“No longer necessary to work from home” says PM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today outlined Step 4 of England’s continued efforts to lift Covid-19 restrictions. The 5 point plan outlined the steps the government would take from the 19th July should the data enable the next phase of lockdown-lifting to take place. Mr Johnson described the steps as our “plan for living with […]
Laura Devine Immigration identify Linetime to scale international operations
Laura Devine Immigration (LDI) has selected Linetime as a replacement Practice Management System to further strengthen their client services offered from their London and New York offices. Linetime’s client service, collaboration and product adaptability were key influences on their decision. Linetime, recently acquired by PracticeEvolve Group, offers rich enterprise level software featuring Practice Management, Document […]
CLC confirms 6 practices close due to PII fiasco
The CLC has today responded to confirmation that 6 of its regulated firms have been forced to close following the failure to secure PII cover. In a statement released on the CLC website, the regulator has urged its members to respond to the open Call for Evidence on the operation of PII. The statement in […]
‘Cladding Bill’ introduced into Parliament
The Building Safety Bill, an area of particular focus for the Government this year, will outline the next steps in an extensive legislation overhaul expected to hold developers more accountable and give residents more power. The Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will set out the new measures in the Building Safety Bill based on the recommended […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer; 5th July 2021
On Wednesday evening, I fell asleep on the settee whilst watching Andy Murray at Wimbledon. It was not the tennis that bored me by any means, and on reflection, it is clear that I had been running on adrenaline for weeks, if not months. I was exhausted, and on Wednesday evening, because I did not […]
Conveyancing witnessing “industrial revolution in reverse”
A leading lawyer in the conveyancing sector has suggested we are witnessing “an Industrial Revolution in reverse” as record numbers quit cities for the good life in the country and seaside. Speaking as the first Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday in England officially ended (June 30, 2021) and moved into its tapered benefit stage until […]
The Online Trend and Conveyancing
How easy are you making it for potential clients to find and deal with your firm? While none of us can predict the future, what is certain is that the legal landscape has changed for good—especially when it comes to how clients interact with your firm. In the not-so-distant past, the ways that legal clients […]
HM Land Registry Release Electronic Signature Guidance
HM Land Registry has released details of its new guidance on “Accepted Signatures.” The guidance covers the types of signatures accepted by HMLR for forms, restriction consents and certificates, defining the options for conveyancers. Wet ink signature: A wet ink signature is a hand-written pen to paper signature. Mercury signing: A defined process by which […]
Firms warned over security risk of WFH
Law firms jave been warned to rethink remote working policies to avoid cyber attacks and data breaches. The “Future of Working from Home” white paper has found that 41% of data breaches are caused by a lost or stolen device, highlighting the requirement for many legal firms’ IT departments to carefully consider working from home policies […]
Technical Corner: Negative interest rates may be on the horizon
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Robert Blech, SRA Sector Specialist Director, MHA Macintyre Hudson If you have any questions for our panel of experts, please submit them using the contact form below. We will […]
Subsidence: what is it? What causes it? And how can you find out if you are affected?
Subsidence is a common problem in the UK and is defined as the vertical downward movement of the ground. If a building is located above, this will result in the damage to a building and its foundations. Subsidence is thought to affect up to 20% of residential properties in England and Wales. This is costly […]
Stand out to avoid conveyancer burnout
Burnout. It’s a short but powerful word that means so much and is particularly pertinent to the conveyancing sector at the moment – and particularly in relation to recruitment and retention. The extension of the so-called Stamp Duty holiday and then the coronavirus lockdowns have piled on the pressure for conveyancers. According to the Government’s […]
How to manage client onboarding risks
What’s the biggest AML risk factor? Adopting and implementing an effective Know Your Customer (KYC) standard is an essential part of any law firm’s risk management procedure. Those law firms with uncertain or out of date KYC risk management processes will be rightly concerned about the level of y legal and reputational damage they are […]
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Maximising the value of legal content with Today’s Media
The next webinar from Today’s Media will take place on Wednesday 7th July at 12pm, the third in our series of bitesize webinars in which we discuss content marketing and give you practical takeaways within the topics we are reviewing, specifically aimed at the legal sector. At our next session Lindsay Gibson and Allie Jones […]
