Warning to UK Home Owners Over Invasive Plant Controls (IC)
Buyers and sellers in the UK are being advised to check for signs of the invasive Japanese knotweed plant in gardens, or else they could face criminal prosecution.
Failure to undertake CPD will be “aggravating factor” in investigations, SRA warns (LF)
Failure to undertake CPD will be an “aggravating factor” when enforcement decisions are made against those guilty of incompetence, the SRA has said.
Robot brain could cut turnaround time (LSG)
Legal business Riverview Law is aiming to apply artificial intelligence to legal work under a partnership with a computer science faculty.
Advice To a Selling Client on a Request For a Reduced Deposit (IC)
Accepting a reduced deposit on a sale transaction without explaining the risks and seeking a client’s explicit instructions could expose you to a costly professional negligence action if the transaction […]
Law Society fails to block Find a Solicitor negligence action (LF)
The Law Society has failed in a bid to block a High Court action against it for negligent misrepresentation, after a bogus solicitor got himself listed on the society’s Find […]
LeO opens door to investigating “tightly defined” third-party complaints (LF)
There is scope for the Legal Ombudsman to offer redress to third parties, as long as the complaints involved could be “clearly and tightly defined”, a report by a LeO […]
Information on law firms to become available to comparison websites
As part of the SRA’s commitment to transparency and openness, it is making a suite of core data about law firms available for use by comparison websites.
SRA invites comparison sites to tap into its data (LSG)
Operators of ‘compare a solicitor’ websites have been invited to apply to make use of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s data about firms.
The Ultimate End of Year Outlook and New Year Predictions (TC)
2014 is being hailed by industry leaders as the year for communication and innovation. After the great success in 2013, conveyancing firms have had to up their game, as consumers […]
Ten New Year’s resolutions for agents and conveyancers (EAT)
As my last article for Industry Views this year I thought I would suggest ten possible New Year’s resolutions for conveyancers and estate agents.
Woman estate agent found guilty in gang’s mortgage scam (EAT)
A woman estate agent was among a gang of four involved in a massive mortgage scam involving nearly three dozen properties and almost £5m.
Plant reflects on five years at helm of SRA: “It’s a far better place now” (LF)
Charles Plant is leaving the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) at the end of this month “in a great deal better state than where I found it”, he has said in […]