Unfair Constraint on Free Choice of Legal Regulator (IC)
Changing from one regulator to another should not be difficult and should not be restricted due to the exclusive and unnecessarily stringent arrangements operating between one regulator and the insurance […]
95% of independent lawyers and mid-sized firms braced for rough times (TC)
Almost all independent and mid-sized firms say they are bracing for hard times according to a report commissioned by LexisNexis.
New flood protection scheme to be reviewed in 2019 (LSG)
Conveyancing specialists have welcomed news that 29 insurers have signed up to a new flood protection scheme.
Law Society to consider council shakeup (LSG)
A smaller council and a management board including lay members feature in proposals for a new governance model for the Law Society expected to be put before the Society’s governing […]
Online, traditional – can we learn anything from the conveyancing industry? (EAT)
Conveyancing, like estate agency, is a service and you will never be able to negate or automate the overwhelming human factors involved in this process.
What happens when a notice to complete expires? (TC)
We all know that serving a notice to complete makes time of the essence- meaning that failure to perform by the date fixed amounts to a repudiatory breach of contract.
Niche regulator moves to attract conveyancers from SRA (LSG)
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has moved to boost its appeal to property law firms currently regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority by changing its arrangements for professional indemnity insurance.
New call for estate agents to be licensed as MPs probe money laundering (PIE)
MPs have been told that estate agents should be licensed as billions of pounds ‘slosh’ through London, with some of the world’s vilest dictators buying up property.
Bold Legal Group member wins tmgroup’s quarterly prize draw (LF)
Commercial property solicitor Howard Meakin of Spratt Endicott Truman has won tmgroup’s quarterly prize draw, bagging himself a coveted technology prize bundle.
Law Society annual professional indemnity insurance survey confirms favourable market for firms
For the second year running professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewal went smoothly for the vast majority of firms, the Law Society of England and Wales’s 2015-16 PII survey has found.
Law Society to discuss concerns over anti-money laundering reforms (LSG)
A Law Society taskforce will meet this week to discuss government plans to overhaul the UK’s anti-money laundering regime, amid concerns about a threat to a statutory defence available to […]
PII costs fall – but attempted fraud is rampant, Law Society reveals (LSG)
Professional indemnity insurance renewal in 2015/16 was plain sailing for most firms, with average costs falling 8% year on year, latest research reveals.