ABSs ‘haven’t worked’ and it’s our fault – SRA chief (LSG)
The chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority admitted that alternative business structures ‘haven’t worked’ as expected, urging solicitors to take advantage of recent rule changes enabling them to team […]
Call yourself an estate agent? Then surely you must be able to progress a sale (PIE)
Some estate agents are having to take responsibility for parts of their property ‘chain’ that belong to other agents.
Training provider sues Law Society over “anti-competitive” CQS rule (LF)
A training provider is suing the Law Society for “six-figure damages” over its claim that Chancery Lane is acting anti-competitively by requiring law firms to buy its training in order […]
Law Society view on Legal Ombudsman funding
Solicitors that provide a poor service to clients, resulting in complaints to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), should generally bear a greater proportion of LeO’s operating costs.