A managing partner has failed to convince the SDT to blame the one-year qualified solicitor he was supervising for failures on a conveyancing transaction at an undervalue. The post SDT…
HM Land Registry needs to shift from a “quasi-legal” culture to one that is more consumer friendly given the changing nature of the home-buying process, according to a review. The…
Six out of 10 lawyers are using GenAI for work purposes and most of the rest plan to use it, with small law firms twice as likely as larger practices…
Gateley has made the 15th acquisition since it listed just over a decade ago by buying intellectual property law firm Groom Wilkes & Wright for up to £9m. The post…
Qanooni is a holistic legal AI platform embedded directly into Microsoft Word and Outlook, designed to work the way lawyers already do. The post Qanooni appeared first on Legal Futures.…
NHS Resolution has announced the launch of a neutral evaluation scheme and awarded the first two contracts to CEDR and Trust Mediation. The post NHS Resolution to launch neutral evaluation…
Two of the three solicitors accused by the Daily Mail of offering to help an undercover reporter concoct a false asylum claim have now been cleared of misconduct. The post…
A report for the Digital Property Market Steering Group has outlined a “more targeted approach” to upfront property information, focused on reducing late-stage transaction failures. The post Report backs “targeted…
The departure of a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) can create immediate regulatory headaches for any law firm regulated by the SRA. The post Does our firm need…
Land Data has launched its 2026 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking Local Authority customers to nominate the Local Land Charges teams in England and Wales. The…
The seasonally adjusted estimate of UK non-residential (commercial) transactions in July shows a 1% annual increasecompared to July 2024, and a 1% monthly decrease from June. The post Search Acumen…
The conveyancing sector has come under heightened scrutiny from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), with significant Anti Money Laundering (AML) fines levied against conveyancers. The post Recent AML fines: Why…
Tom Proverbs-Garbett’s book, Being a Trainee Solicitor: How to Survive and Thrive will be published in September. Here he explains the genesis of the book and why it is needed.…
When you’re a firm dedicated solely to conveyancing, the tools you rely on need to do more than just manage cases, they need to actively enhance how you work, communicate,…
A solicitor has been suspended over a “dereliction of duty” that saw him act on both sides of the transfer of an elderly and vulnerable client’s sole residence to a…