Does the User Clause in your Lease Breach Competition Law?
In April 2011, changes to UK competition law meant that leases and other land agreements became subject to the rules in Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998, which prohibit […]
LSB attacks SRA’s “over-engineered” approach to MDPs and non-lawyer owners (LF)
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has attacked the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for having “over-engineered” its approach to regulating multi-disciplinary alternative business structures (ABSs) and to approving non-lawyer owners.
Lloyds defends solicitor debt collection letters, saying: “Times have changed” (LF)
Views on transparency and clarity “have changed” since Lloyds Bank first started sending letters to debtors under the name of a solicitors’ firm, its group chief executive has told MPs.
Nationwide warns firms tempted by lower cover (LSG)
One of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders has issued a warning to solicitor firms attracted by the proposed new mandatory minimum for professional indemnity insurance.
MPs grill Lloyds executive over ‘law firm’ debt letters (LSG)
MPs today lambasted a banking chief over ‘sham’ letters to lenders that purported to be from a solicitor’s firm.
‘Accountants have £500,000 indemnity limit, so why can’t we?’ SRA asks LSB (LF)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reminded the Legal Services Board (LSB) of its decision to allow accountancy firms wanting to carry out legal work to have minimum indemnity insurance […]
Third of solicitors make errors when asking anti-fraud authority for consent to act (LF)
A third of suspicious activity reports (SARs) submitted by solicitors seeking consent to continue working on a matter do not contain enough information on which to make a decision, the […]
Solicitor suspended for boiler-room scam involvement
A solicitor involved in boiler-room scams has been suspended from practising for 18 months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).
Bill introduced to abolish chancel repair liability (LSG)
A bill to abolish chancel repair liability has been successfully introduced into the House of Lords.
Internet overtakes friends and family as main way to find a solicitor (LF)
Clients are significantly more likely to find a solicitor through the internet than by asking friends or family, a major study of over 2,000 people has found.
Accountants able to handle probate work without solicitors from next month (LF)
Chartered accountants will be able to carry out reserved probate work themselves, without the need to instruct a solicitor, from next month, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and […]
Still in business (in 2024) (LSG)
Law firm leaders have to realise that the marketplace is increasingly commercial and must respond. Otherwise, failure beckons, writes the chief executive of QualitySolicitors.