Inadequate supervision leads to solicitor’s suspension

A sole practitioner who failed to complete background checks on employees has been suspended after they turned out to be criminals.
Proposals for transparency could mislead clients

According to the Law Society, providing clients with raw regulatory data on legal firms could undermine their ability to exercise informed choice as well as causing them to be misled.
Lender launches self-employed mortgage range

Available exclusively for self-employed borrowers, a newly revised range of mortgages have recently been released by Newcastle Intermediaries.
Mortgage Brain enhances conveyancing services

In order for advisers to manage client cases and conveyancing quotes more easily, Mortgage Brain – the technology and software solutions expert – has announced a number of enhancements will be made to its online conveyancing service, ConveyancingBrain.