Cabenet vs Dye & Durham Legal Accounts

Cabenet is a web-based service combining legal accounting, integrated legal practice management and QBCC construction project trust accounting. Practice-management intake includes AI consultation questionnaires, online identity verification, lead management and conversion of lead data into new matters. AI tools can draft or rewrite documents, insert matter data into emails and documents, and answer questions about matter files. Legal accounting provides unlimited trust and controlled monies ledgers, transfers, reconciliation, statutory month-end reporting, time recording, configurable invoices and financial, billing and fee-earner reports. QBCC accounting includes unlimited Project Trust Account ledgers, a Retention Trust Account cashbook and compliance reporting. Practice management connects with Microsoft 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook calendar, email and Outlook To Do. Cabenet was founded in 2001 and says it has continuous national legal profession compliance certification. Data is secured with HTTPS and TLS on cloud servers in Australia. Plans start at A$40 a month for legal accounting (7 or More), ex. GST.

Dye & Durham Legal Accounts is accounting software for law firms, with tools for legal cashiers, COLPs and COFAs. It supports compliance with SRA, HMRC, CLC Accounts Code and Scottish Accounts Rules, as well as MTD and AML. Warnings and alerts identify possible breaches across client and office ledgers. The software automates routine transactions such as disbursements, bills, client money and deposits, and includes automatic bank feeds and reconciliation. Reporting covers batch month-end and year-end reports, configurable management reports, and VAT return preparation and submission to HMRC using MTD-compatible software. Billing tools include automated time recording and custom invoice templates. Other capabilities include e-chit posting, bank account and sort code verification, cheque printing, a purchase ledger, multiple open accounting periods and Legal Aid Agency-compatible submissions. Integrations include Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, legal-industry products and leading UK banks. Dye & Durham describes it as mobile-friendly and usable with an internet connection and a device. It is available on Android, iOS and web. Pricing is on request; prospective customers can contact the company or request a demo.