CLC to freeze fees for the coming year
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has announced a freeze on its application fees, licence fees, and regulatory fee rates for the coming year. This comes after the regulator ran an open consultation over the summer asking firms to respond on five areas, covering turnover bandings, Practice Fee rates, Compensation Fund Contribution rates, Office for […]
Is fully integrated software for law firms better than separate software packages?
Every law firm is different, each with its own unique characteristics. A law firm that practises several areas of law, manages complex cases and has sophisticated fee earner needs is probably better with a fully integrated suite of practice management software. Especially for its staple software modules such as legal accounts, case management, time recording […]
High Court hands down landmark decision in interest-only mortgage mis-selling case
On 7th October 2022, HHJ Cawson KC, sitting as a judge of the High Court, handed down judgment in Taylor & Anor v Legal and General Partnership Services Ltd [2022] EWHC 2475 (Ch) – the first decision in a contested trial before a High Court Judge in the recent spate of interest-only mortgage mis-selling cases. […]