Josh is the Journalist for the Today’s Group and writes many of the articles for Today’s Conveyancer. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Cardiff University in 2009 before training as a journalist.
He has previously written for The Times, The Mirror and The Daily Express.
The Law Society’s Graham Murphy says law firms are as vulnerable as every other to CEO fraud if they aren’t vigilant. Graham, who has been Product Manager at the Law Society for a little over
Legal professionals from all branches of the industry turned out this week for a sponsored walk through London. Fundraisers gathered outside the Law Society’s Chancery Lane building before strolling through the city and returning for
Andy Gray, the former managing director of mortgages at Barclays is set to join Optima Legal as a non-executive director, if the move is approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Optima is the legal services
Former Solicitor Richard Barnett has lost his High Court appeal against being struck off the roll by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The former partner at Merseyside conveyancers Barnett Solicitors had appealed for costs of £30,000
Making the legal industry better centred around service for clients through improved technology, as well as safeguarding your firm against fraud, were two of the main topics of discussion at Legalex. With dozens of technology
The legal sector is increasingly diverse according to research published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, with 18% of the profession from Black and Asian minority ethnic groups, and 47% of the profession being female. However
The President of the Law Society stated he believes gazumping isn’t necessarily a problem, stating 50% of the people involved in a gazumping situation benefit. It follows research published by Liverpool Victoria which states the
With ten days to go before the government consultation closes, the Conveyancing Association has come out against farming the duties of Land Registry out to the private sector. CA’s management committee met two weeks ago
Nearly two thirds of people who work in the property industry believe the UK leaving the EU would have a positive impact for the housing market. However according to the survey conducted by My Home
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Emails claiming to be from a “Linda McNair” relating to a property conveyance Emails have been seen that claim to be in connection
The amount spent on building new houses has surpassed it’s pre 2008 peak according to the Office of National Statistics. Thanks to an increase in private house building, just over £7.5 billion was spent on
Members of the Conveyancing Foundation managed to raise over £10,000 for a charity for terminally ill children by cycling from Cardiff to Colchester over three days. The Magic Moments Charity was founded by estate agents
Performing mining searches can have real financial benefits to a client according to Tom Backhouse of Terrafirma Mining Searches – even outside of traditional mining areas. A sinkhole recently swallowed up a car on the
The international property market is already slowing down ahead of the vote on the UK’s membership of the European Union accoring to one international property lawyer. Sara Janion at Worldwide Lawyers Ltd says that she
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers and the Solicitors Regulation Authority were amongst the regulators audited by the Legal Services Board, who published their regulatory review this week. The LSB states both organisations have made progress
