by Rob | Oct 29, 2015 | News
Clients may not need detailed information about separate businesses when work is referred to them by their law firm owners, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
by Rob | Oct 29, 2015 | News
Free2Convey, the free conveyancing portal developed by the Legal Software Suppliers Association, is to be available “in the next few weeks”, it has emerged.
by Rob | Oct 29, 2015 | News
A senior figure at communications regulator Ofcom has been appointed chief executive of the Legal Services Board.
by Rob | Oct 29, 2015 | News
Lawyers acting for Adam Sampson, the former chief legal ombudsman, have written to the Office for Legal Complaints threatening action for defamation over a letter to MPs stating that Sampson was dismissed from his position.
by Rob | Oct 28, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is helping law firms that want to expand their business beyond traditional legal services by publishing new guidance on the Separate Business Rule.
by Rob | Oct 28, 2015 | News
A new property website has launched in the US – with a morbid difference. DiedInHouse provides information as to whether anyone has died in a property that someone might be thinking of buying or renting.
by Rob | Oct 28, 2015 | News
Search Acumen – the leading conveyancing search provider – has launched its latest product, Portfolio Cloud, which allows conveyancers to conduct searches across entire portfolios through a single interface.
by Rob | Oct 28, 2015 | News
The number of alternative business structures licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to provide probate services has hit 100, it has emerged.
by Rob | Oct 28, 2015 | News
Many Law Society members have received an email survey from an organisation called ‘Solicitors Member Support’ entitled ‘solicitor members’ survey’.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2015 | News
Online applications at the Land Registry have opened up a whole new process for conveyancers, creating an easier and overall more efficient system.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2015 | News
Battling obstacles with recruitment and retention within conveyancing has been on-going for many firms for some time.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2015 | News
Law firms are failing to unify the different generations within their workforces and are suffering as a result, research has suggested.
by Rob | Oct 27, 2015 | News
A solicitor who claimed she was traumatised by the 7 July bombings has been struck off following a criminal conviction.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2015 | News
The National Association of Estate Agents admits that “take up has been low” in its bid to persuade each member agent to identify a nominated Money Laundering Reporting Officer and deputy.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2015 | News
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and the Bold Legal Group have announced that Dame Janet Paraskeva the recently appointed Chair of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers will deliver the keynote speech at the Conference this year which will be held on Wednesday...
by Rob | Oct 23, 2015 | News
A former fee-earner has been barred from the legal profession after she was found to have stolen more than £60,000 from her employer.
by Rob | Oct 22, 2015 | News
A company is claiming that estate agents are missing out on substantial potential income by not charging for referrals of clients to financial advisers, lawyers and others.
by Rob | Oct 22, 2015 | News
With the new property leasehold forms LPE1 and LPE2 available, it is thought that enhanced protection for potential property buyers is prevalent.
by Rob | Oct 22, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has decided not to grade itself as ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’ in a self-assessment exercise for the Legal Services Board.
by Rob | Oct 22, 2015 | News
Lawyers at small and medium-sized firms are motivated much more by helping clients than running businesses, research has found.http://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/poll-its-all-about-the-law-not-the-business-of-law
