Exclusive: leading non-solicitor probate provider becomes ABS
One of the country’s leading non-solicitor probate providers will today be unveiled as the newest alternative business structure. Kings Court Trust has chosen to be regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
SRA finds support for outcomes-focused approach to referral fee ban
There is broad support for an outcomes-focused approach to implementing the ban on referral fees in personal injury cases, according to early indications from the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s consultation on the issue.
CMCs enjoy 33% income rise to £774m but standards plummet in PPI goldrush
Claims management companies saw a 33% increase in turnover to £774m last year, but standards are plummeting as they “fall over each other” to bring payment protection insurance mis-selling claims, their regulator has reported.
Cost dominates thinking of consumers when choosing solicitors, SRA research finds
The economic climate is exacerbating the focus consumers put on cost when choosing solicitors, early findings from Solicitors Regulation Authority research have indicated. However, there were also good signs for high street firms in the pull they have with their local communities.
Whatever happened to the ProcureCo – part 2
Ian Dodd of the Bar Consultancy Network responds to our article earlier this week on the apparent disappearance of the ProcureCo concept a little over two years after the Bar Council launched it with great fanfare.
Exclusive: now the Canadians target UK’s online legal services market
An online legal document business from Canada is set to launch in the UK this month, starting with a will which it plans to promote through group buying websites like Groupon, Legal Futures can reveal.
Survey reveals mixed response to Conveyancing Quality Scheme
Just over half of conveyancing firms have applied for accreditation under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme, with those yet to do so unconvinced of the benefits, according to new research.
Revealed: top investor backs new legal advice subscription service
A new service offering people an ‘online solicitor’ to provide unlimited initial legal advice for £14 a month – backed by leading investor and former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson – has recently gone live, Legal Futures can reveal.
Plymouth firm becomes first criminal law ABS
A firm in Plymouth has become the first criminal law practice to become an alternative business structure as the pace of new licences from the Solicitors Regulation Authority continues to step up.
PC renewal fiasco looms large as SRA scraps plan to move roll exercise online
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has admitted defeat in its bid to introduce an online system for tens of thousands of solicitors who want to stay on the roll because it fears a repeat of last year’s PC renewal shambles.
