Licensed conveyancers outline growth strategy (LSG)
The specialist regulator for conveyancers has outlined its objectives for 2016 following a year of ‘significant’ change.
Law Society and SRA set out their stalls in the battle for control of profession (LF)
The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority yesterday drew the battle lines that will define the argument over independent regulation of the legal profession.
SRA consults on technical changes to PII policy wording
The SRA are consulting on technical changes to the minimum terms and conditions that need to be included in professional indemnity insurance policies.
Money laundering: Do you know of new Regulations kicking in just weeks away? (PIE)
Are you ready for PSC (Person with Significant Control) registers?
Law society calls for single legal regulator (LSG)
The Law Society has today called for a single regulator of legal services and statutory protection for the ‘lawyer’ title, ahead of a government consultation on reforming the 2007 Legal […]
Regulation: the end of the legal profession? (LSG)
Consumer and business needs are changing and the legal services sector must adapt. The Law Society is determined to ensure solicitors are right at the forefront of this evolution.
CLC sets out plans for probate practitioners and conveyancing technicians (LF)
Plans to create three new breeds of lawyer – probate practitioners, conveyancing technicians and probate technicians – are being published today by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
Will government push through 3% stamp duty surcharge despite consultation? (EAT)
A letter from the Financial Secretary to the Treasury appears to suggest that the government is set on implementing the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on April 1 irrespective […]
LSB to put spending in the spotlight in return for approving practising fees (LF)
The Legal Services Board has set out plans allowing it to study in more detail spending by approved regulators, such as the Law Society and Bar Council, before it approves […]
The Safe Move Scheme Reports Fraud Prevention Case
The Safe Move Scheme, a product developed by BE Consultancy to prevent property buyers having their deposits fraudulently redirected into the hands of criminals is pleased to report its first […]
Figures reveal stamp duty income dropping after government’s reform (EAT)
There has been a £620m decline in stamp duty income for the government in the first nine months of 2015 according to high-end estate agency Knight Frank.
Conveyancers predict flood-checks will be mandatory during transactions (EAT)
A poll of conveyancers suggests that the vast majority believe environmental searches to identify the risk of flooding will become standard for house purchases.