SRA announces new, consumer focused, indemnity scheme
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposals for a new post six year run-off cover (PSYROC) scheme should secure long-term consumer protection, the Law Society of England and Wales said today in response to a consumer-focused consultation. Law Society President Lubna Shuja said: “These proposals will enable consumers to claim compensation if there is a rare […]
Metamorph: SRA intervenes into two more firms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed it is intervening into a further two firms owned by legal consortium Metamorph. Knowles Benning LLP Knight Polson Ltd The two firms are also owned by Metamorph Group Ltd. This is in addition to the four firms previously intervened into: MLL Ltd, BPL Solicitors Ltd, Beaumont ABS Ltd […]
Verify 365 recognised as fastest growing Legaltech company in history
Verify 365 is proud to announce that it has officially become the fastest growing legal technology company in history. In less than two years, the company has experienced exponential growth, surpassing all previous metrics in the legal sector. Rudi Kesic, the company’s CEO and Founder, attributed the success to the company’s “UK-developed” digital onboarding technology […]
Search Acumen partners with fellow proptech business – adoor – creating the first unified platform for all parties and advisors involved in a property sale
Property data, insight and technology provider, Search Acumen, has partnered with innovative homebuying app, adoor, to help improve the property transaction experience for homeowners and buyers through time saving, efficiency and a better customer experience. The partnership sees Search Acumen add over 75 property search datasets into the adoor platform, datasets which Search Acumen has […]
RICS updates consumer flooding guide due to increasingly severe weather conditions
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has relaunched its consumer guide on flooding amid reports that extreme flooding could become more common in the UK due to the effects of climate change. The publication is a guide for home owners, helping them amongst other things to identify flood risks to their property. Other topics include: […]
Financial sanctions regime bans trust services to Russia
The Government’s financial sanctions regime now includes a ban on providing trust services to those connected with Russia. The UK regime is operated by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). The measures are imposed by the Government to achieve specific foreign policy or national security objectives. There have been a number of changes to […]
Happy Holidays from the Today’s Media team
As 2022 draws to a close, all of us at Today’s Media would like to extend the very warmest of wishes to all our readers, partners, contributors, and friends. In 2022, our popular Today’s publications have grown in their respective fields of expertise: conveyancing, wills and probate, and family law. They have been complemented by […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer: 19th December 2022
So, it is Christmas. For my final diary of the year, I planned to write a conveyancer’s Twelve Days of Christmas, but saw that someone had beaten to me to it (and no, that conveyancing tweeter is not me, although I do have a Twitter account if you want to follow me). So, with apologies […]
Christmas confessions of a cyber conveyancer
In my articles this year, I’ve spent most of the time explaining that despite our very best efforts, when it comes to technology, sometimes things just go wrong. Whether it’s misbehaving power supplies, software glitches or just weird stuff, one thing is clear. Technology really is a cruel mistress. That said, I’m sticking with my […]
