Has the risk actually been assessed?
In July 2025, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal fined an East London firm £58,000 for AML breaches going back six years. The admitted failures included an absence of client and matter risk assessments between 2017 and 2022 and no independent audit until January 2024. Almost two-thirds of the firm’s work was conveyancing, so this is an […]
HM Land Registry’s new digital validation checks in Hoowla’s conveyancing software
Hoowla is proud to be among the first providers to work closely with HM Land Registry on their new digital validation checks, designed to reduce requisitions and save conveyancers’ valuable time. Hoowla’s position as HM Land Registry’s second-largest submissions integrator enabled Hoowla to be instrumental in trialing and refining the system before its wider release. […]
‘Embrace AI to stay relevant to TikTok generation’ Sir Geoffrey Vos tells lawyers
Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, has urged lawyers to embrace technological change and the use of AI to ensure younger generations engage with the justice system. Sir Geoffrey Vos, head of civil justice in England and Wales, said in a speech at The Judicial Institute for Scotland, Parliament Square, Edinburgh, last Thursday, […]
Property industry webinar returns on 12th May
Networking and collaboration group Women in Residential Property has hosted regular property market updates since its inception in 2017, drawing on the experience of its members from across the residential property sector, with representation from block management, estate agency, surveying and conveyancing. This month, the update is led by Emily Gray (operations director for independent […]
Lawyers urged to take practical action to support mental health and wellbeing ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week
LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, is encouraging legal professionals to take simple practical actions to support their own and others’ wellbeing during Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from the 11th to the 17th of May. Last year, LawCare’s research found that many people in the legal sector were struggling with […]
Brand came 13th: What 1,000 consumers actually told us about how the choose a law firm
Sam Borrett, founder of Legmark, ran a survey of 1,000 UK adults to find out how people really pick a law firm and what’s important to them when choosing. The results are uncomfortable reading for anyone whose marketing strategy leans on heritage, awards or a sleek brand, and quietly hopeful for everyone else. I’ve spent […]
What does agentic diligence actually look like?
Ed Molyneux has spent recent weeks explaining what AI can do, where it fails, and why provenance and shared data matter. Now he walks through a day in the life of a buyer’s conveyancer working with an AI agent on a live transaction — and invites the profession to consider what changes and what stays […]