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PI TIMEBOMB

10 Jan 2020News

A Northern Ireland solicitor has recorded a YouTube video lamenting the state of conveyancing. Looking rather dishevelled and admitting he and his team are 'exhausted', Philip Armstrong took to the online platform to articulate his concerns for the overworked conveyancing industry. 'As a business owner, I am embarrassed to see how tired they are and how stressed they are', he said of his staff, while adding 'It is abundantly clear we are sitting on a PI timebomb because of how busy we are now.' 27 October 2020

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