Jonathan Smithers

Partner, CooperBurnett

Property information forms will make 'transactions more straightforward

New conveyancing forms will make the buying process easier and pre-empt spurious or unnecessary additional enquiries, says Jonathan Smithers

On value burgers and legal services

Jonathan Smithers asks what the horse meat scandal can 'teach lawyers about the free market and consumer expectations

The limits of conveyancers' duties as legal advisers

Negotiation of property transactions is an emotive business and 'solicitors need to understand the confines of their role in order to 'give the best advice, as Jonathan Smithers explains

Quality street: are accreditation schemes any use?

Accreditation schemes for the legal profession are – in the main – hyped up box-ticking processes doing little to help solicitors on the high street, says Howard Salter

Lack of expertise damages the profession's reputation

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme will improve standards, create a trusted community and help weed out fraud – a victory for both clients and the profession, says Jonathan Smithers

Minor changes to a document can affect its integrity

Seemingly inconsequential changes to a contract or process can 'have far-reaching effects, says Jonathan Smithers as he muses 'about recent trends in the conveyancing sector

Minor changes to a document can affect its integrity

Seemingly inconsequential changes to a contract or process can ?have far-reaching effects, says Jonathan Smithers as he muses ?about recent trends in the conveyancing sector

HSBC: a question of ethics

The bank's decision to reinstate all CQS firms to its conveyancing panel will come as ?a relief to those who knew this would disadvantage their clients, and stands as a lesson ?to other lenders tempted to cut corners, says Jonathan Smithers

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