Cyber attacks in the legal sector
It can’t have escaped your notice the spate of highly publicised cyber attacks hitting the legal sector, Ward Hadaway, The Bar Council and Bar Standards Board and Tuckers have all been crippled making firms sit up and take notice. Types of attacks hitting the legal sector In the world of cybercrime Law firms’ data is […]
Dye & Durham’s Lawyer Checker solution mitigates transaction risk for Simply Conveyancing & new integration halves processing time
Established in 2000, Simply Conveyancing is a firm of specialist property lawyers that provides conveyancing services to homebuyers and sellers nationwide. Today, around 150 lawyers, based across the UK, process between 600 to 1,000 purchase transactions per month. Dye & Durham’s Lawyer Checker solution forms part of Simply Conveyancing’s due diligence checks, and the firm […]
HMRC’s calculator could be ruining your firm’s reputation
Do not use this calculator for residential properties bought on or after 23rd September, 2022. Go to the HMRC SDLT Calculator at https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-stamp-duty-land-tax/#/intro and that’s the message which greets you. Beneath it, a paragraph explains further that the calculator has yet to be updated to reflect the changes made in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s eventful “mini […]
UK economic outlook – Minerva with HSBC Senior Economist Liz Martins
The team at Minerva are extremely excited to bring you this webinar later this month. Thrilled to have Senior Economist from HSBC, Liz Martins, to talk to, this is a must attend and watch webinar for the current climate. These chatty yet informative gatherings are our way of bringing to you the experts in their […]
Number of practising solicitors reaches all-time high
The number of solicitors on the roll reached an all-time high in 2021, while record numbers of students graduated with law degrees, a new Law Society of England and Wales report has revealed. Resulting from the report was a wide range of statistics all giving the impression of a legal sector which is busier than […]
Government announces new professional indemnity insurance scheme for cladding
Plans aim to facilitate surveyors assessing residential buildings The government has announced a new professional indemnity insurance scheme for property surveyors assessing cladding. The aim is for the scheme to streamline the process for leaseholders aiming to buy and sell flats by avoiding the difficulties created by the EWS1 (external wall system) assessments. The scheme […]
