Cybersecurity training ‘essential’ for lawyers (LSG)
Solicitors urgently need to develop skills to protect their clients and themselves from cyber attacks, the government and Law Society will warn today.
HSBC to Use Mortgage Broker for the First Time (IC)
From today, HSBC will start to offer its mortgages through a broker.
Slew of mergers before end of PII renewal period (LSG)
The end of this year’s professional indemnity insurance renewal period appears to have prompted a fresh wave of mergers.
Adoption of new protocols could end many property disputes (LSG)
The best form of alternative dispute resolution is dispute avoidance.
Hughes promises action on litigants in person (LSG)
Justice minister Simon Hughes has said the government will make an announcement within weeks on tackling the issues raised by the growing number of litigants in person.
How Dave and Ed are using housing to win voters’ hearts (EAT)
Move over X-Factor, we’re coming up to a General Election: Dave and Ed are taking centre stage and both are waxing lyrical about the housing market.
Urge to merge hits law firms across the land
A further series of mergers around the country have been announced as consolidation in the legal market continues to take hold.
Fines for solicitors who ran SDLT avoidance schemes (LF)
Two partners of a former Yorkshire law firm have been fined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for their involvement in stamp duty land tax (SDLT) avoidance schemes.
Tuesday deadline for uninsured law firms (LF)
Firms that failed to secure professional indemnity insurance have until tomorrow to notify the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Bank reform threat to law firm prosperity (LSG)
Financial advisers to the legal sector have warned of twin dangers threatening to undermine law firm stability in 2015 – with the potential to cause more closures.
Operational note – professional indemnity insurance renewal (TC)
This note relates to the renewing of professional indemnity insurance by solicitor firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
SLC calls on other lenders to follow HSBCs lead (TC)
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers today called on all mortgage lenders to follow the lead given by HSBC in allowing all firms that are regulated by the Council for Licensed […]