Registering Beneficial Interests and the Trust Registration Service
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (UK Exit) Regulations 2020 have, inter alia...
Tax Advice and the Risks of Negligent SDLT Returns
The provision of tax advice by solicitors is a potential minefield unless the firm has the required ...
The Risks of Incorrect SDLT Returns
Non-conveyancer compliance officers may be surprised to learn that systematic errors may be being ma...
Website warning – legal consumers struggle with pricing
A press release from the Legal Services Consumer Panel reveals a record number of consumers shopping...
Giving and Accepting an Undertaking
Undertakings are a fundamental part of the practice of a solicitor and their importance cannot be st...
Reflections on my time as chair (and trustee) of LawCare
Bronwen Still, Infolegal director and former chair of the Board of Trustees of LawCare, reflects on ...
All Change – the New SRA Process for Firm Applications
SRA makes changes to the means by which individuals and firms are to make applications such as new f...
Transparency – Certifying Compliance with the SRA Rules
The SRA has emailed solicitors' firms giving them just 14 days in which to confirm that their websit...
Regulation, the SRA and COVID-19
Businesses of all kinds - solicitors’ firms included - are facing unprecedented problems in the wa...
Conflict, Confidentiality and Disclosure
For many solicitors considerations as to whether they may act in certain situations will inevitably ...