Lawyers expect more MDPs and big brands to enter market (LF)
Lawyers expect the opening up of the legal market to lead to more multi-disciplinary professional services companies, offering consultancy, business and legal advice, research has shown
SRA: law firms should be allowed to provide accountancy services (LF)
Law firms should be able to provide accountancy and other services without setting up separate businesses to help them compete with alternative business structures, the SRA has proposed.
Local authorities forced to innovate by funding crisis (LSG)
The local government funding crisis will spur a new wave of transformation and innovation in legal departments.
SRA launches new Corporate Strategy, EDI Strategy and Business Plan
“We are committed to making us more transparent, open and accessible, ensuring genuine engagement and involvement. We will routinely publish details of our performance so everyone can see how we […]
SRA to end Law Society’s ‘Find a Solicitor’ monopoly (LF)
The SRA is to end the monopoly currently enjoyed by the Law Society’s ‘Find a Solicitor’ website, by making the data behind it available to commercial comparison sites.
Knowledge gap between lawyers and consumers “narrowing all the time”
The “traditionally wide” knowledge gap between lawyers and consumers is “narrowing all the time”.
Genus Law makes first acquisition (LF)
Genus Law, the Leeds-based alternative business structure formerly known as Brilliant Law that is backed by gambling entrepreneur Bert Black, has made its first acquisition.
Number-crunchers nail ‘fat-cat lawyer’ myth (LSG)
What does a ‘typical’ solicitor earn? Less than politicians with an axe to grind would have you believe.
Solicitors ‘prickly’ – economic crime chief (LSG)
Solicitors are ‘prickly’ when subjected to criticism, the man leading the fight against economic crime told the Law Society’s anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime conference.
SRA to scrap PC fee renewal system (LSG)
The SRA has decided to replace the technology behind the much-criticised mySRA portal after admitting that the system for online renewal of practising certificates is ‘neither straightforward nor simple’ to […]
Advertising watchdog rules against ‘quick home buying’ company (PIE)
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that claims made by a ‘fast home buying’ company that it was not an estate agent were misleading.
MPs urge stamp duty exemption and Help To Buy for downsizers (EAT)
A group of politicians has urged the government to offer a package of financial support and advice to make it easier for older people to move home if they wish […]