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06/04/2021

Law firms throughout England and Wales are being asked about their experiences and views on the use of technology and innovation in the legal sector as part of a major research project launched this week by the University of Oxford.

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Law firms throughout England and Wales are being asked about their experiences and views on the use of technology and innovation in the legal sector as part of a major research project launched this week by the University of Oxford.

30/03/2021

Web Cam Law is a legal network that provides clients with access to their solicitors through online interaction.

We recognise that visiting your law firm is not always convenient or possible and at Web Cam Law we provide you with the opportunity to engage with your solicitor in a way that is convenient and effective.

Get in touch with our team today to find out more!

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21/12/2020

Court bosses today insisted that courts in Tier 4 areas of England will continue to open despite increased restrictions announced over the weekend.
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Justice minister says 'essential service' must continue and that buildings have been made safe.

17/12/2020

𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗: 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥
It will mean the government continues to pay 80% of wages for those workers "giving business and employees across the UK certainty into the new year", the Treasury said.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak also announced that government-backed loan schemes designed to support stricken firms through the coronavirus crisis would continue until the end of March.

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The furlough scheme supporting workers temporarily laid off due to the coronavirus crisis will be extended by a month until the end of April.

08/12/2020

The new immigration rules will ensure that businesses can recruit the most highly qualified from across the globe to drive the economy forwards and keep the UK at the frontier of innovation.

It will also encourage employers to focus on training and investing in the UK workforce, driving productivity and improving opportunities for individuals, especially those impacted by coronavirus.

New global system awards points for skills, having a job offer and speaking English.

03/11/2020

November is Make a Will Month. Having a Will in place gives you peace of mind and legal assurance that your wishes will be carried out once you are gone so that you know your family will be taken care of.

Web Cam Law is a legal network that provides clients with access to their solicitors through online interaction.

We recognise that visiting your law firm is not always convenient or possible, especially in the current climate and at Web Cam Law we provide you with the opportunity to engage with your solicitor in a way that is convenient and effective.

Get in touch with our team of solicitors today, simply call us on 02039858555 or you can email us [email protected] and we will call you.

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21/10/2020

Exclusive: Co-op Legal Services to be fined £143k by SRA

Read the full article by The Law Gazette below.

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'Inadvertent accounting error' led to insurers being overcharged for PI claims costs.

05/10/2020

58% of firms surveyed allowed external data sticks to be plugged into their computers.

Find out more about cybercrime reviews & how to protect your firm.

Read the full article here: https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports/cyber-security/

We wanted to know more about the experiences of firms that had been targeted by cybercriminals.

24/09/2020

Breaking news: The government and firms will continue to top up wages of workers who have not been able to return to the workplace full time due to the coronavirus.

The Jobs Support Scheme, which will replace the furlough scheme, will see workers get three quarters of their normal salaries for six months.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54280966

The government and firms will top up workers' wages, helping cover three quarters of their hours for next six months.

18/09/2020

Campaigners for corporate transparency have welcomed plans to require identity checks on company directors.

In what it said is a 'clamp down on fraud and money laundering', the government announced that it will give Companies House new powers to query and reject information and bar directors from being appointed until their identity has been verified.

Government promises a 'fast, efficient, 24/7 digital verification process'.

08/09/2020

Up to £3.5bn in Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme payments may have been claimed fraudulently or paid out in error, the government has said.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54066815

HMRC is reviewing 27,000 "high risk" cases that could have been paid out wrongly or fraudulently.

01/09/2020

From 1 September, businesses that have put staff on furlough will have to pay 10% of their wages.

This will rise to 20% the following month, before the scheme ends on 31 October.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52135342

Almost 10 million people have accessed the scheme, which closes in October.