by Rob | Oct 21, 2015 | News
Certain workplaces such as basements, mines and utility industry service ducts can have significant levels of radon.
by Rob | Oct 21, 2015 | News
Tidal energy has the potential to provide a reliable and predictable source of clean green energy to the UK. The world’s tides are controlled by a complex but predictable relationship between the position of the moon and the sun producing a gravitational pull on the...
by Rob | Oct 21, 2015 | News
Solicitors will not have to declare on their practicing certificates that they carried out professional training for the year 2015-16, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has admitted.
by Rob | Oct 20, 2015 | News
“As the NRA acknowledges, we have long identified the facilitation of money laundering as a risk, and it continues to be a priority for us. We know that there are a very small number of lawyers who knowingly launder money. We take robust action against those...
by Rob | Oct 20, 2015 | News
New research published yesterday suggests that clients are increasingly trying to impose challenging terms of engagement on the city law firms.
by Rob | Oct 20, 2015 | News
All fees paid by advocates to their instructing solicitor must be banned to ensure those who indulge in ‘nefarious activities’ cannot disguise referral fee payments by another name, the chairman of the Bar Council has said.
by Rob | Oct 20, 2015 | News
Less than a quarter of law firms have made changes to respond to the digital age, despite 80% identifying the need to, according to a long-established annual industry snapshot published today.
by Rob | Oct 19, 2015 | News
A man who built up a huge buy-to-let empire through a £300m mortgage fraud has been jailed, along with others including a chartered surveyor who overvalued the properties.
by Rob | Oct 19, 2015 | News
The Law Society’s revised CON 29 and CON 29O forms will go live on 4 July 2016.
by Rob | Oct 19, 2015 | News
A recent judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union has clarified what overheads public authorities can charge for in the supply of environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. This legislation is often used by search...
by Rob | Oct 16, 2015 | News
Cyber criminals have caused “substantial losses” to 50 law firms this year, ranging from £50,000 to £2m, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2015 | News
We (the SRA) have closed down Blavo & Co Solicitors Limited, the head office of which is based in John Street, London.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2015 | News
Agents should be careful to ensure they do not break competition law when they draft their adverts.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2015 | News
Leading estate agency and property services provider the Connells Group today announces that it has agreed to acquire Gascoigne Halman* as part of its long term strategy to increase market share and extend its geographical reach.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2015 | News
There is no reason why solicitors setting up a new law firm should not do so as an alternative business structure, the chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority has...
by Rob | Oct 15, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to review its ‘tone of voice’ as it seeks to change how it communicates with practitioners, its chief executive said recently.
by Rob | Oct 15, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed it has closed down London-headquartered firm Blavo & Co Solicitors Limited.
by Rob | Oct 14, 2015 | News
A legal expert suggests central London’s house prices may have been skewed because of money-laundering – “and we all know it.”
by Rob | Oct 14, 2015 | News
Separate representation for lenders and borrowers in conveyancing transactions “should be the norm”, a senior manager at professional indemnity insurer Zurich has said.Separate representation for lenders and borrowers in conveyancing transactions “should be the norm”,...
by Rob | Oct 14, 2015 | News
Former chief legal ombudsman Adam Sampson was dismissed and did not depart voluntarily, the Ministry of Justice’s most senior civil servant tFormer chief legal oFormer chief legal ombudsman Adam Sampson was dismissed and did not depart voluntarily, the Ministry of...
