header-logo header-logo

14 December 2022
Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Technology
printer mail-detail

LNB NEWS: HMCTS introduces new digital support service

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has offered a free national digital support service to help users who cannot get online or cannot access the internet or a computer.

Lexis®Library update: If customers need help completing forms, the service centre staff at the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre will refer customers to the digital support service.

Digital support services are offered on many online services. For instance, digital support will be available for the online money claims service.

Information on how to make a court claim for money can be accessed here.

Source: Helping our online users with a new national digital support service

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 9 December 2022 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris

Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan

Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott

Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

back-to-top-scroll