http://www.barsquared.com Bar Squared News updates for all you latest online software. en-gb Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:34:45 GMT Copyright: (C) Bar Squared Ltd, see http://www.barsquared.com for terms and conditions of reuse Leading commercial chancery set, Selborne Chambers, has become the latest to add Time Recording to its LEX Chambers Management Software. Described by Legal 500 2011 as "exceptionally well-run", Selborne chose to enhance its LEX business management system.... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2013/LEX-Time-Recording-Selborne-Chambers-Case-Study.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2013/LEX-Time-Recording-Selborne-Chambers-Case-Study.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:35:45 GMT Helen Ford Chambers Management As of 1st April 2013, the LSC (Legal Services Commission) has been rebranded as the LAA (Legal Aid Agency). Broadly speaking, the change has come about to enable the Ministry of Justice to administer Legal Aid in a more controlled and productive manner... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2013/LSC-Rebranded-as-LAA-from-1st-April-2013.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2013/LSC-Rebranded-as-LAA-from-1st-April-2013.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:12:18 GMT Mike Armitage Chambers Management As of 31st January 2013, new work undertaken by Barristers will be governed by the Standard Contractual Terms for the Supply of Legal Services by Barristers to Authorised Persons 2012 ("the 2012 Terms") (or a variation of the same), unless where the barrister is paid directly by the Legal Services Commission, through the Community Legal Service.... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/UPDATE-New-Terms-of-Engagement-for-barristers-and-solicitors.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/UPDATE-New-Terms-of-Engagement-for-barristers-and-solicitors.html Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:08:18 GMT Damien Breingan Chambers Management Bar Squared is pleased to announce that its flagship LEX Chambers Management product has been awarded the "Certified for Windows Server 2012" competency by the Microsoft Certification Team. After passing a rigorous testing process on the latest server operating system we can confirm that LEX meets all the Microsoft standards for... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/Certified-for-Windows-Server-2012.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/Certified-for-Windows-Server-2012.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:38:22 GMT David Taylor Chambers Management During the month of November, the Bar Squared team will be supporting the Movember campaign by sprouting moustaches. The aim is to raise vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically testicular and prostate cancer, which affects 1 in 9 men... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/Movember-At-Bar-Squared.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/Movember-At-Bar-Squared.html Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:25:38 GMT Kester Dampney Chambers Management The new version of Windows for desktop and tablet computing has finally arrived. Not since the Rolling Stones pumped out Start Me Up on the original advert for Windows 95 has such a radical interface change taken place... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/Scared-of-Windows-8-Not-Us.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/Scared-of-Windows-8-Not-Us.html Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:38:23 GMT David Taylor Chambers Management The Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulatory body for barristers in England and Wales, has agreed that the new Standard Contractual Terms will now take effect on 31 January 2013... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/new-terms-of-engagement-for-barristers-and-solicitors.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/new-terms-of-engagement-for-barristers-and-solicitors.html Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:48:49 GMT Helen Ford Chambers Management Multi-Currency Billing has always been a difficult process to manage within chambers, until now! With our brand new Multi-Currency module, LEX makes it simple and easy to bill and report in multiple currencies... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/lex-multi-currency-billing.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/lex-multi-currency-billing.html Wed, 3 Oct 2012 09:25:30 GMT Justin Elliott-Neal Chambers Management Our home used to be our castle. Today we store huge amounts of information online, on other people's servers around the world. Whether Case Briefs, your personal emails, Amazon and Facebook profiles, or your online bank account - all of this information is secured by passwords... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/safe-and-secure.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/safe-and-secure.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:37:58 GMT Kester Dampney Chambers Management Built by the team of in-house developers and designed specifically for Barristers and Clerks, Bar Squared is proud to announce the launch of the LEX iPhone App. Released on the 28th July, the Bar Squared team have been busy setting up and rolling out access to the App... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/lex-iphone-app.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/lex-iphone-app.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:00:26 GMT Justin Elliott-Neal Chambers Management The Crown Prosecution Service is currently rolling out the introduction of Digital Case Files (to replace traditional paper instructions). This move is part of a wider scheme called the CJS Efficiency Programme, which aims to reduce costs within the entire Criminal Justice System (CJS) (forced by budget cuts due to the current economic climate)... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/lex-dox-secure-document-management.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/lex-dox-secure-document-management.html Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:30:39 GMT Helen Ford Chambers Management I wanted to put in writing my thanks for the way that our migration has gone. Having managed a few of these types of projects in the past, I was enormously impressed with the care that was taken, the attention to detail, the dedication of your staff and the excellence of the execution... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/2-Hare-Court-experience-painless-move-to-LEX-Hosted-service.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/2-Hare-Court-experience-painless-move-to-LEX-Hosted-service.html Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:53:22 GMT Helen Ford Chambers Management Having undergone various software upgrades in the past in my dealings with Meridian Law (IRIS) I was well aware of some of the issues that we might face in moving to a new fees system. However from the initial meeting with Nick Hartwell where he went through in detail the various stages... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/18-Red-Lion-Court-acknowledge-high-level-of-customer-service.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/18-Red-Lion-Court-acknowledge-high-level-of-customer-service.html Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:34:49 GMT Helen Ford Chambers Management I thought I should drop you a line to let you know how satisfied chambers are with our switch from Meridian/IRIS to LEX. As a chambers, as you can imagine, we had our apprehensions about leaving Meridian/IRIS as we had been a customer with them for over 15 years. However... http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/5-Paper-Buildings-praise-faultless-migration-to-LEX.html http://www.barsquared.com/files/news/2012/5-Paper-Buildings-praise-faultless-migration-to-LEX.html Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:40:22 GMT Helen Ford Chambers Management