SRA urged not to dispense with accounts requirement (LSG)
The Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority to maintain some form of independent check over firms’ accounts.
Troubled CLS merged with funeral and insurance (LSG)
Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) will join the group’s funeral and insurance businesses in a new ‘consumer services division’ following a major shakeup of the loss-making alternative business structure.
Getting people moving – AA accelerates into conveyancing (LF)
The AA – which research found recently to be the UK’s most trusted brand – has launched a conveyancing service in its first move since receiving an alternative business structure […]
Pinsent Masons is an example to others on how to make the most of a Twitter account (LF)
Firms were rated according to the frequency they updated Twitter content, their willingness to engage in dialogue, their use of images and video, and their consistency of tweeting.
Agents asked to vote for favourite conveyancer (EAT)
Leave aside the occasional gripe and grudge about conveyancers – agents now have an opportunity to vote for their favourite in the business.
Lenders set to squeeze mortgages, warns Bank (PIE)
Lenders will squeeze mortgage approvals over the next three months, despite rising demand.