The overwhelming majority (85%) of legal professionals believe that new technology helps them stay competitive but only 3% have dedicated resources to research and development or innovation in their business, according to a survey by conveyancing software company InfoTrack. Of 138 respondents, more than a third agreed firms should constantly explore new technology to be efficient but nearly half said purchases are made on an ad hoc basis. InfoTrack general marketing manager Adam Bullion said ‘the majority of law firms still don’t have the right infrastructure in place’.
31 October 2018
Talking the tech talk
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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