Is A New Regime Needed To Check Solicitors’ Competence?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), is going to launch a review on its regime of checking a solicitor’s competence. This has come as a result of the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) asking that the review includes an “independent review of cases or advice such as spot checks or mystery shopping.” Earlier this year the […]
IoP Launch New Diversity & Inclusion Charter
The Institute of Paralegals (IoP) has released a new strategy for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the legal profession. The charter outlines why change is needed and the approach that needs to be taken by the Institute, its members and partners, to ensure that individuals from all backgrounds are not only recruited into the sector […]
Law Society Welcomes Government Changes
The Law Society has come out and supported the changes to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and the government’s commitment to concentrate on getting people back to work following the coronavirus pandemic. Simon Davis, President of the Law Society in England and Wales, said: “We welcome the support and stimulus for the residential conveyancing market […]
NHBC Launches New MMC Acceptance Service For UK Construction Industry
NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has launched a new service dedicated to the rapidly growing area of Modern Methods of Construction NHBC Accepts is all-inclusive, end-to-end service that will help to build confidence in innovative construction and enable MMC systems to be fast-tracked for NHBC warranty. As part of the new service, detailed and robust […]
The Rise Of Webinars In Conveyancing
Webinars have always been a great tool for business, but never more so than during the Covid-19 crisis period. Social distancing restrictions meant that conferences, training and events were suddenly completely off-limits. This left legal firms with both a gap in their marketing and struggling to provide employees with continued development. Webinars in conveyancing quickly […]
RICS Survey Confirms Housing Market Short Term Bounce
Figures by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has added further confirmation that the housing market is enjoying a short-term bounce, even before the stamp duty announcement by chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday. In a market snapshot published by RICS on Thursday, showed a net balance of 61% of its survey respondents seeing a […]
New Risk Management Framework For Law Firms
Specialist risk and compliance consultancy Legal Eye has brought together its 12 years of experience to create a comprehensive risk management framework designed specifically for law firms. This new product from Legal Eye helps firms to mitigate risk and to improve on working practices and efficiencies by providing high quality template documents for firms to […]
How Trainees Are Helping One Firm Pivot Their Business In The Face Of Covid-19
Being a great lawyer doesn’t mean you are a great business person Along with many other professional and medical disciplines, lawyers excel in producing experts within their own specialisms. But what the pandemic has proved is that being a great litigator, conveyancing or private client lawyer does not necessarily equip them well for the challenges […]
Join UKLTA’s Information Security Review Forum
The next UKLTA online forum focussing on information security and privacy takes place on Thursday 16th July at 5pm. Four months on from the initial coronavirus lockdown, many firms have now adapted to new ways of working. For many firms, changes to working practices were brought about swiftly. In this session our panellists will review […]
Has Lockdown Changed The Way People Interact With The Legal Sector?
As the UK adjusted to life in lockdown, the way people contacted the legal sector with enquiries, seemed to shift from the traditional telephone route, to online chat. Moneypenny, which handles more than 2 million legal calls and live chats each year for more than 1,000 legal firms in the UK, have shared with Today’s […]
“5 Years of Innovation in the next 18 months” – Part 3
So, to recap – business are facing unprecedented change forced on us by the COVID pandemic, and the lockdown. We’re being forced to make big changes, fast …. and we really don’t like it! We’re being challenged to break things and make them better. So what might a law firm think about? Sales Process Do […]
Positivity Still Rife In Market Before SDLT Cut Announcement
Prior to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announcing his summer budget on 8 July 2020. The English property market was continuing its steady recovery following its closure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Yomdel sentiment survey – which focused on data week ending 5 July – there were record numbers of people […]
Investments In Greener Homes Set To Protect Thousands Of Jobs
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) says Government plans to create greener homes will protect thousands of jobs and lead to new innovations in the sector and has welcomed the Chancellor’s scheme, which is set to help home owners save energy in England According to the BMF, the move will help make a significant impact in […]
Client Communication & Confidentiality: Top Tips for Law Firms – Watch Online Now
The second UKLTA (www.uklta.org.uk) online forum took place this week, where our expert panel shared their top tips for Client Communication & Confidentiality, considering how communication has changed over the past few months and how firms can adapt and thrive. Our next panel “Wills & LPA’s During Lockdown” takes place next Thursday at 5pm and […]
Stuart Tym Shares His Thougts On The Business & Planning Bill
Stuart Tym, Planning Lawyer (Senior Associate Solicitor) at Irwin Mitchell LLP took the time to share his thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer regarding the speech made by the Prime Minister on 30 June 2020. In the last week the government has introduced the Business & Planning Bill and ‘Project Speed’ and made further changes to PD […]
“5 Years of Innovation in the next 18 months” – Part 2
In my last blog post I talked about innovation, and how facing the post COVID world has forced “5 years of innovation in 18 months”. And I admitted to being uneasy about facing that challenge. Well, let me share a webinar that was shared with me (fair warning, not for those who are offended by […]
Yomdel Sentiment Survey Released
Yomdel has reported in their latest sentiment tracker that their enquiry levels remain high at 64% above average, as estate agents scramble to meet demand as vendor, buyer and landlord enquiries remain at record levels. Despite a dip in new enquiries as a result of the pandemic, overall the levels remained at more than 60% […]
Latest Mortgage Data Shows Promising “V” Recovery
Following the expected fall in mortgage market activity during lockdown the latest data from Twenty7Tec show a significant rebound. In their June edition of Supply & Demand in the Mortgage Market, CEO James Tucker identifies the start of the “V” shape recovery in the purchase market. The comparisons between May and June are stark; mortgage […]
CLC Seeks Responses To Their Consultation On Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has published a consultation on their annual review of Licence and Practice Fee Arrangements. The consultation paper notes the reduction in Practice Fee three times since 2016 that has resulted in a cumulative decrease of 42%. This has been achieved by reducing the regulatory burden despite a significant proportion […]
Return, Restart and Recovery From Covid-19
The Law Society of England and Wales has launched it’s three ‘Rs’ – Return, Restart and Recovery – campaign which it hopes will promote the role of those in the legal profession in the national move to get the UK moving again following the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will be in three stages: Helping solicitors […]
