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The Insurance Act 2015 came into force on 12th August 2016. It applies to all contracts of insurance and reinsurance (or variations to current contracts) subject to UK law – covering the laws of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - underwritten on or after that date. It is important to note that it is […]
Legal firms’ call handling standards have come into question as the result of a major new study into telephone practice. The research conducted by audio branding specialist PHMG, which audited 766 firms in the legal trade, discovered the large majority risk losing custom by subjecting customers to generic music and audio while on hold. Typically, […]
In 2013, with the introduction of the Jackson reforms, the legal sector had to dramatically change the way in which it generated leads. These changes signalled a new era for the sector as law firms were forced to rethink the company structure in order to secure new business, as the ‘no win, no fee’ model […]
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) leading to pulmonary embolism (PE) continues to be a relatively common cause of death in healthy young women. Although the risk of DVT / PE is well known to increase with the use of the combined contraceptive pill, there is less awareness that air travel, and to a lesser extent car […]
A Goldsmiths, University of London MFA student has put a computer algorithm on trial for manslaughter in a piece of performance art that questions the accountability of artificial intelligence. A group of lawyers first performed artist Helen Knowles’ work, The Trial of Superdebthunterbot, at an April 2015 group exhibition. The project has since been restaged […]
In 2012 CG Naylor LLP (formerly Crabtree Law) made waves as one of the UK’s first newly formed Alternative Business Structure (ABS) law firms. Featured by The Guardian, Legal Futures and Legal Week at the time, it was an innovative experiment in the legal industry. Where once the jury was still out as to whether […]
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