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Barnett: QC must investigate my case before it gets to tribunal
Tuesday, 2 September 2014Richard 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 Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).
Tags: conveyancing, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Law Society advertising campaign highlights “regulated and insured” professionals
Monday, 1 September 2014The Law Society’s latest advertising campaign, launched today, highlights the role of solicitors as regulated professionals, under the slogan ‘Use a Professional. Use a Solicitor.’
Tags: conveyancing, Law Society
Posted in Latest news, Marketing & PR
Signs of recovery as conveyancing firm sets up academy and Law Society predicts strong growth
Friday, 29 August 2014Yorkshire’s largest conveyancing firm has set up a £150,000 training academy after its workload trebled in the past two years. It comes as the Law Society has predicted increased turnover growth in the legal sector this year and next, in part because of the recovering property market.
Tags: conveyancing, trainee solicitors
Posted in Finance, hrtraining, Latest news
Lower indemnity limit would “attract discount in premiums”, SRA insists
Thursday, 7 August 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority has insisted that a lower minimum limit for indemnity insurance would “attract a discount in premiums” for law firms as it sought to counter widespread criticism of its plans.
Tags: conveyancing, professional indemnity insurance, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Boost for QualitySolicitors as owner takes control of conveyancing and probate group
Tuesday, 29 July 2014Eddie Ross, chief executive of QualitySolicitors (QS) has said an investment decision by its private equity owners, Palamon Capital Partners, will enable it to “consolidate its position” as a national leader in conveyancing.
Tags: conveyancing, Palamon, probate, QualitySolicitors
Posted in Latest news
LSB paves way for CLC to expand beyond conveyancing
Monday, 28 July 2014The statutory framework of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) could be changed in a way that would potentially enable it to regulate all reserved legal activities, under plans outlined by the Legal Services Board (LSB).
Tags: conveyancing, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Legal Services Board, reserved legal activities
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Other lawyers, Regulation
Exclusive: will-writers’ trade body launches unique ABS
Tuesday, 22 July 2014The Institute of Professional Willwriters has won approval for a unique alternative business structure that will enable its members and others to access related legal services for their clients, and share in the fees generated.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, conveyancing, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Institute of Professional Willwriters, probate
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor, Other lawyers
Is that really you?
Thursday, 10 July 2014Solicitors have been given another wake-up call with regards to criminal clones this month by their regulator. In its second annual risk outlook, delivered last week, bogus law firms were elevated to being one of the key risks facing the profession. How does your firm protect itself from this risk?
Tags: conveyancing, fraud, mortgage fraud
Posted in Blog
Law Society signs joint venture deal to create conveyancing portal
Monday, 7 July 2014The Law Society has teamed up with software company Mastek UK Limited to deliver its conveyancing portal, which aims to speed up the home-buying process. The pair have set up a joint venture company called Legal Practice Technologies Ltd.
Tags: conveyancing, Law Society
Posted in Competence, Latest news, Technology
SRA goes ahead with £500,000 PII limit but postpones other reforms
Thursday, 3 July 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority has decided to go ahead with cutting the minimum compulsory cover for indemnity insurance from £2m to £500,000, despite strong opposition from the Law Society.
Tags: compensation fund, conveyancing, MDP, multi-disciplinary practice, professional indemnity insurance, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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