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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...
Proclaim Development – Document Automation
Solicitors spend an extraordinary amount of their time preparing routine letters and standard forms/Court documents, all of which contain a significant amount of generic information. Document automation increases the efficiency in preparing these items whilst...
Can Proclaim Assist in Preventing Money Laundering?
Money laundering within the legal profession has faced significant legal press exposure in recent months. Legal Practice Support’s Proclaim Development team has therefore created a process to ensure a strong anti-money laundering process can be implemented for all...
Proclaim Development – Management Information (MI) Reports
The Proclaim Development team at Legal Practice Support (LPS) is often tasked with providing MI (Management Information) reports to the managerial users of Proclaim. On What can MI Reporting be Effective? Owing to the vast amount of data stored within any Proclaim...
Proclaim Development Case Study – Automating Fixed Costs
The Proclaim Development team of Legal Practice Support (LPS) was tasked with automating the fixed costs process for a personal injury department, dealing in low value (below £25,000) claims in Road Traffic Accidents, Employer’s Liability and Occupier’s Liability...
The Top 5 Ways to Maximise the Profitability of your Modern Law Firm
How to Increase Law Firm Profitability Fixed costs have affected a lot of personal injury practices, and are likely to be introduced for all civil litigation claims up to £250,000 in the foreseeable future. With many law practices already shutting their doors, it is...
Why Choose Eclipse Proclaim When Going Paperless
Eclipse Proclaim has become the leading digital case management system for Solicitors in England and Wales. The desire for a paperless office solution has become increasingly appealing and sought after for many law firms in light of reduced profit margins and...
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