PII – time to take action (LSG)
As this year’s renewal period goes into overdrive, commentators and firms have remarked on the increase in rates across the board. Premiums, it seems, are reflecting insurers’ recognition of the […]
Minster Law axes 17 in management shake-up (LSG)
Personal injury specialist Minster Law has removed 17 managers in a shake-up of the firm’s case-handling system.
New rules for those without a will
From October, different rules come into force on how assets should be distributed when someone dies without making a will, but it is still likely to cause a shock to […]
SRA set to end annual ‘keeping of the roll’ exercise (LF)
The SRA is set to press ahead with plans to stop the annual exercise of checking whether non-practising solicitors want to stay on the roll, despite strong opposition from the […]
SRA looks to fill £10,000-a-year board roles (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has begun searching for seven new individuals to join its decision-making team.
Campaign to combat leasehold sale fall-throughs (EAT)
A so-far-unpublished survey by the Conveyancing Association reportedly claims that a quarter of its members had experienced a buyer losing a leasehold property purchase due to delays and high fees […]
Warning over manorial rights abolition (LSG)
A national firm representing some of the UK’s biggest landowners has warned that abolishing manorial rights could breach its clients’ human rights.
Interview: Desmond Hudson (LSG)
Desmond Hudson became chief executive of the Law Society eight years ago, which seems like another age. And not only because the landscape in which solicitors operate has been so […]
Lender confidence on the rise (LSG)
Yorkshire Bank has signalled that confidence is returning to UK legal lenders by increasing the number of law firms in its portfolio to 100.
Firms face 10% PII hike – broker (LSG)
Solicitors in smaller firms face an increase of 10% or more in professional indemnity insurance premiums this year, according to a leading broker’s analysis of the market.
SRA silent over ‘fake’ bank law firm probe (LSG)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has received complaints about individual in-house solicitors accused of involvement in sending letters purporting to be from independent law firms, as more banks admitted adopting the […]
Slowly and inefficiently is the only way to buy a home (EAT)
Having been involved in the business of home buying and selling for just over 40 years, I thought I had experienced all of the frustrations that one could. However, I did not […]