Clients shunning national brands as market booms (LSG)
Most private clients would rather go to a traditional local law firm rather than a national brand, according to a major annual market snapshot published today.
Conveyancers and the Draft Consumer Rights Bill (EAT)
The Conveyancing Association is the latest part of the house-moving industry to call on experts to identify obstacles that hinder the home-buying process.
Conveyancers and the Draft Consumer Rights Bill (TC)
This should formulate the most radical overhaul for consumer law for a number of decades, as various pieces of fragmented legislation are streamlined into a single bill.
Law firms failing to meet threat of market disruption, says report (LF)
Law firms are failing to respond to the disruptive effects of new entrants to legal services and continue to measure their success using traditional performance metrics, according to a report […]
Report finds no evidence ABSs have reduced legal costs (LSG)
No empirical evidence exists to show non-lawyer ownership models in the UK and Australia have improved access to justice.
Society hits out at new EU rules for mortgages (LSG)
The government has said it will do the ‘minimum’ required to comply with new EU mortgage rules, which the Law Society says may disrupt the conveyancing market by forcing lenders […]