Mon Sep 07 2020
Edging towards digital
The pandemic has highlighted the need for secure digital signings and identity checks, explains Sarah Dwight
Conveyancing
Edging towards digital
Wed Aug 19 2020
Solicitors warned of dubious investment schemes and risk of personal liability
Solicitors have been issued with a new warning in relation to dubious investment schemes after the regulator uncovered poor standards of practice
Tue Jul 28 2020
Government tries again at commonhold
The government is having a second attempt at getting the commonhold system to work
Fri Jul 10 2020
22-week property transaction replicated in 10 minutes
A “shadow” conveyancing transaction has been completed in less than 10 minutes following a ground-breaking digital project
Thu Jun 25 2020
O'Neill Patient Solicitors confirms acquisition of Cavendish Legal Group
Conveyancing practice O’Neill Patient announces the acquisition of Cavendish Legal Group
Mon Jun 22 2020
Solicitor fined £20k for providing banking facilities
A solicitor has been fined for providing banking facilities to conveyancing clients, exposing his firm to money laundering risks
Thu Jun 18 2020
Lockdown devastates conveyancing, criminal and immigration practices
High street lawyers are hit “hard and fast” by covid-19 with residential conveyancing suffering disproportionately, a significant report has found
Wed Jun 03 2020
A new norm will dawn
The future reality for firms is in stark contrast to the situation before the pandemic, as Viv Williams explains