6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (625+ words) Pienaar: Improving the process of law The first group of credit hire claims have been processed by a pioneering arbitration pilot " a partnership between a law firm, an insurer and a legaltech firm. Willie Pienaar, chief executive of Nuvalaw, said…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago  (989+ words) By Legal Futures Associate National Claims Serious injury claims remain one of the most complex and sensitive areas within the UK legal system. While personal injury law covers a wide spectrum of cases, claims involving significant or life-changing injuries present…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (760+ words) Birss: AI often helps litigants in person Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping judges avoid jigsaw identification of individuals when anonymising judgments, the Chancellor of the High Court has said. Sir Colin Birss said he also used AI to "identify internal…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (570+ words) Morgan: Shocked at involvement of solicitors An MP has branded law firms that benefit from so-called ad-spoofing as "dishonest" and unethical, and called for action against them in a parliamentary debate last week. Ad-spoofing involves scammers who use fake websites…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (722+ words) Guest post by Matthew Kain, chief executive of Kain Knight Kain: Increasingly important role for costs lawyers More than 1, 600 individuals appear on the UK government sanctions list. For those named on the list, designated under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (782+ words) Posted by Neil Jones, head of the claims investigation unit at Legal Futures Associate Verisk Jones: Inherently complex claims Twentieth-century viewers of Back to the Future would no doubt be disappointed by the absence of flying cars in 2015, let alone…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (713+ words) Our initial article explained that the guidance is clear: if you interact with HMRC about another person's tax affairs and receive payment for doing so, you are considered a tax adviser. This view has not changed and law firms who…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (407+ words) The largest independent network for the Welsh legal sector " Legal News Wales " in partnership with leading independent legal software provider, Osprey Approach, has launched a flagship research project exploring the current state and future direction of the legal sector in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (256+ words) Legal Futures By Legal Futures Associate Valid8 Onboarding has become a key control point for law firms, claims management companies (CMCs) and other regulated professional services It is where consent is established, permissions are granted and the foundations for regulatory oversight…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (293+ words) Posted by Neil Garrett, Sales Director of Claims UK at Legal Futures Associate Verisk In the case of general damages, awards are primarily directed by the Judicial College Guidelines. The 18th edition, published in April, increased guideline valuation brackets by 8. 26% to…...