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Conveyancing firm avoids £100,000 damages claim despite admitting negligence (TC)

A conveyancing firm has avoided paying £100,000 (plus interest) despite admitting negligence after the Court of Appeal upheld a decision to award just £250 damages.

Rob Hailstone March 25, 2016

Pet charity targets solicitors for free wills service (LSG)

Veterinary charity PDSA is looking for solicitors to help it provide free wills to its supporters nationwide, in the hope they will leave a gift to the charity in their

Rob Hailstone March 25, 2016

Only a third of conveyancers do electronic anti-money laundering checks (EAT)

Just a third of conveyancers are carrying out the most thorough electronic anti-money laundering checks for all transactions, it is being claimed.

Rob Hailstone March 24, 2016

SDLT surcharge: Treasury goes public on multiple dwelling ‘loophole’ (EAT)

The Treasury has tipped-off the 909 individuals and organisations that responded to formal consultation over the stamp duty surcharge about how they can offset some of the duty on multiple

Rob Hailstone March 24, 2016

Conveyancers’ regulator to cut fees (LSG)

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers plans to cut regulatory fees for all firms by a fifth, it was announced.

Rob Hailstone March 24, 2016

Solicitors’ handbook to be slashed from 600 to 50 pages (LSG)

Solicitors will be given just five pages of rules in a proposed slashing of the regulations imposed on the profession.

Rob Hailstone March 24, 2016

SRA improves access to information as it launches new online database

The SRA has launched a searchable, online law firm database as a first step to improving access to information about the 10,000 plus law firms it regulates.

Rob Hailstone March 23, 2016

New SRA online database may include disciplinary records (LSG)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority today unveiled a searchable, online database of all 10,000 law firms it regulates.

Rob Hailstone March 23, 2016

Land Registry set to be sold into private hands (PIE)

Private firms are considering whether to bid for the Land Registry. Contenders for the organisation, previously valued at £1.2bn, include buy-out firm Advent International.

Rob Hailstone March 22, 2016

Only 900 responses to government consultation on stamp duty surcharge (EAT)

The government’s official consultation exercise on the stamp duty surcharge attracted only 909 responses.

Rob Hailstone March 22, 2016

How New EU Rules Could Change Home-Buying (IC)

From 21 March 2016 new mortgage rules from the EU became mandatory. These rules are called the Mortgage Credit Directive. The majority of people looking to get a mortgage, may

Rob Hailstone March 22, 2016

Court of Appeal upholds £250 damages award over law firm’s negligence (LF)

Two former clients of Suffolk law firm Gotelee who were only awarded £250 in damages after a finding of negligence have failed in their bid to increase this to £100,000.

Rob Hailstone March 22, 2016