Judge castigates “by far the worst solicitor witness I have ever seen” (LF)
A judge has launched an extraordinary attack on “by far the worst solicitor witness I have ever seen giving evidence in the witness box”.
Over a quarter of sales falling through – claim (EAT)
More than one in four house sales in the first quarter of 2015 failed to complete according to a quick sale company.
Search Acumen on track to double its conveyancing search market share (LF)
Search Acumen is on track to double its share of the conveyancing search market and hit its 5% target by its second anniversary.
Hoowla Strengthening Their Links With LR (IC)
Hoowla announces the launch of OC2 in their continued integration with Land Registry Business Gateway. Clients can now request Official Copies of Documents from within Hoowla’s conveyancing case management software.
Lack of clarity on fees causes one in four complaints, major LeO survey finds (LF)
More than a quarter (26%) of complaints to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) are triggered by lack of clarity on fees, a major internal survey has found.
Gove sworn in as lord chancellor (LSG)
Justice secretary Michael Gove was sworn in as lord chancellor at the Royal Courts of Justice, where he took oath to uphold judicial independence, access to justice and the rule […]
Conveyancing Association names Lloyd Davies Director of Operations (TC)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the appointment of Lloyd Davies, Managing Director of Convey Law and long-standing member of the CA Management Committee, as its Director of Operations.
Referral fees may not be good for your wealth, conveyancer warns agents (PIE)
Estate agents could be much better off not being paid referral fees by conveyancers, it has been claimed.
Don’t get complacent on money laundering – Society (LSG)
Law firms are generally doing well on detecting and preventing money laundering – but there is no room for complacency, the Law Society has warned.
Hoowla Launches Digital Document Signing (IC)
A digital signature is the electronic equivalent of a written (wet) signature.
Dudley Building Society selects LMS as Conveyancing Services Partner (TC)
Dudley Building Society has appointed Legal Marketing Services to provide conveyancing services for the fees assisted and referral services. The partnership commences on the 18th May 2015.
Solicitors urged to learn from retailers to help improve client satisfaction (LF)
Problems with communication continue to dog solicitors, the results of the largest-ever client research have shown, while the way they follow up potential leads is another area where major improvement […]