Month: July 2019

This post was originally published on this siteA sole practitioner described by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as the “perfect target” for the promoters of dubious investment schemes has been struck off. The post Solicitor hit by legal aid cuts was “perfect target” for fraudsters appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePioneering listed law firm Gateley is aiming to increase the non-legal services it offers substantially after recording records results, with revenues up 20% to £104m. The post Gateley targets more non-legal services as turnover soars appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Legal Services Consumer Panel has criticised legal regulators’ continuing “resistance” to publishing complaints data about the lawyers they oversee. The post Consumer panel urges regulators to publish complaints data appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe immigration regulator has expressed its “deep concern” at the rules that will allow practising solicitors to operate from unregulated businesses. The post Immigration regulator has “deep concerns” about SRA reforms appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteResidents are preparing a legal challenge to the remediation and redevelopment of a former gasworks in Southall, West London. After 2 years of petrol-like odours and numerous complaints to the council, developers and regulators, they want to stop the building work and are seeking compensation for injury.  The […]

This post was originally published on this siteSearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of property search solutions and legal reports – has been announced as a finalist in two categories, in the prestigious UK Customer Experience Awards (CXA), for the second year running. The team are confirmed finalists in the ‘Use of Technology’ and the […]

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1989, Stephen Covey published the famous self-help book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Deemed a masterpiece by many, this book remains very relevant today. So how to apply it to solicitors? The post The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Solicitors appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteContrary to some doom-laden headlines we’ve been seeing in the last year, our new data-driven study found that the commercial real estate sector is healthy across England and Wales. In June 2019, we published our commercial real estate report examining the trends in transactions in non-residential properties in […]

This post was originally published on this siteHudgell Solicitors’ chief executive Amanda Stevens says the new personal injury discount rate announced today should ‘reduce barriers to justice’ and allow insurance companies to agree compensation figures for seriously injured people quicker. The post New discount rate should reduce ‘barriers to justice for seriously injured people’ says […]