LSB declines to cut minimum PII cover (LSG)
The profession’s oversight regulator has refused plans to reduce the minimum level of PII cover to £500,000.
SRA to consult profession and public on ethical values (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is planning a major consultation on ethical values with the profession and the public next summer.
Parliament clears way for legal executive law firms (LF)
Chartered legal executives will be able to set up their own law firms in the New Year – a move that ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) said would for the first […]
Become a Land Registry research volunteer
Land Registry’s Customer & Market Insight Team is looking to recruit customers to join a research pool.
SRA pledges new focus on helping small firms (LSG)
The S R A has vowed to end the perception it is indifferent to small firms with a host of new policy initiatives.
When you Reach the End of your Rope, Tie a Knot and Hang On” (Mark Riddick)
“I thought I would finish this three part story with a summary of what I believe are the ingredients of successful entrepreneurship.”
Labour defeated in House of Lords (EAT)
Peers failed to back Labour’s amendments to the Consumer Rights Bill in the House of Lords on Monday evening.
Non-lawyers and clients set pace in legal market (LF)
Expertise from outside the profession is becoming a vital part of the success of law firms and clients are increasingly dictating the pace of change in the legal services market, […]
Datalaw secures venture capital funding as it gears up for new CPD era (LF)
Online legal training company Datalaw has secured a six-figure investment from a northern venture capital fund and promised to quadruple the number of its continuous professional development (CPD) courses over […]
Society withdraws sharia wills note (LSG)
The Law Society has withdrawn a controversial practice note giving guidance on sharia succession principles following critical feedback, it announced.
SRA earmarks ‘level playing field’ between firms and ABSs (LSG)
The SRA has unveiled plans to tear up the separate business rule that prevents law firms having links with businesses offering non-reserved legal activities.
Is the conveyancing process about to get easier? (EAT)
“Veyo not only covers the entire chain comprehensively, securely and quickly, but most importantly it’s unique because it allows conveyancers on both sides of the transaction to communicate in real […]