Apprenticeship standards will benefit the legal profession, says the SRA
The Apprenticeship Standards to qualify as solicitors, paralegals, or chartered legal executives are part of a package of 59 apprenticeship standards announced by Prime Minister David Cameron last month.
Co-op Legal heralds turnaround after £200k half-year profits (LSG)
Co-operative Legal Services made a small profit in the first half of 2015 as it continued to edge away from its struggles of the past two years.
Sales problems in leasehold-dominated ‘private town’ (EAT)
An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is causing headaches for estate agents.
Concerns over agents’ obligation to reveal property defects (EAT)
There have been concerns raised over new trading standards guidance for estate agents on having to reveal ‘significant defects’ about properties to potential buyers.
Government agency promotes accountants as competition law experts (LSG)
The Law Society has hit out at a plan by the Competition and Markets Authority to encourage accountants to advise their clients on law.
Riverview steps up AI focus with deal to buy US tech business (LF)
Riverview Law has completed a “multi-million” pound deal to buy an American knowledge automation business as part of its plans to develop the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the […]
Client protection discussion paper: still time to comment (SRA)
Published in July, the paper deals with professional indemnity insurance, compensation arrangements and how they work together to strike the right balance between reducing unnecessary regulation and protecting clients’ financial […]
Rural demand for one-stop shop leads accountants to become ABS (LF)
A firm of accountants based in rural East Anglia has become an alternative business structure regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
SDT strikes out case against solicitors
The SDT has taken the highly unusual step of striking out for abuse of process the prosecution of five solicitors, after finding that the actions of the SRA had made […]
Solicitor ‘groomed’ by fraudsters is struck off (LSG)
A former in-house counsel at drinks giant Diageo who became a sole practitioner has been struck off after being ‘duped’ into facilitating an investment fraud.
Hermerdon Mine Blog (IC)
In September the first new metal ore mine in the UK for around 45 years is due to start production on the edge of Dartmoor.
Henry Pryor says: I will not be silenced over money laundering (PIE)
A Twitter campaign aimed at getting the industry bodies to go public with their inquiries into money laundering has resulted in an extraordinary exchange between the RICS and housing market […]