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CPD reform: a ‘race to the bottom’? (LSG)

The existing CPD regime may be ‘tick-box’; but what is likely to replace it is even more so.

Rob Hailstone May 30, 2014

Legal clients suffer in silence, says consumer watchdog (LSG)

Nearly half of individuals dissatisfied with legal services do not complain, the Legal Services Consumer Panel says today.

Rob Hailstone May 30, 2014

Increasing number of clients “can’t be bothered to complain” about their lawyer (LF)

Public awareness of the Legal Ombudsman is continuing to fall, while the number of dissatisfied clients who do not bother to complain is increasing, a survey has found.

Rob Hailstone May 29, 2014

Leading CPD firm ceases trading (LSG)

Progressive Legal Training Ltd announces closure a week after regulator’s announcement that mandatory requirement is to end.

Rob Hailstone May 29, 2014

Help To Buy back in spotlight tomorrow (EAT)

Help to Buy is back in the spotlight with industry observers awaiting a report to be published tomorrow by the Treasury, giving its first breakdown on the take-up of HTB2,

Rob Hailstone May 28, 2014

Ditching CPD (LF)

Julie Brannan, director of education and training at the Solicitors Regulation Authority, explains the rationale for the move from hours-based CPD to ‘continuing competence’.

Rob Hailstone May 28, 2014

Are conveyancing referral fees paid to agents bribery, ask lawyers (PIE)

With all the recent political focus on letting agent fees and whether they should be banned, the issue of referral fees paid by conveyancers to estate agents has quietly reared

Rob Hailstone May 27, 2014

Law Society urges homebuyers to ring-fence their deposit

People buying a house together risk losing their investment if they don’t seek legal advice first, according to the Law Society.

Rob Hailstone May 24, 2014

‘Gaming’ warning about fraudulent borrowers (EAT)

Leading financial experts are warning of increasing numbers of borrowers who apply for unregulated buy-to-let mortgages for homes they intend to live in.

Rob Hailstone May 24, 2014

Brokers warn SRA plans ‘unlikely’ to cut PII costs (LSG)

Insurance brokers have warned solicitors not to expect lower professional indemnity insurance premiums even if the rules on minimum cover are changed.

Rob Hailstone May 24, 2014

SRA issues guidance on will writing

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued guidance for solicitors preparing wills. The guidance, published last week, has been drawn up to remind solicitors of their responsibilities and the Outcomes

Rob Hailstone May 24, 2014

Annual declaration replaces CPD hours (LSG)

Firms and solicitors will have to sign an annual declaration pledging their commitment to continuing professional development instead of completing the current 16-hour mandatory requirement, the SRA has said today.

Rob Hailstone May 24, 2014