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The New AML Rules – Can Proclaim Assist?
Money laundering is a crime which puts law firms at high risk of becoming a target due to their credibility. It is not a victimless crime as it is usually responsible for the funding of other crimes including drug trafficking and the financing of terrorism. The UK...
Proclaim Integration: How Is It Useful to your Law Firm?
In a recent article, we discussed how the Proclaim Development team assisted an ATE insurer to merge their 3rd party data directly into their Solicitor clients’ Proclaim case management system. This is just one of many examples of how our team of developers can...
Can a Part 36 Offer be Valid When Made Exclusive of Interest?
Accepting or rejecting a Part 36 Offer can come with some very significant consequences which are set out in in Sections 13 and 17 of CPR 36. These consequences highlight the importance of ensuring that the Part 36 Offer being made is valid as it can have a large...
Is ATE Insurance Necessary in a Personal Injury Claim?
What is ATE Insurance? After the Event Insurance is used by many Claimant law firms in England and Wales and is also known as Legal Expense Insurance. It is a type of policy that provides the Claimant with legal protection against paying the Defendant’s legal costs in...
Form N260: Statements of Costs
The 104th Update of the CPR changed the wording of Practice Direction 51X and has brought about a two year pilot scheme from 1st April 2019 for a new style N260 Statement of costs . In the new style statement of costs, there are two new versions, the N260(a) and the...
Electronic Bill of Costs – Changes to Practice Direction 47
. When were the New Electronic Bill of Costs introduced? In 2018, an update to Practice Direction 47 of the the CPR meant that some very important and progressive changes were made to the preparatory work required in respect of Bills of Costs. From 6th April 2018, use...
Practice Direction 3E & It’s Importance to Your Cost Budget
What is Practice Direction 3E? The CPR requires successful parties in a case to submit a Cost Budget of their legal costs. The purpose of this type is to control the recoverable costs of either party on conclusion of proceedings. The costs within a Cost Budget are...
Using Proclaim Software: A User Guide on Development
At Legal Practice Support, we are always happy to aid SME Law firms in using Proclaim Software, which is why we have created a general guide below outlining the main key features of Proclaim, and how it can be developed.Proclaim is available as either an installed...
Proclaim Solutions and How LPS Can Assist Your Firm
Proclaim Solutions Proclaim practice management software is utilised by over 25,000 professionals and is endorsed by the law society. Eclipse have produced modified versions of the software in the past and continue to update their software. At Legal Practice...
Fixed Costs Update – Are Counsel Fees Recoverable in Cases Involving a Minor?
Aldred -v- Cham [2019] EWCA Civ 1780 In a recent case regarding the proposed settlement of a Minor RTA claim, costs for counsel's advice were disputed. It was held that Counsel fees were not recoverable in addition to fixed costs because, the fact that the Respondent...
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