Solicitor charged with fraud (LSG)
A solicitor has been charged with 14 counts of fraud relating to the theft of nearly £624,000.
CHAPS crash will delay deals this week (EAT)
The Bank of England’s problems with the CHAPS system of electronic money payments, including those transferring monies at the end of the house-buying process, will almost certainly lead to problems […]
Law Society made ‘one-off’ payment to Hudson (LF)
The Law Society made a one-off payment to its now retired chief executive Des Hudson under a ‘settlement agreement’ to offset a non-compete clause, it has emerged.
SRA’s competence statement wins high marks from solicitors (LF)
Solicitors, consumers and businesses who took part in research for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have given high marks to its draft competence statement, which aims to define the standards […]
A year on from Help to Buy: where are we now? (EAT)
While successive Governments have dabbled over the years with initiatives to help people buy their first homes, Help to Buy, has had the biggest impact.
Rating and review website recruits 1,300 solicitors (LF)
Some of the biggest in the City – have joined rating and review website VouchedFor.
Sector bounces back as 80% of firms report revenues up (LSG)
The number of UK law firms reporting growing fee income has reached its highest point since 2008, an authoritative market survey has revealed.
Nearly half of law firms secured cheaper indemnity cover, survey suggests (LF)
Nearly half of law firms – 47% – secured cheaper indemnity insurance this year, a survey has suggested. Half of these obtained “significant” reductions.
Wet signature’s long goodbye (LSG)
The government takes a modest step towards electronic identity verification.
Wills complaint scheme ‘bare minimum’, says ombudsman (LSG)
All clients of wills and probate services should have access to redress for poor-quality service, the Legal Ombudsman says.
MP backs agents on property search delay row (EAT)
A Labour MP says the economy of his constituency could grind to a halt unless urgent action is taken to reduce local property search waiting times.
AML and Fracking top Conveyancing Association Agenda At Industry Workshop (IC)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) is holding its regional workshop in Leeds, at the offices of CA member Shulmans. This is the latest in a series of workshops designed to reduce […]