Search Acumen Joins Global Legal Blockchain Consortium
Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, is delighted to join the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), a body formed of 125 large companies, law firms, software companies, and universities from around the world that have united together to develop standards to govern the use of Blockchain technology in the business of law. […]
Geodesys Continues Growth Plans And Promotes New Platform Owner From Within
Huntingdon, 6th December 2018: Geodesys – part of the Anglian Water Group and a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales – is today announcing the promotion of Darren Bryant to the position of Platform Owner after 11 years with the company. In his new role, Darren will […]
Do You Need Help Deciding How Best To Meet The Deadline On Price And Service Transparency?
6th December 2018 has arrived and the legal sector is now living in an age of price and service transparency. The new SRA and CLC Transparency rules are designed to give consumers more information to enable them to make an informed choice when choosing legal services, such as conveyancing services. Firms will also have to publish the […]
SRA Digital Badge Considered Sign Of Excellence
At the start of November the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that they would introduce their deadline for price and service transparency so that it would marry up with the Council of Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) proposed date of December 6th. Further to this announcement, regulated firms were told that from Spring 2019, they would need […]
Price Transparency’s Three Key Touch Points
After months of discussion, debate and at times confusion, Price Transparency is nearly here. I want to talk about the opportunity it could possibly create for your firm. I’ll try and stay away from the regulations, templates, averages and doing the bare minimum and look at the key subliminal message I think is sitting in […]
SRA Expectations In Regards To Price Transparency
The day has finally arrived. Price Transparency is now a regulatory reality across the majority of the legal sector. Whilst some remain confused and anxious about the changes, the SRA hope that they will mean an early Christmas present for both the consumer and legal firm. On Tuesday evening, the SRA hosted a Transparency Rules […]