Interview with Scott Devine, AML Policy Adviser at The Law Society
Scott Devine is Policy Adviser for Anti-Money Laundering at The Law Society. He told Today’s Conveyancer why it’s such an important area for solicitors to be savvy in… What exactly does The Law Society do regarding money laundering? “The Money Laundering Task Force is The Law Society’s body of experts on money laundering and is […]
eConveyancer acquires Legal Eye
The AIM listed conveyancing panel manager has this morning announced the acquisition of the well known and respected legal compliance business Legal Eye. ULS Technology plc the AIM listed parent of eConveyancer this morning announced the acquisition of Legal Eye from Jaunita Gobby. Commenting on the acquistion, Jaunita Gobby, Managing Director, Legal Eye said: “Since […]
Conveyancing portal announces pricing that will ensure accessibility for all
Veyo, the comprehensive conveyancing portal, reveals that conveyancing professionals will be able to utilise the portal to conduct residential conveyancing work for only £20 per transaction – this fee to include free AML searches, and free conveyancing Forms. The joint venture between The Law Society and Mastek (UK) Ltd is to be launched soon, and […]
Shared growth ambition prompts merger talks
Two of the Midlands most respected law firms, Shakespeares and SGH Martineau, have confirmed they are in merger talks to create a new legal powerhouse. A combined SGH Martineau and Shakespeares offering would create a top 50 UK firm, with a fee income of over £75m and approximately 900 members of staff, including 150 partners. […]
Secured lending on the up as remortgaging market falters
£66m worth of secured loans in January across 1,294 transactions £779m of second charge mortgages in twelve months to January 2015 Remortgaging activity stagnates, but secured loan market blossoms The secured loan market continues to go from strength to strength according to the inaugural Enterprise Finance Secured Loan index. The £66m of secured lending witnessed […]