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The Dragon’s roar: Khan investment helps Knights’ turnover soar (LF)

Turnover is up by two-thirds in the two years since James Caan invested in Staffordshire-based Knights, the firm has announced.

Rob Hailstone September 5, 2014

SRA mulls scrapping COLP/COFA regime for small firms (LF)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to review whether the requirement for small law firms to have compliance officers is “overkill”, it emerged today.

Rob Hailstone September 5, 2014

Co-op Legal’s losses soar by 70% (LSG)

Losses at the Co-op’s legal subsidiary increased by 70% in the first half of this year, the parent Co-operative Group announced.

Rob Hailstone September 5, 2014

SRA hints at rethink on compliance roles (LSG)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has hinted that it will reform its compliance officer scheme – just 20 months after the roles were introduced.

Rob Hailstone September 5, 2014

Mystery over resignation of Land Registry chief (EAT)

There is mystery over why Ed Lester, the chief executive and chief land registrar at the Land Registry, is quitting in 2015 after taking up the roles only last year.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2014

LSB supports fee-charging McKenzie Friends – with safeguards (LF)

The Legal Services Board (LSB) said yesterday that it supports recognition of fee-charging McKenzie Friends as a “legitimate feature of the evolving legal services market”, but also called for safeguards.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2014

First figures show MMR’s drag on the market (EAT)

The most thorough research yet into the effect of MMR on the housing market shows a significant increase in the time it takes for buyers to receive offers.

Rob Hailstone September 4, 2014

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

Rob Hailstone September 3, 2014

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.

Rob Hailstone September 3, 2014

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.

Rob Hailstone September 3, 2014

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.

Rob Hailstone September 2, 2014

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

Rob Hailstone September 2, 2014