New Legal Product Releases - March 2025

• Commercial Property Purchase (England & Wales): Used when representing a Buyer in the purchase of commercial property. Firms that manage such transactions within their Conveyancing work can alternatively use the Conveyancing > Purchase matter type, and select "Commercial" as the Nature of Property.
• Commercial Property Sale (England & Wales): Used when representing a Seller in the sale of commercial property. Firms that manage such transactions within their Conveyancing work can alternatively use the Conveyancing > Sale matter type, and select "Commercial" as the Nature of Property.

• Copyright (United Kingdom): Used when representing a client in relation to copyright licensing, or the protection, enforcement, or defence of copyright.
• Design (United Kingdom): Used when representing a client in relation to the registration, protection, enforcement, or infringement of design rights.
• Intellectual Property General (United Kingdom): Used when representing a client in relation to an intellectual property matter that does not fit well in the other matter types.
• Patent (United Kingdom): Used when representing a client in relation to the filing, enforcement, prosecution or defence of patent rights, including applications, disputes, and licensing.
• Trade Mark (United Kingdom): Used when representing a client in relation to the registration, protection, enforcement, or defence of a trade mark, including applications, oppositions, infringements, and renewals.
• Intellectual Property (Lead) (United Kingdom): Lead for Intellectual Property category.

Leasehold charges (apportionments) added to Property Details data screen for Commercial Lease Assignment and Commercial Lease matter types.

Added the following to HM Courts & Tribunals Service/Criminal Procedure Rules Forms:

• Application for Order to Inspect and Copy Bank Records - CrimPR 17.3

Updated the following to Legal Aid Agency:

• Client's Details Form - Form CRM1

Updated the following in Commercial Property Forms:

• Enquiries before Surrender of a Rack Rent Commercial Lease - Form CPSE.5
• General Short Form Pre-Contract Enquiries for All Property Transactions - Form CPSE.7

Added the following to HM Revenue & Customs/Inheritance Tax Forms:

• Direct Payment Schemes for Inheritance Tax - Schedule IHT423

Updated the following in HM Land Registry:

• Application to Remove from the Register the Name of a Deceased Joint Proprietor - Form DJP

Updated the following in HM Courts & Tribunals Service/Probate Forms:

• Probate Application - without a Will

Added the following to UK Visas and Immigration:

• Family Settlement - Parent of a Child in the UK - Appendix 5 (VAF4A)
• Family Settlement - Appendix 1 (VAF4A)
• Financial Requirement Form (VAF Armed Forces) - Appendix 2 (VAF)

Updated the following in HM Courts & Tribunals Service/Immigration and Asylum Tribunal Forms:

• Application for Anonymity - Form IA ANON01

Added the following to Intellectual Property Office:

• Application to Register a Trade Mark - Form TM3
• Application to Register an International Trade Mark - Form MM2
• Renewal of Trade Mark Registration - Form TM11
• Request for a Certified Copy - Form TM31R
• Request for Grant of a Patent - Form PF1
• Statement of Inventorship and of Right to Grant of a Patent - Form PF7
• Application to Register a Design - Form DF2A

Updated the following in HM Courts & Tribunals Service/County Court Forms:

• Guidance for Defendants replying to the Claim Form - Form N1C

New 'Property Matter List' report added, which can be generated based on matter opening date, Completion date, or Exchange date. Report will include data on property address, purchase price, key dates and staff details for conveyancing and property matters.

Fixed issue with gender-based pronoun [ALT] automation fields (e.g. he/she/they) that was causing the automation to return nothing when gender is "Unspecified".

These automation fields will now also return the neutral pronoun as default when no gender has been entered.