Legal group AIIC passes 1,000 consultants as platform business continues to grow
AIIC Group, the legal platform business behind law firms Taylor Rose, FDR Law and Kingsley Wood, had 1,009 fee-earning legal consultants operating across its brands at the end of 2025, according to figures released by the company. The total number of individuals working under AIIC’s consultancy programme stood at 1,485 at the end of 2025, […]
Ward Hadaway strengthens team with 44 new appointments
Top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway has appointed 44 new legal specialists across the north of England over the last five months. The new starters include partners, directors, managing associates, trainee solicitors and paralegals, which the firm says is “strengthening teams at multiple levels of the business and supporting sustained client demand across core […]
New property appointments at Anthony Collins and Rowlinsons
Birmingham social purpose law firm Anthony Collins has appointed two legal directors and two senior associates, and in Cheshire, Rowlinsons Solicitors has appointed “widely known” Tim Jordan as a consultant solicitor, adding 40 years of legal experience to its property team. Kelly McDonnell joins the team at Anthony Collins as legal director and head of […]
Proptech firm Coadjute appoints Phil Spencer as ambassador in fight against money laundering
Proptech firm Coadjute has appointed property broadcaster Phil Spencer as an ambassador to help bring attention to the risks of money laundering. Coadjute, which provides a digital platform from property transaction workflows, says it has made a “major strategic shift” towards anti-money laundering compliance, and has positioned the fight against financial crime at the heart […]
Referral scheme aims to put clients in touch with non-UK legal professionals
A new referral scheme aims to provide lawyers with access to vetted expertise in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The scheme – known as J-Law – has been launched by Judicare Law International, a UK-based, SRA-regulated law firm. The model is similar to that used by Connect2Law, the popular referral scheme launched by Simon […]
Profile: Kevin Tunnicliffe, CEO and founder of Sort Group
Kev Tunnicliffe is CEO and founder of Sort Group (SortRefer and Sort Legal), a technology led property services provider focused on improving the home moving journey for brokers, conveyancers and consumers. With more than 35 years in the property industry, Kev launched SortRefer in 2009 to bring better collaboration, data and technology to the conveyancing […]
Profile: David Pett, solicitor and director of MJP Conveyancing
David Pett is a director and solicitor at MJP Conveyancing, specialising in residential property transactions with a particular focus on risk, compliance and process efficiency. After starting his legal career in litigation across family, personal injury, employment and sports law, he moved into conveyancing in 2010, recognising it as an area where technology could meaningfully […]
Property Deals Insight signs up to OPDA
Property data platform Property Deals Insight has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA). Founded in 2019, Property Deals Insight was created to tackle “fragmented, inconsistent and hard-to-access data”, which they describe as one of the property market’s most persistent challenges. The platform brings together trusted data from across the property ecosystem […]
PM Law update: ‘Urgent’ clients contacted and compensation fund claims being processed
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a further statement on action it has taken in the wake of PM Law’s closure last week. The Sheffield-based firm and subsidiaries suddenly closed on Monday 2nd February, with notices appearing on the front doors stating the firm was no longer able to trade “due to regulatory matters”. An […]
New tech platform aims to help legal clients navigate cost and retainer terms
A legal technology platform has been launched to help law firms ensure clients understand legal costs and retainer terms. The Legal Lexi has been created by a regulated and experienced fellow costs lawyer in response to the rising number of fee-related disputes between solicitors and clients, including complaints to the Legal Ombudsman. Under the Consumer […]
Law firm celebrates 300th anniversary with £30,000 hospice donation
Law firm Furley Page has celebrated its 300th anniversary with a £30,000 donation to Pilgrims Hospices, after the firm’s staff spent the milestone year staging a range of fundraising activities. The firm was founded in Canterbury in 1725, making it one of the oldest law firms in the world. Throughout the anniversary year, Furley page […]
Major funding boosts for two UK-founded legal and proptech firms
Two UK-founded legal and fintech companies are celebrating major funding gains. Prop and fintech platform OneDome has raised $25 million, taking total funding raised to date to $40 million. Lawhive, which describes itself as the ‘world’s first AI-native consumer law firm’, has raised $60 million to accelerate its expansion across the US. OneDome, which was […]
Simplify launches national recruitment drive for experienced conveyancers
Simplify is recruiting 30 experienced conveyancers in a country-wide drive from Newcastle to Maidstone. The new roles offer flexible working, with options to work remotely, choose hybrid or select a base from one of Simplify’s 11 UK offices. The current recruitment drive builds on a period of significant growth for the company. Over the past 18 […]
Support for those affected by PM Law closure
The Conveyancing Foundation shares in the sympathy of the whole conveyancing community for those are going through a difficult, uncertain and stressful time after losing their livelihoods and incomes. As a charity dedicated to supporting the lives of those working in the property community, we want to lend our support to all those affected. You may […]
Female lawyers form network to ‘overcome challenges and help next generation’
Four law firm leaders have come together to form a network which aims to bring ambitious women together to connect, share insight and support each other. Female Leaders Network has been described by its co-founders as “not another networking group where business cards are swapped and masks stay on”. Instead, the fledgling group is designed […]
Silence from Sheffield firm following widespread office closures
A Sheffield law firm and its subsidiaries appears to ceased trading with notices placed on office doors and former employees taking to social media to advise of their availability for work. In a widely shared image on social media Butterworths Solicitors in Carlisle placed a notice on its front door on the morning of 2nd […]
Smith & Co incorporates Adept Legal to strengthen Suffolk presence
Female-led law firm Smith & Co has strengthened its presence across Suffolk with the incorporation of Adept Legal, bringing the two teams together to enhance legal services across the region. Adept Legal will now fall under the Smith & Co Solicitors banner to boost its conveyancing offering and private client offering. The firm now boasts […]
Conveyancers coming back? Licence renewals suggest so
There could be more conveyancers coming into the profession than leaving, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) suggested at their latest Futures Roundtable. Figures revealed at the event showed more people qualifying and fewer leaving the profession in 2025. The exodus from the profession has been widely reported: according to data from the Law Society, […]
Profile: Vicki Redman, head of knowledge and training for Swiitch
Vicki Redman is head of knowledge and training for Swiitch, the conveyancing brand of Shoosmiths LLP. She is also the founder and author of GRACE (Guidance for Raising Appropriate Conveyancing Enquiries). Vicki has over 25 years of conveyancing experience and won Conveyancing Support Team Member of the Year at the British Conveyancing Awards 2024. […]
LSL Estate Agency Franchising acquires National Search Service to strengthen conveyancing proposition
LSL Estate Agency Franchising, which has over 60 national franchises and a portfolio of 11 brands, has acquired property search company National Search Service (NSS). The acquisition complements LSL’s existing conveyancing proposition, provided by Homefast, the company said, underlining its commitment reduce transaction times for customers. A family-owned business founded in 2004, NSS provides property […]