience for its law firm clients.
Hudgell Solicitors promotes five colleagues to its executive management team
Hudgell Solicitors chief executive Rachel Di Clemente says the appointment of five new members of the executive management team is a reflection of the firm’s growth and will help to ensure the continued success of the business following its recent transition to employee ownership.
Spring market defrosts from hibernation
Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider) comments on HMRC’s property transactions data for March 2024
Optimising financial operations: Strategies for large firms
The dynamic nature of the legal industry presents enterprise law firms with distinct challenges in managing their financial operations effectively.
LEAP introduces LawY, providing verified AI generated responses to Legal Questions
LEAP announces the launch of its partnership with LawY, a newly integrated AI legal assistant which is exclusively available to users of LEAP.
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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