Conveyancers to discuss relationship with agents at upcoming conference (EAT)
Conveyancers will debate how various stakeholders – including estate agents – can deliver a more collaborative home moving experience at an upcoming event.
Stamp duty to be replaced with Land Transaction Tax in Wales (EAT)
The Welsh Government has announced that from April 2018, Stamp Duty Land Tax will be replaced with a Land Transaction Tax.
Many top law firms see alternative providers as “threat to profession” (LF)
Four in ten managing partners at leading law firms see alternative providers such as the Big Four accountants and insurers as the biggest threat to the legal profession, according to […]
SRA responds to the LSB’s vision for reform
The Solicitors Regulation has welcomed the publication of the Legal Services Board’s vision for legislative reform.
Chancery Lane hits out at code of conduct reform plan (LSG)
The Law Society has formally expressed its opposition to Solicitors Regulation Authority plans to allow solicitors to work for firms outside its regulation.
Scrap the SRA and create a single regulator, says LSB (LSG)
Radical plans to create a single legal services regulator and potentially overhaul the title of solicitor are unveiled by the Legal Services Board yesterday.
Comparison sites need access to firms’ past mistakes – SRA chief (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has vowed to press ahead with plans to disseminate more information about firms’ and solicitors’ past mistakes.
SDT strikes off solicitor for registering property for £10,000 below sale price (LF)
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has struck off a solicitor who colluded with his non-solicitor employee wife, an estate agent, to misappropriate £10,000 after submitting to the Land Registry that a […]
Insurance premiums down by up to 20% (LSG)
solicitors buying professional indemnity insurance are enjoying the softest market for years, with quoted premiums down by up to 20%.
New legal firms set to top 1,000 this year (LSG)
More than 1,000 new solicitor firms will be created in 2016, official statistics suggest, a 30% increase on the last two years.
Scrap the SRA and create a single regulator, says LSB (LSG)
Radical plans to create a single legal services regulator and potentially overhaul the title of solicitor are unveiled by the Legal Services Board today.
Santander Add to List of Acceptable New Home Warranty Schemes (IC)
By way of and adjustment to their CML Handbook Part 2 instructions Santander have added to their list of acceptable new home warranty schemes.