CMA urges legal regulators to move faster on price transparency (LF)
The Competition and Markets Authority is concerned at the pace with which regulators are planning to introduce greater price transparency in the legal market, it has emerged.
Government to ‘consider’ electronic will proposals (LSG)
The government has denied that a proposed change to the laws surrounding wills could result in people sending wills by text message, as it concedes it is yet to consider […]
Another call for stamp duty costs to be transferred to sellers (PIE)
With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are taking the opportunity to lobby politicians for changes they’d […]
Government warned leasehold reform could jeopardise community led housing (TC)
A housing organisation has warned that the proposed leasehold reforms could negatively impact the community led housing.
Conveyancing work falls to lowest level in three years (LF)
Conveyancing work has fallen to its lowest level since the middle of 2013, and the number of firms actively doing the work has hit a new low, a survey has […]
Holiday sickness claims increase prompts SRA warning
The sharp increase in holiday sickness claims has led us to remind the legal profession of its obligations when handling such cases.
Legal Update Conference (IC)
Topics will include GDPR, Land Registry updates, cyber-crime, complaint handling, and business development.
Report: “huge unmet legal need for unbundled services across the board” (LF)
There is a massive demand for unbundled – or limited scope – legal services, not just in family law but in almost all areas of legal practice, according to a […]
HMLR’s digital transformation to improve conveyancing (TC)
The annual report from HM Land Registry sets out how their digital transformation aims to improve conveyancing for both professionals and consumers.
Are you making dangerous assumptions about local mining risks? (LF)
What percentage of all mining-related ground stability risks does coal mining account for?
Solicitors first in negligence firing line over escalating ground rent clauses, barrister warns
The furore over ground rents that double periodically is likely to lead to a “swell” in negligence claims against conveyancers, who will be “first in the firing line” because many […]
Solicitors urged to check frozen asset list
Solicitors have been urged to check the HM Treasury frozen assets review to make sure they are not holding monies belonging to a client that is subject to financial sanctions.