Lenders are halting deals after exchange of contracts, say Lawyers (EAT)
Peter Ambrose, who heads up major conveyancing firm The Partnership, said that in two cases, Halifax has stepped in to prevent completion taking place on the dates agreed.
Society urges solicitors to lobby against ‘damaging’ SRA reforms (LSG)
The Law Society has called on solicitors to respond to a clutch of SRA consultations on reforms that Chancery Lane warns will damage both the profession and clients.
Land Registry shake-up to go ahead (LSG)
The government intends to press on with major changes to Land Registry of England and Wales, today’s Queen’s Speech to parliament confirmed.
Grayling tells LSB to work towards its own abolition (LF)
The Lord Chancellor has set the Legal Services Board (LSB) the task of working towards its own abolition as part of a push to reduce the burden of regulation on […]
Conveyancing: Personal Searches vs. Official Searches (EAT)
Should a conveyancer carry out a personal search or a full official search?
Partners in the spotlight as a fifth of firms report “competence failures” (LF)
Almost a fifth of firms have reported “failures in competent legal service delivery” in the last 12 months, a major study for the Solicitors Regulation Authority has found.
ASA orders leading PI firm to stop adverts due to NHS ‘confusion’ (LF)
A well-known personal injury firm has been ordered to stop running a TV advert which directed clients to its NHSLaw.co.uk website, on the grounds that the public might confuse it […]
Not-for-profit’s ground-breaking ABS eyes expansion (LF)
The firm, created by Leicester-based Community Advice and Law Service (CALS) a year ago, has found the going tough, but is hopeful that income from private client work will be […]
New law to target “corrupt lawyers” who help criminals (LF)
“Corrupt lawyers” who help who organised crime gangs and hide behind a “veneer of respectability” will be targeted by a new offence, the Home Office announced yesterday.
ABS model boosts Knights’ revenue by 28% (LSG)
Revenue at private equity-backed north-west firm Knights grew 28% to £12m in 2013/14 – with the rise attributed to the firm’s first full year as an alternative business structure (ABS).
Building Society chooses Shakespeares conveyancing (TC)
Following an intensive tender process, growing Midlands law firm Shakespeares has successfully won renewed and extended contracts with Coventry Building Society’s legal panel to deliver re-mortgaging and conveyancing services.
New tax system in Wales: have your say
The Wales Bill will give the Welsh government new powers to borrow money and create new taxes to replace stamp duty land tax and landfill tax. It will also allow […]