A claimant giving evidence in the High Court was fed answers through smart glasses he was wearing that were connected to his mobile phone, a judge has found.
Firms are expected to take steps to ensure consumers understand what they are signing and to act in their best interests. Cooperation between representatives is encouraged where multiple agreements ...
Client matter risk assessments (CMRAs) have moved from back‑office paperwork to the frontline of regulatory scrutiny for conveyancers.
Here are five topical areas of conveyancing development that will currently impact your CQS Accreditation. All of these areas are covered in depth as part of the Access Legal CQS Conveyancing Update ...
With HM Land Registry’s full acceptance of eiDAS Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES), digital conveyancing has reached a turning point. For property lawyers, QES is no longer a “nice to have”, it is ...
A member of the Legal Services Board has resigned so that she can speak out against the government’s proposals to curb jury trials.
A solicitor who knowingly lied in a meeting has escaped being struck off because a tribunal accepted that he did so to protect his client.
The government’s proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme will be “an international outlier” if it takes only 75% of the interest from pooled accounts.
Well-intentioned consumer protections embedded in the regulation of legal services increasingly act as barriers to innovation, competition and access to justice.
We’re firm believers that effective lead capture is a critical factor in creating smoother, more efficient client journeys for law firms. It’s certainly no secret that clear and structured enquiries ...
The failure of law firms to give a final response to complaints about service is one of the big challenges for the Legal ...
A barrister’s £8m libel and malicious falsehood claim against high-profile tax lawyer Dan Neidle was yesterday found a statutory SLAPP, the first time a court has made such a declaration.