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Legal services from banks and insurers? Public starting to buy it, poll suggests (LSG)

Clients are coming round to the idea of banks and insurers providing consumer legal services, a new opinion poll suggests.

Rob Hailstone March 30, 2017

Gang duped law firms out of £390k in fees for false claims (LSG)

A gang figurehead who persuaded law firms to part with thousands of pounds for fake claims has been jailed.A gang figurehead who persuaded law firms to part with thousands of

Rob Hailstone March 29, 2017

Trade Body Urges Vigilance as Growth Season Begins for Japanese Knotweed (IC)

As spring emerges the Property Care Association is urging landowners to be vigilant to the emergence of Japanese knotweed.

Rob Hailstone March 29, 2017

What’s wrong with using Bank of Mum and Dad? asks property guru (EAT)

A leading housing market analyst has made a stout defence of the growing trend of young buyers relying on their parents to help fund their first property purchase.

Rob Hailstone March 29, 2017

Legal Services Board to dig deep into Law Society’s relationship with SRA in independence probe (LF)

The Legal Services Board is to review the conduct of the Law Society since autumn 2014 to determine whether Chancery Lane interfered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s independence, it has

Rob Hailstone March 28, 2017

Conveyancers call for Competition and Markets Authority study of their sector (PIE)

Conveyancers have called on the Competition and Markets Authority to conduct a specific review into the conveyancing industry.

Rob Hailstone March 27, 2017

Super-exam could create ‘tiered system’ says SRA study (LSG)

The ‘super exam’ proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for would-be solicitors could improve diversity in the profession – but could also create a ‘tiered system’, an independent report commissioned

Rob Hailstone March 27, 2017

QualitySolicitors founder member quits to return to ‘core roots’ (LSG)

One of the founder members of the QualitySolicitors network is leaving the group in order to ‘reinstate its identity’.

Rob Hailstone March 27, 2017

‘Cautionary tale’ on free advice from solicitors (LSG)

Dispute resolution experts have stressed that lawyers should not fear the implications of a case where an architect was found liable for free professional advice to friends – but they

Rob Hailstone March 27, 2017

Conveyancing chatbot aims to engage potential clients looking for a quote (LF)

Leading conveyancing firm Convey Law has launched what is said to be the first fully automated chatbot that can engage with potential conveyancing clients, provide instant fee quotes, and then

Rob Hailstone March 24, 2017

Indemnity insurers secure key PII Supreme Court ruling (LSG)

Industry experts say insurers will be heartened by a Supreme Court judgment which could determine how indemnity insurance-related claims are aggregated.

Rob Hailstone March 24, 2017

Land Registry records just under 70,000 sales transactions in February (PIE)

The Land Registry recorded 69,815 property transactions in February, data on its workload reveals.

Rob Hailstone March 22, 2017