More tenants will put in vexatious complaints if Bill becomes law – warning (PIE)
If a new Bill becomes law, then the number of tenants putting in vexatious complaints to hold up eviction proceedings will rise.
Stamp duty replacement “very, very bad tax” (EAT
A leading economist academic is warning that the charge which is replacing stamp duty in Scotland is a “very, very bad tax” which will hurt the entire market.
SRA warns firms could be liable for imposters (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned that firms falling victim to fraudsters setting up bogus practices in their name could be held accountable if they have not acted to prevent […]
Good drafting more important than SRA rules, say clients (LF)
Consumers and businesses believe that drafting “legally accurate and effective” documents is a more important quality of a competent solicitor than following professional rules, a major study has found.
“Nobody listens to the Law Society” (LF)
Professor Avrom Sherr, one of the country’s leading legal academics, has said that “nobody listens to the Law Society” since it lost its regulatory role.
Regulator promises ‘flexible’ route to profession (LSG)
Some 2,000 solicitors have contributed to a ‘competence statement’ identifying the skills that newly qualified members of the profession should have from day one, SRA director of education and training […]
Taking a gamble – ‘cheating’ laws (LSG)
A card player and a parish priest test the definition of cheating.
Fracking law change despite huge opposition (EAT)
The government is pressing on with plans to change the law to make it easier for firms to explore for and extract shale gas, despite an overwhelmingly negative public response […]
Kennedys becomes ABS but no external investment planned (LSG)
International firm Kennedys has become one of the biggest existing practices to convert into an alternative business structure.
Mass confusion as SRA warns 1,863 firms that they are entering shut-down (LF)
Many of the 1,863 law firms e-mailed by the SRA last Thursday that their apparent lack of PII meant they would have to move into a period of shut-down had […]
SRA closes three South East law firms in two days (LSG)
The SRA closed three law firms in London and Essex in just two days last week, giving suspected dishonesty as a reason for each separate intervention.
SRA Handbook changes support reform programme
The amendments in Version 12 of the Handbook support the Authority’s reform programme, which was announced in the spring.