E-signatures: A Sign Of The Times
These days, using the internet or a smartphone app to book a taxi, check-in for a flight or manage your personal finances has become second nature to most of us and handling legal transactions digitally should be no different. In fact, the emergence of eSignatures is making this an ever-growing reality. In an increasingly competitive […]
Professionals 2019 Hot Topic Predictions for Conveyancing
2019 is underway and is set to be a very busy year due to the uncertainties surrounding Brexit and the impact it will have on the industry as a whole. But what will be the main topics of conversations this year? As price transparency has firmly embedded itself in the legal sector, the way consumers […]
Equity Release Sector Potentially Facing Declining Workforce
A recent report has highlighted a potentially worrying decline in the amount of equity release advisers within the next five years. Currently, there are approximately 33,000 equity release registered advisers in the UK. However, this figure is set to decrease by 7,000 as more people are leaving the profession. As 700,000 people reach retirement age […]
SRA Becoming Increasingly Forceful With Price Transparency Compliance
Following a recent LexisNexis report claiming that over a third of solicitors have rejected the transparency rules in their entirety and only 29% of firms have fully complied with regulatory requirements, the SRA have released an amended enforcement strategy. The strategy looks at changes to reporting misconduct as well as making clear that it will […]