Building a trusted brand… so far, so good, for SOPS
About five years ago we concluded there was a space in the market for a solicitors’ organisation to present a caring approach to older people. We also felt if we took the message to our older community that preparing for the future was good and sensible this would be...
Just give us your client’s address – it’s GDPR exempt!
One of my clients recently sent me a request he’d received from Police Scotland. It asked him to provide an address for one of his clients. Interestingly, they pointed out the disclosure qualified as a GDPR exemption. The word “OFFICIAL” – BOLD, UPPERCASE and in...
GDPR for law firms – it’s more than just a Privacy Statement!
There was a massive rush to get everything in place by the 25 May deadline last year when the General Data Protection Regulation and the latest Data Protection Act came into force. Before the deadline law firms took various positions from “this doesn’t apply to me”...
Fee Transparency
Since December 2018, Lawyers in England and Wales have faced the challenge of fee transparency. They’ve had to publish their fees for certain types of work on their website. These include, amongst other things, fees for residential conveyancing, wills and...
Ensure your website creates business
We’re delighted to welcome Rachel Tombs of Orion Legal Marketing to the Client Communications website. As a former lawyer, Rachel is well aware of the challenges facing law firms. In this article, Rachel gives us 7.5 (yes, you read that right – seven and a half!) tips...
Would you like a free Will with your Pizza?
Here’s your Pizza – would you like a free Will? I know this is just a little bit flippant, but it seems to me that everyone wants a slice of the Scottish Private Client market. Free Will with a Funeral Plan In recent weeks I’ve heard a story from...
Making Tax Digital
From time to time we feature guest contributors and are delighted Simon Greig, Sales Director of LawWare accepted our invitation to write on the very topical subject of Making Tax Digital. In July 2018 HMRC detailed ambitious plans to overhaul the methods by which...