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10 January 2008
Issue: 7304 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Procedure & practice , Profession
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SECURITY BLANKET

Legal Services

After being criticised for lax security, the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has set up a file transfer system to ensure submissions from legal aid firms can be transmitted “securely” (see NLJ, 11 January 2008, p 42). Providers who are concerned about sending spreadsheets or case management system files via e-mail, now have the option of submitting files through this secure upload service. Guidance for sending submissions in this way is available at: www.legalservices.gov.uk/lsconline.asp. E-mail and paper submissions are still being accepted. Submission deadlines for February are: 10 February for paper submissions and 20 February for electronic submissions.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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