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Scotland to regulate will-writers
The case to regulate will-writers in England and Wales is likely to strengthen with moves by the Scottish Executive to introduce regulation north of the border.
Survey: public thinks all will-writers are solicitors
Two in three members of the public believe that all will-writers are trained solicitors, research by the Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners has shown.
SRA reveals mortgage fraud crackdown
Emergency SRA inspections of firms where property fraud is suspected are estimated to have saved lenders £15-20m in the past nine months, the authority has announced.
Scots back independent regulation of lawyers
Seven in 10 Scots want independent regulation for lawyers, a survey by Which? has found. The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill – introducing similar reforms to the Legal Services Act 2007 south of the border – is in the early stages of its passage through the Scottish Parliament.
Private equity gains new foothold in LPO
Private equity interest in legal process outsourcing (LPO) stepped up in late January after Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) acquired a significant minority stake CPA Global, investing alongside the company’s senior management team and the founding shareholders.
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Does the Lloyd review mark the end of the Legal Services Act?
The Legal Services Board often generates eye-rolls and irritation from the leaders of the frontline regulators it oversees and of the representative bodies attached to them.
A familiar story?
There is no doubt that the rising cost of clinical negligence claims deserves attention. However, the system’s true cost driver is often not the claim itself.
When AI becomes a line on the client’s bill
On 23 June, Legora changed how it charges. The platform announced that its most capable product was moving away from a flat per-seat licence fee to consumption-based pricing
