The Digital Solicitor podcast: Making hybrid working for law firms a reality

The pandemic has pushed the dialogue around working from home forward by about 30 years. It has raised the whole topic of how we work and where we work, so how can law firms continue to motivate, support, promote wellbeing and improve collaboration amongst their teams with working from home becoming increasingly popular? And what […]
Charity trek aims to raise £15,000 for Mindstep Foundation

CONVEY Law Managing Director Lloyd Davies has set out on an intrepid summer challenge along Britain’s longest ancient monument – Offa’s Dyke – to raise £15,000 for a cause very close to his heart – the Mindstep Foundation, set up in memory of his son Max. Lloyd and his wife Tracey set up the Foundation to fund mental health research, awareness and support after their eldest son Max […]
7 Quick Wins for Improving Wellbeing in Your Firm

Did you know? Poor wellbeing reaches far beyond an individual’s mental health. Where employees are struggling, businesses can also see an impact on everything from employee engagement and staff retention, through to absence levels and time to hire. Here, Caroline Brown, Human Resources Business Partner at tmgroup, shares some of the quick wins and initiatives […]
Landmark Information Group appoints Group Software Engineering Director to spearhead technology transformation agenda

Landmark Information Group, the UK’s largest property and land data business, has announced the appointment of Rob Young, who joins the business as Group Software Engineering Director. Bringing significant experience of directing large software teams to deliver cloud-based propositions for global enterprises, Rob is leading Landmark’s engineering and development teams to drive a transformation agenda […]
Right first time; new form for restrictions in the register

In-form-ed Consent: Use new form RXC to comply with restrictions in the register The story: You’ve been working for months on a deal that required the cooperation of the seller’s ex-husband, the management company or a risk-averse mortgagee. It’s been fraught with difficulty, you’ve finally completed it and submitted the disposition for registration, only to […]
Law firms in SRA firing line over AML failures

The fines levied by the SRA on 13 firms in recent weeks continue to demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding around responsibilities when it comes to the money laundering regulations. The firms in question had failed to comply with their procedural responsibilities to provide their firm-wide AML risk assessment and delayed their AML declarations. In […]
Technical Corner: Here Comes the Sun!

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 Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance If you have any questions for our panel of experts, please submit them using the contact form below. We will publish the questions […]
A Guide To Understanding Easements

This guide will assist you in the communication and understanding of Easements between all involved parties, whether client, buyer, or seller. This guide will cover the following sub-topics: What is an Easement? Why are Easements important to the buyer? Where do you find Easements? Types of Easements and how they are created? Can an Easement […]