Temporary changes to HM Land Registry’s evidence of identity requirements (PG67A)
The guide provides information about temporary changes to HM Land Registry’s evidence of identity requirements because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (practice guide 67A).
SRA “may not allow” solicitor firms to recharge cost of negative interest rates (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority may not allow solicitors to pass on to clients the cost of holding their money if negative interest rates become a reality, an official has suggested.
Warning: Emails falsely claiming to be from Halden Solicitors LLP
Emails are being sent falsely claiming to be from “Halden Solicitors LLP”
Warning: Correspondence from email addresses ending “harveyrobert․co․uk”
Correspondence from email addresses ending “harveyrobert.co.uk” potentially misusing the name of Harvey Roberts Solicitors.
Warning: Emails claiming to be from “Almont Solicitors LLP”
Emails appearing to be from “Almont Solicitors LLP”, misusing the domain name “sunrisesolicitors․co․uk”
Firm to start telling clients they won’t complete by end of SDLT holiday (LF)
A leading firm of conveyancers is set to start telling new clients from next week that their transactions are unlikely to be completed by the end of the stamp duty […]
Solicitors slam MP for saying lockdown will disrupt conveyancing process (TN)
Three key conveyancing industry organisations have told The Negotiator that Covid rules do not prevent paperwork being completed either face-to-face or online.
Index map: application for an official search (SIM)
Application form SIM for an official search of the index map.
Warning: Emails claiming to be from “Almont Solicitors LLP”
Emails appearing to be from “Almont Solicitors LLP”, misusing the domain name “sunrisesolicitors․co․uk”
Warning: Website “https://mbclaw․org․uk/” claiming to be for a law firm called “MBC Law Prime Lawyers”
The website “https://mbclaw․org․uk/” has been operating, falsely claiming to be for a law firm in London․
Warning: Website “www․anplawfirm․co․uk” claiming to be a law firm called “ANP Law Firm LLP”
The website “www․anplawfirm․co․uk” has been operating claiming to be for a law firm in London․
Fraud does not oust negligence claim, Supreme Court rules (LSG)
Lawyers have stressed that the illegality principle in civil claims remains intact despite the Supreme Court finding in favour of a mortgage fraudster in a dispute with a law firm.