Datalaw secures venture capital funding as it gears up for new CPD era (LF)
Online legal training company Datalaw has secured a six-figure investment from a northern venture capital fund and promised to quadruple the number of its continuous professional development (CPD) courses over […]
Society withdraws sharia wills note (LSG)
The Law Society has withdrawn a controversial practice note giving guidance on sharia succession principles following critical feedback, it announced.
SRA earmarks ‘level playing field’ between firms and ABSs (LSG)
The SRA has unveiled plans to tear up the separate business rule that prevents law firms having links with businesses offering non-reserved legal activities.
Is the conveyancing process about to get easier? (EAT)
“Veyo not only covers the entire chain comprehensively, securely and quickly, but most importantly it’s unique because it allows conveyancers on both sides of the transaction to communicate in real […]
Lawyers expect more MDPs and big brands to enter market (LF)
Lawyers expect the opening up of the legal market to lead to more multi-disciplinary professional services companies, offering consultancy, business and legal advice, research has shown
SRA: law firms should be allowed to provide accountancy services (LF)
Law firms should be able to provide accountancy and other services without setting up separate businesses to help them compete with alternative business structures, the SRA has proposed.
Local authorities forced to innovate by funding crisis (LSG)
The local government funding crisis will spur a new wave of transformation and innovation in legal departments.
SRA launches new Corporate Strategy, EDI Strategy and Business Plan
“We are committed to making us more transparent, open and accessible, ensuring genuine engagement and involvement. We will routinely publish details of our performance so everyone can see how we […]
SRA to end Law Society’s ‘Find a Solicitor’ monopoly (LF)
The SRA is to end the monopoly currently enjoyed by the Law Society’s ‘Find a Solicitor’ website, by making the data behind it available to commercial comparison sites.
Knowledge gap between lawyers and consumers “narrowing all the time”
The “traditionally wide” knowledge gap between lawyers and consumers is “narrowing all the time”.
Genus Law makes first acquisition (LF)
Genus Law, the Leeds-based alternative business structure formerly known as Brilliant Law that is backed by gambling entrepreneur Bert Black, has made its first acquisition.
Number-crunchers nail ‘fat-cat lawyer’ myth (LSG)
What does a ‘typical’ solicitor earn? Less than politicians with an axe to grind would have you believe.