New Law Society president inaugurated
It’s today (05/07/18) been revealed that Christina Blacklaws has taken office as the 174th president of the Law Society of England and Wales today in a ceremony at Chancery Lane, London.
SearchFlow shortlisted for ‘Search Provider of the Year’ award
SearchFlow, the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider, has been announced as a finalist for the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2018. Shortlisted for the ‘Search Provider of the Year’ category, the awards aim to recognise the talent, achievement and innovation within the national conveyancing market.
Fracking planning guidance should remain at local level warns Committee
A report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee warns the Government that decision making on fracking planning guidance should remain on a local level.
LEAP reaches 10,000 UK users
LEAP is celebrating 10,000 UK users of its cloud-based practice management solution. Since the first law firm signed up to the software in November 2014 more than 1,700 law firms have adopted it and benefitted from LEAP’s innovative features, efficiency tools and world class customer service.
Just 19% of Brits can correctly identify Japanese Knotweed
New research has revealed that fewer than one fifth (19%) of Brits who say they are aware of Japanese knotweed can correctly identify the weed, described by the Environment Agency as “indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant”.
