PRACTICE INTELLIGENCE
NSW: Instead of stamp duty, home buyers could opt to pay an annual property tax
The NSW State Budget, which is facing a $16 billion deficit this financial year, flags a possible major reform, which could see home buyers given…
CLOC Expands Membership to Include Entire Legal Ecosystem
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) has announced their plans to restructure and expand their membership model to include the entire legal ecosystem. Designed to…
Best news for conveyancers – property values on the rise again
According to CoreLogic research, dwelling values nationwide increased by 0.4% during October 2020, ending a five month downtrend. Every capital city except for Melbourne posted…
Crawford & Company acquires HBA Group
Australian legal enterprise becomes part of Crawford Legal Services Crawford & Company® (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims…
Legal matter pricing and budgeting processes are flawed for the majority of law firms
Research shows law firms lack vital visibility into matter budgeting and profitability The latest legal pricing and profitability research, released today from BigHand, has revealed…
A solicitor who made $100 million
From UK's Legalfutures: A solicitor who left private practice to set up an employment law, HR and health & safety business 16 years ago sold…
How to take real steps towards battling cyber security threats
by InfoTrack Unfortunately, incidents of cyber-crime are on the rise and all businesses and individuals face the challenge of understanding what is a risk and…
PEXA data reveals property market trends
PEXA Property and Mortgage Insights report has been published covering the year to September 2020. PEXA is “helping 20,000 families a week settle safely on…
Sharp bounce-back in demand for employed solicitors
Just four months ago in June 2020, the demand for employed lawyers - as measured by number of job advertisements - was down 66% compared…
Predicting what kind of services clients will require from law firms – Baker McKenzie and SparkBeyond
Baker McKenzie and SparkBeyond have announced a market-first collaboration to apply SparkBeyond's technology "to disrupt the legal industry and reimagine what legal services might look…