Solicitor charged with fraud (LSG)
A solicitor has been charged with 14 counts of fraud relating to the theft of nearly £624,000.
CHAPS crash will delay deals this week (EAT)
The Bank of England’s problems with the CHAPS system of electronic money payments, including those transferring monies at the end of the house-buying process, will almost certainly lead to problems […]
Law Society made ‘one-off’ payment to Hudson (LF)
The Law Society made a one-off payment to its now retired chief executive Des Hudson under a ‘settlement agreement’ to offset a non-compete clause, it has emerged.
SRA’s competence statement wins high marks from solicitors (LF)
Solicitors, consumers and businesses who took part in research for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have given high marks to its draft competence statement, which aims to define the standards […]