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“Nobody listens to the Law Society” (LF)

Professor Avrom Sherr, one of the country’s leading legal academics, has said that “nobody listens to the Law Society” since it lost its regulatory role.

Rob Hailstone November 5, 2014

Regulator promises ‘flexible’ route to profession (LSG)

Some 2,000 solicitors have contributed to a ‘competence statement’ identifying the skills that newly qualified members of the profession should have from day one, SRA director of education and training

Rob Hailstone November 4, 2014

Taking a gamble – ‘cheating’ laws (LSG)

A card player and a parish priest test the definition of cheating.

Rob Hailstone November 4, 2014

Fracking law change despite huge opposition (EAT)

The government is pressing on with plans to change the law to make it easier for firms to explore for and extract shale gas, despite an overwhelmingly negative public response

Rob Hailstone November 4, 2014

Kennedys becomes ABS but no external investment planned (LSG)

International firm Kennedys has become one of the biggest existing practices to convert into an alternative business structure.

Rob Hailstone November 4, 2014

Mass confusion as SRA warns 1,863 firms that they are entering shut-down (LF)

Many of the 1,863 law firms e-mailed by the SRA last Thursday that their apparent lack of PII meant they would have to move into a period of shut-down had

Rob Hailstone November 3, 2014

SRA closes three South East law firms in two days (LSG)

The SRA closed three law firms in London and Essex in just two days last week, giving suspected dishonesty as a reason for each separate intervention.

Rob Hailstone November 3, 2014

SRA Handbook changes support reform programme

The amendments in Version 12 of the Handbook support the Authority’s reform programme, which was announced in the spring.

Rob Hailstone November 3, 2014

Paperless signatures suited to conveyancing transactions will be available in January (LSG)

A personal injury lawyer and IT entrepreneur claims to have taken a step towards eliminating paper signatures in legal transactions.

Rob Hailstone November 3, 2014

Can we protect ourselves against property purchases falling through? (EAT)

According to a recent survey carried out by the Conveyancing Association, as many as 200,000 buyers will lose out on homes they had hoped to buy this year. The reason? Well, there

Rob Hailstone October 31, 2014

Countrywide reveals £43.2m of acquisitions and expansions (EAT)

Countrywide has revealed that so far this year it has invested £43.2m in acquisitions to consolidate its position as the UK’s largest property services group.

Rob Hailstone October 31, 2014

Barrister entrepreneur launches drafting service for lawyers (LF)

Barrister entrepreneur William Rees has launched an online drafting service aimed at mainly at solicitors in small firms.

Rob Hailstone October 31, 2014