NAEA to launch urgent investigation into money laundering allegations (PIE)
The National Association of Estate Agents has this morning announced it is to carry out its own investigation ahead of tonight’s screening of the Channel 4 documentary From Russia with […]
Estate agents caught on Channel 4’s secret filming (EAT)
Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to target five high end London estate agents in […]
Land Registry eDespatch launching 13th July (TC)
On 13th July, Land Registry will introduce eDespatch for users of its online portal.
SMEs search the internet first when seeking specialist legal help, Google survey finds (LF)
Owners and managers of small to medium-sized businesses begin by searching the internet when looking for specialist legal help, a survey by Google has found.
Legal professionals are becoming more innovative
Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the SRA and the LSB, suggest that legal professionals, including solicitors and barristers, are becoming more […]
Paralegals sign up for voluntary ‘regulation’ (LSG)
A voluntary register for the overarching regulation of paralegals has been set up in a bid to establish the sector as a ‘fourth arm’ of the legal profession, alongside solicitors, […]
Solicitors ‘ready to innovate but wary of change’ – SRA survey (LSG)
The majority of ‘legal service providers’ feel they have leadership and culture in their firm to support innovation – but just a quarter have taken the plunge in the past […]