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Purchasing puzzle: Get the best return on investment from legal technology

Damian Blackburn outlines the key processes which law firms should put in place when investing in new technology

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Should social media users have the right to 'edit' their online histories, asks Emma Sheldon

Large bequests to charities are incentivising heirs to contest wills

Inheritance tax relief on charitable donations hits record high of £630m as government is told to align incentives with the way people contribute

What did the GP say? Making sense of a claimant's self-report about care received

Drs Hugh Koch, Faye Fraser, Chris Harrop, and Elizabeth Boyd discuss the importance of careful analysis of GP records in forming a robust expert opinion

LPAs are 'oversimplified and dangerous'

'If someone makes an LPA with incorrect provisions which make it useless, it will still be registered'

Searches UK leads the market into the new generation of conveyancing

Advancing technology will enable conveyancers to minimise risk on case files and get up to speed with the needs of first-time buyers 

New faces and a new office at Stewart Title

Expansion will assist the company to 'provide bespoke indemnity solutions for commercial and residential property transactions'

Are you juggling more balls than you have time to think about?

By Colin Dworkin, Director of Programmes, Talaspect Talent Development