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How Is Brexit Influencing Legal Practices in the UK?
About the Author Ryan Sparrow Marketing Manager About Ryan Expand Ryan has worked at DPS since October 2017, having previously held a Marketing and IT role within a growing finance company in the Midlands. Having an upper second class honours degree in law from Nottingham Trent University, as well as his experience in marketing and…
Read MoreWokingham Borough Council Bolster Recruitment Strategy with Remote Working
Shared Legal Services (SLS) from Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead began looking for a new case management system in early 2018. A key consideration for them was the ability to work remotely with the best security levels that were available. “It was vital that we had a system that’s…
Read MoreHow can software help to establish Governance in a legal department?
DPS Managing Director Osman Ismail recently provided an article regarding Governance for the ICSA. Below is a snippet. “Governance, also known as “the establishment of policies, and continuous monitoring of their proper implementation, by the members of the governing body of an organization. It includes the mechanisms required to balance the powers of the members…
Read MoreSubject Access Requests: What are they and how do they work?
About the Author Francesca Bongiorno Office Manager | ISM About Francesca Expand Francesca has worked at DPS since November 2002, having previously held a marketing position in at Worldwide Wholesaler company. Francesca has gone on from PA to the Sales Team to the Marketing Manager and finally to Office Manager and is currently DPS’s Information…
Read MoreAn Action Plan For Keeping Your Firm’s Data Safe
About the Author Ryan Sparrow Marketing Executive About Ryan Expand Ryan has worked at DPS since October 2017, having previously held a Marketing and IT role within a growing finance company in the Midlands. Having an upper second class honours degree in law from Nottingham Trent University, as well as his experience in marketing and…
Read MoreIs Your Legal Accounts Software Ready For Making Tax Digital?
On April 1st 2019, Making Tax Digital was introduced to UK businesses. Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government initiative announced in the March 2015 budget to transform the tax system and make it easier for everyone to maintain records and to get their tax correct. [1] Under Making Tax Digital for law firms, legal businesses…
Read MoreElectronic Signatures – Are they legally binding?
Electronic signatures are quick and simple to use and aide you in your quest for a paperless office. But are they legally binding? Read on to find out…
Read MoreA disbursement or not a disbursement – that is the question…
About the Author Ryan Sparrow Marketing Executive About Ryan Expand Ryan has worked at DPS since October 2017, having previously held a Marketing and IT role within a growing finance company in the Midlands. Having an upper second class honours degree in law from Nottingham Trent University, as well as his experience in marketing and…
Read MoreBrabners Case: VAT on Disbursements – How this affects DPS clients
Brabners, a commercial law firm based in the North of England, has been ordered to pay £68,000 in VAT for local authority property searches it performed using SearchFlow. The Tribunal ruled that the searches were vatable as Brabners used the results as part of its service to clients, they weren’t just collecting the fee from…
Read MoreHow will GDPR affect law firms in the UK?
Are you worried about the impact that GDPR will have on your business? Well don’t! We discussed the issue in our latest webinar, ‘Get Ready for GDPR’ on 9th November 2017. A Bit of Background The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will be coming into place on 25th May 2018 and replaces the current Data Protection Act…
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