SDT orders final strike-off in £13m Wolstenholmes fallout (LSG)
The former chief executive of collapsed north-west firm Wolstenholmes has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
“Beyond comprehension” why struggling law firm failed to make HMRC arrangement (LF)
A tribunal judge has described as “beyond comprehension” the failure of a financially struggling law firm to make special arrangements with HMRC under the ‘time to pay’ scheme.
Firms line up to help develop probate apprenticeship (LF)
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has given the green light to a 10-firm consortium led by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) to develop a specialist probate […]
Conveyancing market levels out (LSG)
Rapid growth in the conveyancing market is beginning to level out, according to research.
It’s a Marathon not a Sprint – Opportunity Knocks
An illustration of entrepreneurial opportunism – having the mindset to recognise and take up chances when they come knocking.
Consumer based evidence supports SRA’s draft Competence Statement
On Friday the SRA published the findings from the extensive engagement work undertaken to support the development of the Competence Statement.
Outstanding compensation fund claims halved in a year (LSG)
The SRA has more than halved the value of outstanding claims to the compensation fund in the last year, latest figures have revealed.
Parliament gives green light to open up probate and conveyancing rights (LF)
The House of Lords yesterday gave the final go-ahead for chartered legal executives and others with appropriate expertise to offer probate and conveyancing services without the supervision of solicitors.
SRA’s “flexible” approach to MDPs backed by LSB (LF)
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has backed a new “flexible” approach by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) aimed at making it easier for multi-disciplinary partnerships (MDPs) to become licensed as […]
Super-regulator appoints new chief executive (LSG)
The Legal Services Board has appointed Richard Moriarty as its next chief executive.
MPs call for urgent evidence on ‘revenge evictions’ (PIE)
A cross-party group of politicians has launched an urgent inquiry into so-called revenge evictions.
It’s not on, CHAPS! (EAT)
The Bank of England (BoE) said those whose house moves were delayed last Monday or subsequently by a temporary shut-down of the CHAPS electronic money-moving service should approach their own […]