A disbursement or not a disbursement – that is the question

You may have heard recently about the case of Brabners LLP v HMRC where the tribunal judge held that electronic property search fees could not be labelled disbursements for VAT purposes, leaving Brabners with a hefty £68,000 VAT bill and law firm accounting departments across the country with sweaty palms. So where does the decision […]

Eclipse announces new functionality to cater for the Precedent S Electronic Bill of Costs

Eclipse Legal Systems, the Law Society’s endorsed legal IT provider, has announced updated functionality in its Proclaim solution to enable firms to utilise the new Electronic Bill of Costs. In April 2018 a new format was introduced for the billing of personal injury matters, mandated for completion via the new ‘Precedent S’ electronic bill.  The […]

Saving the criminal defence lawyer from extinction

Life is hard as a legal aid lawyer. Government cuts and a lack of funding has seen many leave the profession to the point where it is now thought that criminal defence lawyers could become extinct in England and Wales. It’s understandable that many would avoid entering the profession. You go to university and go through the LPC with […]

DPS Software asks: are you ready for making tax digital?

In July 2017 the UK government announced that Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT will come into effect from April 2019. This means businesses who meet the VAT threshold will have to keep their records digitally and provide their VAT return through MTD compatible software. The Four Foundations of Making Tax Digital Better use of […]

DPS Software ask- just another law firm?

Law Firms are all just the same nowadays aren’t they? All offering the same service with the same standards. Nothing really distinguishes them from one another. But not you. No, you’re different. Special, even. Your firm is unique. So why use just standard software? You deserve software as special and unique as you are. You […]

Eclipse: All the small things

This article was originally featured as an industry column in the March 2018 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. A good customer experience should be a given in any transaction, but we all know from experience that that’s not always what we receive. Sometimes an experience is sullied in a very deliberate manner […]

How effective case management can aid your transition to paper-lite

For the best part of a decade now you’ve been bombarded with information about how you need to go paperless. The reality though is that no office, particularly a law firm can operate completely without paper. That’s why an effective case management system can help you achieve the much more realistic ‘Paper-Lite’. Any case management […]

DPS Software ask could remote working be the way forward?

So the Beast from the East has struck and is currently menacing its way across the UK, causing havoc on the roads and railways, closing schools and preventing people from going to work. You may have turned up to work this morning to find empty desks and the atmosphere of a morgue as people stay […]

MJV & Co increases efficiency with Eclipse’s Compact PMS

Established family-run law firm, MJV & Co, is implementing the new Compact solution from Eclipse Legal Systems, the UK’s leading legal software provider. Based in Blackpool, MJV & Co boasts 50 years’ combined experience across a range of legal services for both private and commercial clients. The firm prides itself on its ability to offer […]

Legend Solicitors selects market-leading Eclipse Legal Systems’ Proclaim Case Management Software solution to replace its current system

Legend Solicitors boasts an experienced team of solicitors that specialises in immigration, conveyancing and personal injury. Operating from its East Ham office, the firm offers a professional, friendly and reliable client service, and has earnt a reputation of expertise within the local community. After an extensive selection process, a range of in-depth demonstrations and a […]