Legal comparison sites struggling to attract providers (LSG)
An aspiring legal comparison website says it is encouraged by the competition watchdog’s controversial report on the sector – despite the report outlining how difficult these sites may find it to […]
MPs call for reintroduction of HIPs for new build homes (TC)
The vast majority of home buyers want surveys on new properties according to a poll by YouGov.
Solicitor whose “dysfunctional firm” failed to pay stamp duty to HMRC is struck off (LF)
The “chaotic” situation at a solicitor’s firm was no excuse for her failure to pay stamp duty to the HMRC, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has ruled.
Making law firms publish average prices “is not perfect but it is needed” (LF)
The slow pace of change in the legal services market means “regulatory intervention” is needed to force firms to publish their average prices even though it is not a perfect […]
Handbook changes could lead to ‘two-tier profession’ – Society (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s plans to simplify its hefty handbook could result in a two-tier profession, the Law Society has warned.