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Land Registry successfully transfers house using blockchain
Friday, 12 April 2019A trial of blockchain involving digital transfer of property ownership has been completed by the Land Registry, but the agency has no plans to adopt the emerging technology itself any time soon.
Tags: Land Registry
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Top five conveyancing firms gain most from property surge
Wednesday, 19 August 2015The top five conveyancing firms handled 10% more transactions in the second quarter of this year than in the same quarter the previous year, research has shown. However, the bottom half of the top 100 have showed the fastest growth over the past four years.
Tags: conveyancing, Land Registry, Search Acumen
Posted in Latest news
Big firms hit hardest by fall in conveyancing transactions, report finds
Monday, 8 June 2015The top five conveyancing firms handled 36% fewer transactions in the first quarter of this year, a report has found, and their market share dropped from 8% to 6%. On average, firms handled 14% fewer transactions and the number of firms also fell.
Tags: conveyancing, Land Registry
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Large conveyancing firms grab market share as firm numbers fall
Monday, 16 March 2015The biggest conveyancing firms have benefited the most from the recession, while the number of practices involved in conveyancing has continued to fall, a survey has revealed.
Tags: conveyancing, Land Registry, law firms, volume conveyancers
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Land Registry to change rules to ensure ABSs can compete with law firms
Monday, 6 December 2010The Land Registry is to change land registration legislation to ensure that alternative business structures can compete effectively with traditional law firms. It says the prospect of increased competition is potentially good for consumers.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, conveyancing, Land Registry
Posted in Alternative business structures, News
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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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