Conveyancer hit by phone scam
Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for extra vigilance after north-east firm loses 'significant amount'.
View ArticleLitigation eases for estate agents
City firm RPC analysed High Court cases for claims against estate agents and chartered surveyors.
View ArticleFirst4Lawyers expands beyond personal injury claims
PI market not enough for claims management company and market leader.
View ArticleE-conveyancing portal to begin rollout today
Veyo's first users will be firms that have already placed orders, followed by those that have registered interest.
View ArticleLaw Society: third-party client accounts ‘too expensive’
Solicitors’ body not taken with proposal to allow Bar Council-style third-party client account providers.
View ArticleRBS reassures solicitor firms over payments delays
Since yesterday, payments made by clients through direct debit and direct deposits have been delayed.
View ArticleGlobal firm negligent over £25m property advice
High Court orders Bird & Bird to pay £1.8m after failing to inform property buyers of a nearby development.
View ArticleWelsh government eyes more grants after £100,000 help for Cardiff firm
Investment to help South Wales firm Howells become top-five conveyancer.
View ArticleFirms under scrutiny over anti-money laundering
Reports about potential breaches of anti-money laundering rules continue to rise, with 184 in the last year.
View ArticleConveyancing lifts income at NAHL
PI-based business reports first-half profits up by 18.7%.
View ArticleE-conveyancing venture names new chief
Law Society business development executive director Simon Drane takes over at Legal Practice Technologies.
View ArticleJudge tells SDT to review sanctions in tax avoidance case
High Court orders re-determination of punishments imposed on solicitors involved with SDLT schemes.
View ArticleLender panel restrictions hit smaller law firms
Metro Bank and Newcastle Building Society among those to introduce new restrictions, excluding smaller firms from conveyancing panels.
View ArticleCriminals raid 50 firms in cyberattacks this year – SRA
Regulator also concerned by lack of training in detecting money laundering schemes.
View ArticleConveyancing firm wins appeal over valuation
Court of Appeal judgment highlights scope of duty of solicitors instructed on behalf of both borrower and lender.
View ArticleConveyancers ‘abusing’ separate representation freedom – CLC chair
CLC to re-examine separate representation for conveyancing deals.
View ArticleSpending review: second try at Land Registry privatisation
The government will look at options for privatising the organisation from 2017.
View ArticleTop 1,000 race ahead in busy conveyancing market
Leading firms’ transactions grow by 20% in third quarter of 2015.
View ArticleVeyo e-conveyancing project to be wound up
Portal development to cease after new providers commit to free products.
View ArticleInsurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering
Firm will offer a range of services from conveyancing to personal injury.
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