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Careers in law are more diverse than ever before. There are over 140,000 practising solicitors in the UK, with over 12,000 law firms dotted around the country. The legal sector is big and impressive, but the traditional way of working is taking its toll on many.

Ahead of the final tm:tv session of 2021, “How can we balance supply and demand?” at 12 noon on Thursday 25 November, panellists Martin McCreath, Regional Managing Director at Your Move and Reeds Rains, Greg Cunnington, Director of Lender Relationships and New Homes at Alexander Hall, and Daniel Morgan, Commercial Manager at Rightmove share a sneak peek into what they think will influence supply and demand in 2022.

On 29 October 2021, the President of the Family Division published a report on Transparency in the Family Court after an extensive review of the issue. It tells us that in 2020 there were 224,902 cases in the family courts in England and Wales. Many of those decisions were based on judges or magistrates exercising their discretion which is based on them representing the social and other value judgements of society.

This week we’ve welcomed Anya Carter our new customer support manager and Nick Lacey who will cover the London and the northern Home Counties, joining our team of business development managers.

Monthly construction output grew 1.3% in volume terms in September 2021 compared with August 2021. This is the first monthly increase since June 2021 and the largest since March 2021, when output increased by 4.8%.

As the industry becomes ever more reliant on technology, and more and more roles outside of a traditional legal route appear within firms, having a good grasp on the latest legal technology is going to become an absolute requirement.

mio are delighted to announce their latest data partner as AVRillo, the ESTAS UK Best National Conveyancing Winner, to implement the mio API for smarter, more productive property conveyancing with fewer disruptions.

In October, some of the most notable data breaches included the streaming platform Twitch, a group led action by professional footballers whose data has been sold without permission and a HIV charity who exposed the details of over 100 people.

Chris Bryden and Georgia Whiting of 4 King’s Bench Walk lament the industry’s reluctance to adopt mediation more enthusiastically than it has. There is much to gain, and little to lose, by using mediation to resolve disputes, they argue.

As we head into the last quarter of the year – traditionally a busy period for conveyancing with buyers and sellers keen to move before Christmas – it’s important to prioritise research into any potential issues affecting a property’s true market value.