Build a firm-wide diary
Every key date should live in one place the whole firm can see — not in a fee-earner’s head, a personal calendar or a paper diary. A central key-date and limitation diary means cover during holidays, illness and handovers.
Add redundancy
- Record the date the moment the matter is opened
- Set reminders well in advance — not the day before
- Escalate to a supervisor as the date approaches
- Review upcoming key dates as a team on a fixed cadence
Make it impossible to lose
Key dates should be flagged on the matter, surfaced on dashboards, and chased by the system automatically. The aim is that a date can’t quietly pass without several people seeing it first.
How Fitzentic helps
Tasks and key dates form a firm-wide limitation diary with priorities, automatic reminders and supervisor escalation — so the system does the remembering.
This guide is general information for UK firms, not legal advice. Always check the current rules and guidance that apply to your firm.
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