by Rob | Jun 3, 2014 | News
The Wales Bill will give the Welsh government new powers to borrow money and create new taxes to replace stamp duty land tax and landfill tax. It will also allow the Welsh government to vary the rate of income tax, subject to a referendum.
by Rob | Jun 3, 2014 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today (Tuesday, 3 June) issued its response to Professor Gus John’s Independent Comparative Case Review (ICCR) report, which was published in March this year.
by Rob | Jun 3, 2014 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has accepted the findings of an independent report showing black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors to be over-represented in its regulatory activities.
by Rob | Jun 3, 2014 | News
Law firms with 11 to 25 partners are leading the way out of recession, with rising fee incomes, net profits and a 21% surge in profit per equity partner (PEP), research has found.
by Rob | Jun 3, 2014 | News
Solicitors in law firms are slightly more diverse than the rest of society, the results of the profession-wide diversity monitoring undertaken by the Solicitors Regulation Authority have shown.
by Rob | Jun 2, 2014 | News
Removing the mandatory requirement for 16 hours of continuing professional development a year could devastate the legal training market as firms cut their spending, the Gazette has been told.
by Rob | Jun 2, 2014 | News
Conveyancers expect the property boom to continue throughout the year, but they remain cautious about increasing headcount, according to an authoritative market snapshot.
by Rob | May 30, 2014 | News
The existing CPD regime may be ‘tick-box’; but what is likely to replace it is even more so.
by Rob | May 30, 2014 | News
Nearly half of individuals dissatisfied with legal services do not complain, the Legal Services Consumer Panel says today.
by Rob | May 29, 2014 | News
Public awareness of the Legal Ombudsman is continuing to fall, while the number of dissatisfied clients who do not bother to complain is increasing, a survey has found.
by Rob | May 29, 2014 | News
Progressive Legal Training Ltd announces closure a week after regulator’s announcement that mandatory requirement is to end.
by Rob | May 28, 2014 | News
Help to Buy is back in the spotlight with industry observers awaiting a report to be published tomorrow by the Treasury, giving its first breakdown on the take-up of HTB2, the mortgage guarantee scheme.
by Rob | May 28, 2014 | News
Julie Brannan, director of education and training at the Solicitors Regulation Authority, explains the rationale for the move from hours-based CPD to ‘continuing competence’.
by Rob | May 27, 2014 | News
With all the recent political focus on letting agent fees and whether they should be banned, the issue of referral fees paid by conveyancers to estate agents has quietly reared its head.
by Rob | May 24, 2014 | News
People buying a house together risk losing their investment if they don’t seek legal advice first, according to the Law Society.
by Rob | May 24, 2014 | News
Leading financial experts are warning of increasing numbers of borrowers who apply for unregulated buy-to-let mortgages for homes they intend to live in.
by Rob | May 24, 2014 | News
Insurance brokers have warned solicitors not to expect lower professional indemnity insurance premiums even if the rules on minimum cover are changed.
by Rob | May 24, 2014 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued guidance for solicitors preparing wills. The guidance, published last week, has been drawn up to remind solicitors of their responsibilities and the Outcomes that should be achieved.
by Rob | May 24, 2014 | News
Firms and solicitors will have to sign an annual declaration pledging their commitment to continuing professional development instead of completing the current 16-hour mandatory requirement, the SRA has said today.
by Rob | May 24, 2014 | News
Solicitors will be required to make training declarations on their practicing certificates following the phasing out of hours-based continuing professional development (CPD), the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided.
