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Demise of Veyo is “green light” for Free2Convey, LSSA chair says
Monday, 7 December 2015The demise of the Law Society and Mastek’s online conveyancing portal Veyo gives the “green light” to rival system Free2Convey, the chair of the Legal Software Suppliers Association has said. Matt Lancaster said Free2Convey could now become the “central conveyancing portal”.
Tags: conveyancing, Law Society, Technology
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Millions lost as Law Society and Mastek scrap Veyo
Friday, 4 December 2015The Law Society and Indian technology giant Mastek have decided to scrap online conveyancing portal Veyo, at a cost to the profession which has so far been confirmed at more than £3m but is likely to be much higher. The society said it was “deeply sorry” that conveyancers who had “waited patiently” for the product would not be able to use it.
Tags: conveyancing, Law Society
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Separation would be better for both of us, SRA leaders tell Law Society
Thursday, 3 December 2015The leaders of the Solicitors Regulation Authority have made it clear that they believe it would be better for the public and the profession if they had complete independence from the Law Society. They were responding to the Treasury’s announcement earlier this week on independent regulation.
Tags: independent regulation, Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Treasury
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Regulation, Solicitors
Lawyers should collaborate with ‘robots’, Law Society president says
Monday, 16 November 2015Lawyers should use artificial intelligence to improve their work, drive efficiencies, increase accuracy and retain clients, the president of the Law Society has said. However, Jonathan Smithers said “expert intervention by lawyers” would always be needed.
Tags: artificial intelligence, Law Society
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Dispute looms over how Law Society can spend practising fee income
Monday, 16 November 2015A “potentially high-profile and contentious” dispute between the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the Law Society is looming over how the latter spends money derived from practising fees. The LSB is to review its 2009 Practising Fee Rules after a hole was found in the Legal Services Act 2007.
Tags: Law Society, Legal Services Board, PC fee
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
Join them to beat them: Law Society urges firms to use ABS to compete with accountants
Friday, 30 October 2015Rather than feeling threatened by accountants’ move into legal services, law firms should set up alternative business structures (ABS) and compete with them, the president of the Law Society has said. Jonathan Smithers said: “The success of ABS to date indicates that clients are generally not concerned about sourcing their legal services from non-lawyers.”
Tags: ABS, accountants, Alternative business structures, Law Society, separate business rule
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Services Act
Short-term Brexit “bonanza” would be followed by drought, City lawyers tell Law Society
Friday, 23 October 2015Any short-term “bonanza” in legal work triggered by Britain’s exit from the EU would be followed by a drought, City lawyers have warned in a report by the Law Society. The society highlighted the impact on England and Wales as a centre of international dispute resolution.
Tags: Brexit, law firms, Law Society
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Veyo is still being tested, Law society president says
Monday, 12 October 2015Veyo is still being tested and there is no fixed date for its national launch, the president of the Law Society told property lawyers last week. Jonathan Smithers admitted that “clearly the publicity ran well ahead of the product”.
Tags: conveyancing, Law Society
Posted in Latest news, Technology
City lawyers warn PII reforms “risk damaging solicitor brand”
Friday, 18 September 2015City solicitors have outlined their deep scepticism about plans by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to reform professional indemnity insurance rules, warning that “the solicitor brand should not be placed at risk” without very good reason.
Tags: City of London Law Society, Law Society, professional indemnity insurance, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Solicitors
SRA hits back after Law Society attack on indemnity reforms
Thursday, 10 September 2015Paul Philip, chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has hit back after the SRA’s latest indemnity insurance plans were fiercely criticised by the Law Society. He said the regulator had made “absolutely no new recommendations”.
Tags: Indemnity insurance, Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors