Chancellor urged to abandon new tax for overseas property investors as Stamp Duty receipts fall (PIE)
Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to look at the Government’s latest Stamp Duty takings as evidence that an extra property tax shouldn’t be introduced for overseas investors.
SRA needs to get moving with the new rulebook (LF)
In May 2018, the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority approved the new Standards & Regulations that are designed to replace the 2011 handbook.
Clients’ focus on price is compromising us, say solicitors (LF)
Solicitors at smaller firms believe that clients’ focus on price is compromising their work and even their ability to uphold the law, a survey has suggested.
Price publication rules ‘will drive down costs and quality’ (LSG)
Solicitors are worried that publishing fees will encourage potential clients to obsess about price, which will affect their ability to uphold the integrity of the law, a regular bellwether suggests.