Land Registry chief announces departure (LSG)
Ed Lester, the chief land registrar and chief executive of HM Land Registry, has announced his intention to leave both roles. The announcement comes two months after ministers rebuffed a […]
South-west council slashes legal budget (LSG)
Cornwall County Council has warned it will have to cut jobs as part of 16% spending cuts in its legal services department.
One day left to lobby MPs over stamp duty (EAT)
There is only one day left to lobby MPs ahead of a debate on the future of stamp duty in the Commons tomorrow.
Co-op Legal’s 2015 profit pledge (LSG)
Co-operative Legal Services has vowed to be profitable by next year, despite confirming a £9.1m loss for 2013.
Barnett: QC must investigate my case before it gets to tribunal (LF)
Richard Barnett, former chair of the Law Society’s land law and conveyancing committee, has called for an independent QC to investigate disciplinary allegations against him before his case reaches the Solicitors […]
Former City solicitor to head QualitySolicitors legal group (LSG)
Former City solicitor and telecoms lawyer David Grossman has been appointed chief executive of the Simplify Group, which includes QualitySolicitors.
End of an era (LF)
Eight years is a long time at the helm of an organisation like the Law Society, and so as he departs Chancery Lane as its chief executive for the last […]
Consumer push has six appeal (LSG)
’Use a professional. Use a solicitor’, is the theme of a high-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society today to remind consumers to go to solicitors rather than unregulated […]
Fed up with your management Company? (EAT)
One of the main reasons for a delay in a chain of transactions is obtaining the relevant information from Managing Agents – sometimes at an unnecessarily high charge.
The market is stagnant says Hometrack (EAT)
House prices are almost static as the slowdown gathers pace according to Hometrack.
Signs of recovery as conveyancing firm sets up academy and Law Society predicts strong growth (LF)
Yorkshire’s largest conveyancing firm has set up a £150,000 training academy after its workload trebled in the past two years.
Smashing the glass ceiling… in heels (LSG)
A photographic project to inspire women lawyers provides lessons for addressing the gender imbalance in firms.