News – Page 12
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Paperless conveyancing 'the norm' by 2025, Land Registry suggests
Vision appears in 'Enabling a world leading property market' strategy and business plan.
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Society ‘in principle’ backs SRA-run SIF replacement
Chancery Lane and sole practitioners respond to SRA discussion paper on post six-year run-off cover.
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Conveyancer checklist to reduce lease application errors
HM Land Registry says surrender and regrants are complex and often misunderstood.
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Flagship civil claims centre to close in merger
Salford Money Claims Centre set to merge with Northampton under HMCTS reform programme.
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Global firms grew by 12% in UK last year
Annual State of the UK Legal Market survey shows demand growing above pre-Covid levels.
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Sexual misconduct will not be punished with fines, SRA proposes
Regulator promises 'rigorous steps' to improve the robustness of procedures under new fining powers.
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Claimants call for review of stagnant fixed costs
Rule-makers are warned that lawyers will leave the market if costs do not match inflation.
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Lawtech chief signals new direction with funding boost
Next phase of LawtechUK initiative will focus on access to justice with £4m from MoJ.
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Merger activity likely to rise after post lockdown lull
Deals put on the backburner as profits soared in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Criminal defender in line for Law Society presidency
Richard Atkinson has specialised in criminal law for 30 years with a focus on serious crime litigation.
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£250 goodwill payouts for SQE fiasco
SRA chief executive says lessons will be learned from the disruption on 21 July.
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SRA proposes U-turn on indemnity fund
Options set out in discussion paper include 'new consumer protection arrangement' within the regulator.
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SRA’s £6m undertaking could save indemnity fund
Law Society and sole practitioners welcome decision to underwrite potential liabilities.
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Solicitors face fresh competence checks
Regulators will be required to provide greater assurance that lawyers remain competent throughout their career.
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Society recommends 4% rise for trainees
New recommended minimum salary is £23,703 in the capital and £21,024 elsewhere in England and Wales.
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Profits and PEP up at Eversheds
International firm celebrates 'best ever year' for transactional team.
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Solicitors warned on corporate undertakings risks
Courts do not have the same power to enforce undertakings against corporate entities as they do against individual solicitors.
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Partner profits surge at 200-year-old Ashurst
City firm records sixth consecutive year of financial growth.
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Legal aid increase SI is laid - at last
Long fought-for 9% increase will come in at end of September.
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Merger boosts agriculture expertise at Thrings
Wye Valley-based Okells FrancisLaw combines with top-100 firm.