MP triggers debate on future of stamp duty (EAT)
An MP is to stage a special all-party parliamentary debate on the future of stamp duty on homes and the way in which, she says, it distorts the housing market.
The LSCP opposes a minimum indemnity insurance limit of £500,000 for solicitors (LF)
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has hit back at criticism by the SRA that it opposes a minimum indemnity insurance limit of £500,000 for solicitors, while supporting it for accountants.
Law Society Sharia wills guidance “cannot change the law”, justice minister says (LF)
The government has refused to be drawn into the row over controversial advice from the Law Society on Sharia-compliant wills, but insisted that it “does not, and cannot, change the […]
LSB paves way for CLC to expand beyond conveyancing (LF)
The statutory framework of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) could be changed in a way that would potentially enable it to regulate all reserved legal activities, under plans outlined […]
Paralegals granted new training short cut (LSG)
Paralegals who have passed a legal practice course (LPC) may now qualify as solicitors without having to complete a formal training contract, under guidance published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority […]