Month: March 2019

This post was originally published on this siteWhile residential property transactions remained relatively flat in February 2019, the number of monthly seasonally adjusted transactions has only been bettered once since the EU Referendum in 2016. The post Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteNew research from Moneypenny has revealed that it has seen a 38% increase in the number of law firms using Live Chat over the past six months.  The post Number of law firms using Live Chat has risen 38% in six months appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteJudges are “embedded” in all the projects that make up the £1bn court modernisation programme and whether hearings are held by video or person will always be a matter of judicial discretion. The post Judges, not HMCTS, will have “final say” on video hearings appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteTwo solicitors fined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal last summer have now been permanently disqualified as trustees by the Charity Commission in an unrelated matter. The post Solicitors permanently disqualified as charity trustees appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA barrister jailed for 20 years after pleading guilty to 37 charges relating to child sexual abuse has been disbarred. John Guess, called in 2000, had been a lawyer for the Welsh government. The post Jailed paedophile barrister disbarred appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteBrexit will create a “colossal body of law for lawyers to get their teeth into”, the deputy president of the Supreme Court, has predicted in wide-ranging evidence given to peers yesterday with the president. The post Brexit will create “colossal body of law”, Lord Reed predicts appeared first […]