SRA warning: May, May & Merrimans
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning involving con artists claiming to be from May, May & Merrimans. This is the second warning this week relating to a con artists pretending to represent a genuine firm regulated by the SRA. The SRA has been informed that a number of individuals across the country […]
1000 firms at risk of Santander panel removal
Up to 1,000 firms have just 59 days left to obtain the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation mark, or risk being removed from Santander’s conveyancing panel. In September last year, the bank changed the terms of its residential conveyancing panel to require all existing, as well as new, member firms to gain accreditation. Existing […]
COLPs and COFAs: issues with 1,200 nominees
The SRA have revealed that 1,200 nominees did not declare “potentially relevant issues” — including undisclosed criminal convictions, serious disciplinary sanctions and undeclared bankruptcy. A total of 145 firms are facing enforcement action for failing to complete nominations for the positions. A substantial minority of these have also not begun their practicing certificate renewals, and they are […]