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The past 12 months have seen massive changes in ways of working for all of us, not least in the conveyancing market. The Solicitors Regulation Authority chair Anna Bradley, speaking at the SRA compliance conference in November 2020 commented on this: ‘People think of the legal sector as stuffy and old-fashioned and slow when actually, the sector and all the attendant bodies like ourselves have responded fast and shown themselves to be flexible – we should all be proud of that. ‘I think we need to stay that way.

Following the fifth AML (anti-money laundering) directive last year, the legal sector’s definitive guide on the subject has undergone a radical overhaul. Led by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Legal Sector Affinity Group, a niche practice that offers specialist advice for law firms on risk, has carried out an extensive revision to the guidance.

Protect your client’s property purchases with the official drainage and water enquiry. When undertaking searches for a prospective property purchase it never pays to cut corners. Which is why the CON29DW Drainage and Water Enquiry is considered such an essential component of the conveyancing process.

The time is right for a vital health check on our rights, our justice system and ultimately on the rule of law, the Bar Council, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and the Law Society of England and Wales said, as they mark the launch of Justice Week (1 to 5 March) with the United Kingdom still locked-down in the Covid-19 pandemic.

We’re well into the swing of 2021 and the number of data breaches continues to mount, all of which have significant consequences for the members of the public who have been affected, and the data breach industry as a whole.

Advanced have today announced that Edinburgh law firm, Balfour+Manson have selected P4W for their practice and case management solution for 120 users at their firm. Established in 1888, Balfour + Manson deliver legal services in the areas of dispute resolution, private client and commercial law. They have offices in Edinburgh and Aberdeen and describe themselves as combining the best of traditional values with a modern, progressive approach.

Our 2021 Legal Accounts Salary Survey is now live, and we again need to ask for your help in compiling the all-important data. It seems like a lifetime ago when we published the results of our 2020 Legal Accounts Salary Survey, which arrived during a period of widespread uncertainty for the legal sector and economy as a whole.

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Miller has recently hired Professional Indemnity specialists Paddy Synnott and Joe Newbury as part of its continued expansion into the UK Professions market. Miller’s UK Professions team specialises in arranging a broad spectrum of cover to suit the specific requirements of insureds.

Landmark Information – the leading provider of information to the UK property market – has introduced a newly enhanced Landmark Planning report, which uniquely provides boundary data on the majority of the UK’s large planning applications as polygons.  Property lawyers and homebuyers benefit from a visually clearer understanding of the extent or potential impact of larger planning applications, as part of the legal conveyancing process.