Fraud warning for law firms (LF)
Nat West and RBS are warning legal firms to stay alert after a spate of vishing (voice-phishing) scams across the sector
SRA ducks out of row over Law Society advice on Shariah-compliant wills (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has removed reference to the Law Society’s controversial practice note on Shariah-compliant wills from its guidance on will drafting, it has emerged.
‘QS Price Promise’ to launch in September (LF)
QualitySolicitors is to launch its ‘QS Price Promise’ in September, combined with a national TV advertising campaign, the network has revealed.
Let’s not preserve Land Registry in aspic (LSG)
Withdrawal of cack-handed sell-off plan should not close all options for reform.
Government still mulling Land Registry sale (LSG)
The government still has ambitions to privatise some Land Registry services, despite its climbdown in the face of an overwhelmingly critical response to a consultation.
No change to the Land Registry
“Given the importance of the Land Registry to the effective operation of the UK property market, we have concluded that further consideration would be valuable. Therefore, at this time, no […]
New (family) building society launches today (PIE)
A new building society which launches today is designed to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder – with the help of their relatives.
Agent turns the tables on pro-online journalist (EAT)
Well-known London agent Ed Mead has offered a journalist the chance to be an estate agent for a few days – just to see how difficult the job actually is.
BSB follows SRA in backing £500,000 indemnity limit for firms (LF)
The Bar Standards Board has followed the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and proposed that the advocacy and litigation firms it hopes to regulate later this year should have indemnity cover […]
PII brokers: free pen please? (LSG)
Proposal forms offer a great way for insurance brokers to obtain boundless information on solicitors.
Former Cobbetts partner speaks out (LSG)
A former Cobbetts partner who is the firm’s biggest individual creditor has spoken for the first time about his allegedly ‘poor treatment’ when the national firm failed last year.
Search Organisation wants Cable to reverse Registry move (EAT)
The organisation locked in a war of words with the Land Registry over local land charges is calling on Business Secretary Vince Cable to reverse a government decision to centralise […]