News – Page 15
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Commercial firm to accept crypto payments
Gunnercooke expects option to be popular with clients in the cryptoasset sector.
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'Negligible' £240 per firm could save indemnity fund - Society
Chancery Lane and consumer watchdog say SRA should 'think again' on SIF closure plan.
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Criminal barristers to be balloted on legal aid action
Dominic Raab signalled last week that he would not rush response on reforms.
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‘Like schoolchildren’ - judge lambasts solicitors’ behaviour in costs row
Latest ruling in ‘Dr Bitcoin’ litigation criticises 'unedifying mud-slinging' on both sides.
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London firm to train solicitor-apprentices on business services
Farrer & Co says it does not want trainees to get 'bogged down' in the law straight away.
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Land Registry trials 'quick phone call' to resolve queries
Telephone requisitions will be trialled for at least a month to see if service speeds up.
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Mediation convention 'aligns with UK's post-EU role'
Government consults on joining the Singapore Convention on Mediation.
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E-signatures can provide 'witness-level' security, working group concludes
Interim report calls on government to ensure that 'as many official documents as possible' can be executed electronically.
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SRA diversity data reveals minimal progress on ethnicity
Proportion of black solicitors has remained at 2% since 2019.
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Conveyancing fees rise by 21%, survey finds
Property agency says findings are unsurprising given 'sustained' demand last year.
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SRA 'elevated' technical issue into dishonesty suspicion, court hears
Soophia Khan is seeking an order requiring the regulator to withdraw an intervention into her Leicester practice.
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Lawtech Sandbox pioneers to set out their wares
Strong focus on ‘self service’ access to justice as government-backed project nears end of funding.
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ULaw expands SQE empire
Partnerships announced with several universities and international firm White & Case.
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First SQE results hit by IT glitches, data issues and delays
Candidates logging in were able to see data about other candidates, but SRA's exam provider says no reportable breach occurred.
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'Good start': 53% pass first SQE assessment
Solicitors Regulation Authority says first tranche of results under new qualification route suggest exam was 'robust, fair and reliable'.
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CPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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'No going back': Criminal bar gives resounding 'yes' to direct action
Government given until Valentine's Day to commit to substantially increasing legal aid funding.
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Conveyancers told to 'get ready' for fee increase
New Land Registry charges will apply to applications submitted on or after 31 January.
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Linklaters narrows gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Senior partner says magic circle firm moving in the right direction 'but not yet where we want to be'.
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End-to-end e-conveyancing is here, supplier claims
Data company announces system allowing lawyers to manage the entire residential process through a central dashboard.