Advice To a Selling Client on a Request For a Reduced Deposit (IC)
Accepting a reduced deposit on a sale transaction without explaining the risks and seeking a client’s explicit instructions could expose you to a costly professional negligence action if the transaction […]
Law Society fails to block Find a Solicitor negligence action (LF)
The Law Society has failed in a bid to block a High Court action against it for negligent misrepresentation, after a bogus solicitor got himself listed on the society’s Find […]
LeO opens door to investigating “tightly defined” third-party complaints (LF)
There is scope for the Legal Ombudsman to offer redress to third parties, as long as the complaints involved could be “clearly and tightly defined”, a report by a LeO […]
Information on law firms to become available to comparison websites
As part of the SRA’s commitment to transparency and openness, it is making a suite of core data about law firms available for use by comparison websites.