Artificial Intelligence Within The Legal Sector
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last month published a report which gives an interesting overview of how technology can help modernise and drive innovation in legal services. The report seeks to educate law firms on opportunities and risks from technological possibilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). In 2019, the legal industry faces challenges such as […]
SRA Digital Badge Considered Sign Of Excellence
At the start of November the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that they would introduce their deadline for price and service transparency so that it would marry up with the Council of Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) proposed date of December 6th. Further to this announcement, regulated firms were told that from Spring 2019, they would need […]
Lawyer Checker To Embrace The Digital Future At The Conveyancing Association Conference 2018
Lawyer Checker are excited to be attending the 2018 annual conference and dinner hosted by the Conveyancing Association (CA) next month. Located at Manchester City Football Club, the conference itself which is sponsored by InfoTrack, is all about embracing change and the future of digital conveyancing. You will hear presentations from an array of industry […]
Interview With Lawyer Checker’s Business Development Executive Tom Lyes
Lawyer Checker’s Business Development Executive, Tom Lyes, has a track record of recognising opportunities which go beyond customer expectation and has significant experience in client account management. Having worked for a leading law firm for over six years, Tom has accumulated a wealth of specialist knowledge and awareness of the conveyancing market and transactional processes. […]
Property Expert Discusses The Growing Industry Of Proptech
Proptech is a growing industry that is forcing legal service providers to consider how they interact and use technology to improve the property moving process. The most well-known examples are real estate websites like Rightmove and Zoopla. Furthermore, The HM Land Registry have been transferring all local authority data onto a digital system and the […]
Shieldpay Power The World’s First Fully Digital Property Chain Transaction
The world’s first fully digital property chain transaction took place last week, powered by Shieldpay’s instant digital escrow facility Shieldpay’s digital payments is transforming moving day across the UK by making simultaneous morning key releases possible across a whole chain of transactions This meant real-time digital authorisations of payments were made by conveyancers at four […]
Consumers Pushing For Technology In Conveyancing To Bring Transparency
Consumers are pressing the conveyancing sector for new technology that will give them better access to information, but according to a survey of conveyancers, only a small fraction of conveyancing firms are dedicated to innovation. Meanwhile, a leading property services business claimed conveyancers were “very close” to implementing technology which would bring transparency to the […]
AI Auctioneer Conducts World’s First House Sale
The property market took another step into modernity this week with the first property sale conducted by Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence auctioneering company clicktopurchase® simulates the traditional property auction but uses an online medium to facilitate the sale. It is thought the AI auctioneer, named gAbl, will eliminate the problematic element of a human error; […]
Landmark Hosts Emerging Technologies Hackathon To Inspire AI And Machine Learning Innovation
Landmark Information Group, the property, land and environmental data specialist, is hosting its second Emerging Technologies Hackathon of 2018 at multiple locations around the UK this week. With three primary offices connected and collaborating via Surface Hubs, over 50 software engineers, data experts and product specialists are collaborating on a number of projects that will […]
National Roadshow To Prepare Your Firm For 2019 And Beyond
Lawyer Checker have collaborated with Bold Legal Group, InfoTrack, LEAP, Perfect Portal and Riliance to present a series of complimentary seminars, highlighting key issues including GDPR, fraud, risk management, price transparency, best practice, improving the home buying and selling process and many more. Delegates are free to attend this event where you can hear talks […]
SearchFlow Showcases Latest Developments At LawBizTech 2018
SearchFlow, the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider, is providing demonstrations of its new online ordering platform at this year’s LawBizTech Conference & Exhibitions. There are two events in total; the first takes place at the Birmingham NEC today – 4 October – and the second at London Olympia on 23-24 October. LawBizTech is considered […]
Minimise Cyber Security Threat and Rank Client Protection Top
Data security in law firms is more important than ever but more often than not cyber safety is only seen as top priority once a firm has been attacked and by then the damage has already be done. Preventing data breaches from happening and mitigating the damage, should the worst happen, is crucial. To minimise the potential risk to your law firm, it […]
InfoTrack and SOS – progressive integration for conveyancing efficiency
Solicitors Own Software (SOS) clients can now access award-winning technology services provider, InfoTrack via their case management system, as the two platforms are connected in a seamless two-way integration, key to optimising conveyancing workflows. Integration between firm-wide legal solution, SOS, and InfoTrack, facilitates the seamless passing of information from the SOS matter, into the InfoTrack […]
PropTech – How Best To Engage?
Keeping up with all the technological changes, or attempts at change, in our industry can seem like a full-time job. The number of ‘PropTech’ companies looking at the home-buying process appears to be rising exponentially and it seems like only a matter of time before the conveyancing sector has to deal with a real ‘disruptive […]
Decision First launches game changer for redemption statements
Decision First automates Santander’s redemption service to provide real-time response to law firms Lender Exchange operator, Decision First, has launched its new redemption service for Santander, marking a radical improvement in the process of requesting and receiving redemption figures. Following a successful soft launch with a handful of volume conveyancing firms, it has now opened […]
The Law Commission states electronic signature as valid as handwritten one
According to a consultation paper from the Law Commission of England and Wales, electronic signing of legal documents should be considered just as legally binding as a handwritten one – without the need to change the law. The Law Commission further states that the electronic signature can even be valid when it is just a […]
UK’s first paperless mortgage process launched by RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched the UK’s first totally paper-free mortgage process using Vizolution innovated technology. The new digitalised process which is powered by Vizolution is available at RBS, Natwest and Ulster Bank. Vizolution’s DigiDocs advanced technology allows bank customers to complete their mortgage applications via a digital process, while in the comfort […]
Blockchain development could safeguard evidence
A leading global provider of digital evidence management has filed a patent application to tie blockchain security to its software. Caselines – which is currently digitising trial bundles in the courts – has called on justice ministries and law firms across the globe to embrace the technology. The latest move, which is thought to be […]
The Land Registry surpasses 25million registered titles
Established in 1862, The HM Land Registry has now registered more than 25.2 million titles. In 2017, remarkably, a Northern Powergrid electricity substation in Gateshead became the 25 millionth title to be entered in the Land Register. HM Land Registry is dedicated to becoming the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open […]
How is technology shaking up the conveyancing industry?
Earlier this year, a new online platform was launched which allows people the opportunity to buy a property in just one click. The Dot Button, which was created by one of the founders of buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay, enables investors to finance and acquire properties online, similar to the way they would buy a book. […]
