by Rob | Jul 14, 2014 | News
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.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2014 | News
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 of at least £500,000.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2014 | News
Proposal forms offer a great way for insurance brokers to obtain boundless information on solicitors.
by Rob | Jul 14, 2014 | News
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.
by Rob | Jul 11, 2014 | News
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 the handling of searches.
by Rob | Jul 11, 2014 | News
Newtons, a rapidly expanding Yorkshire firm, is setting its sights on new offices in the south of England after appointing a former chairman of Cartridge World as a non-executive director.
by Rob | Jul 11, 2014 | News
Land Registry suffered a new embarrassment today with the news that it had been penalised a record £1,030,176 for breaking Treasury rules about the use of off-payroll contracts in the public sector.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2014 | News
For the first time, a local council is using a Section 106 agreement requiring a developer to build homes for private rent on one of its sites as a condition of planning.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2014 | News
Bank of England “rhetoric” and the Mortgage Market Review are both dragging activity downwards, the RICS said this morning.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2014 | News
Minster Law, the alternative business structure owned by financial services business BGL Group, has moved into travel claims after securing another major hire from Pannone, now part of Slater & Gordon.
by Rob | Jul 10, 2014 | News
The Law Society’s governing council today approved a 17% reduction in the individual practising certificate fee for 2014-15.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2014 | News
High street law firms have been under pressure for many years. A mixture of low fees, poor market conditions and an overabundance of bureaucracy and red tape have made life very difficult for most.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2014 | News
Solicitors have been given another wakeup call with regards to criminal clones this month by their regulator. In its annual Risk Outlook, delivered last week, “Bogus Law Firms” were elevated to being one of the key risks facing the profession.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2014 | News
Last Tuesday the SRA announced that it had considered the results of the consultation on changes to the Minimum Terms and Conditions (MTC) under which solicitor’s PII is written. What would the SRA say; what were the findings of the consultation and what did...
by Rob | Jul 9, 2014 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned in-house solicitors that “attempts to mislead” debtors that external firms are taking steps against them could result in disciplinary action.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2014 | News
Universities minister David Willetts has admitted he did not know the Student Loans Company was sending misleading debt-recovery letters to graduates – even though his department was informed back in February.
by Rob | Jul 9, 2014 | News
The government is pressing ahead with promoting online lasting powers of attorney (LPA) despite the Law Society’s warning that digitising the service is likely to increase the risk of fraud and abuse.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2014 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has moved quickly to remind in-house solicitor teams of their responsibilities when it comes to publicity.
by Rob | Jul 8, 2014 | News
The SRA has decided to press ahead with plans that would allow European law firms that do not conduct reserved work to set up in England and Wales outside of the regulatory regime, despite Law Society concerns that they will enjoy a competitive advantage over domestic...
by Rob | Jul 8, 2014 | News
Proposed legislation to extend the powers of Land Registry should be put on hold until the future status of the registry is decided, the Law Society has said.
