Verify 365 and Actionstep streamlining AML checks for solicitors

Verify 365 and Actionstep

Specialist digital ID and Anti Money Laundering (AML) technology provider Verify 365 has announced a strategic partnership with Actionstep, the world’s first true cloud-based practice management system. Law firms that use Actionstep software can now seamlessly verify clients and undertake AML, source of funds and ID checks by using an integrated Verify 365 “tech-stack” within […]

inCase wins at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2022

inCase wins at the Modern Law

inCase are thrilled to announce they have won the “Service Provider of the Year” award, as well as been highly commended for “Innovation of the Year” at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2022. inCase are committed to helping law firms achieve happier clients, happier staff and happier owners by providing a market-leading experience all the […]

LSB launches consultation on draft business plan for 2023/24

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched a consultation on its draft business plan and budget for 2023/24 to drive forward its ambition to deliver a legal services market that better meets society’s needs. Covering the third year of their Reshaping Legal Services strategy, the plan sets out our planned work for April 2023 […]

How long does it take to implement new law firm software?

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For a new start-up law firm, with a handful users it can be relatively quick to get up and running with a new suite of software. It could be anywhere between six weeks and six months depending on many factors. For example, for a new firm with say up to five users, it could be […]

Financial analyst claims Help to Buy ISAs no longer fit for purpose

analyst claims ISAs no longer fit

A financial analyst has claimed that Help to Buy ISAs are no longer beneficial to buyers and are actively making it more difficult for first time buyers to get on the property ladder. As of June this year, six and a half years after its introduction, Help to Buy ISAs have been used to buy […]

LSB plans to force firms to pay compensation to wronged clients pre-complaint

Legal Services Board

Regulator seeks methods to reduce the backlog of complaints The Legal Services Board (LSB) are discussing plans to force firms who have misled clients to pay compensation, even if they haven’t complained. In a meeting last month, it has been revealed that the regulator is discussing proposals to punish firms who mishandle their clients’ cases […]