Release Notes
This page lists the changes in each software update for ContactsLaw.
Updates typically affect multiple system components. Notes which relate specifically to the Desktop App are marked separately.
Latest Version (Build 250612)
- Accounting
- [Fix] Trust receipts by cheque/cash can now only be processed via bank deposit.
- [Change] Compliance improvements for various trust reports.
- [Change] Capturing/suggesting bank name for receipts by cheque.
- [New] Record of trust statements now retained on matters.
- [New] Scheduled job type for generating trust statements.
- Calendar
- [Change] User preferences for calendar/tasks views (Desktop App).
- Contacts
- [Change] Rules for business short codes (improves matter reference recognition).
- Documents
- [Fix] Identifying attachments to emails in MSG format.
- [Change] Improved UI for uploading documents (Desktop App).
- [Change] Uploading large documents (chunked).
- [Change] Transform attachments during document creation (Desktop App).
- [Change] Default template for when multiple configurations exist for the same purpose.
- [Change] Override description for templates with multiple configurations.
- [Change] Hide workgroup-specific templates from subscription view by default (Desktop App).
- [New] "Compress to ZIP file" transformation.
- [New] Categories for document types.
- [New] Preview documents during upload.
- Telephony
- [Fix] Shortening telephone numbers for dialling purposes.
- Workflow
- [Fix] Updating conditions in rules.
- [New] Queuing activities (Desktop App).
- Other
- [Fix] Managing multiple concurrent database engines.
- [Fix] Closing audio recorder during recording/playback (Desktop App).
- [Fix] Drag-and-drop for hyperlinks in grids (Desktop App).
- [Fix] Change detection in various editors (Desktop App).
- [Fix] Scrolling in various editors (Desktop App).
- [Fix] Implementation for
Contains()function in expressions. - [Change] Various subscription/business views can now be filtered by workgroup (Desktop App).
- [Change] Various UI enhancements (Desktop App).
- [Change] Improved editing experience for default values of custom fields (Desktop App).
- [New] Employment Hero integration (import general journals).
Previous Version (Build 250509)
Only the Desktop App was updated in this build.
- Other
- [Fix] Windows 10 compatibility.
- [Fix] Spaces in text fields that did not permit them.
- [Change] Record memos from task/calendar item editor.
- [Change] Middle-click hyperlinks to open tabs in the background.
- [Change] Microsoft Teams commands for members.
- [Change] Improved client/server version management.