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Peers pave way for new breed of lawyer – licensed probate practitioners
Friday, 6 March 2015The House of Lords has given the Council for Licensed Conveyancers the power to issue standalone licences for people to conduct reserved probate work without them having to become licensed conveyancers first.
Tags: Council for Licensed Conveyancers, probate
Posted in Latest news, Other lawyers
CLC criticises Law Society’s “quasi-regulatory” conveyancing schemes
Friday, 27 February 2015The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has criticised “quasi-regulatory” conveyancing schemes launched by the Law Society which could be seen as “duplicating” the CLC’s work.
Tags: conveyancing, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Law Society, probate
Posted in Latest news, Other lawyers, Regulation, Solicitors
CLC moves closer to regulating probate specialists
Monday, 9 February 2015The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has moved closer towards its goal of regulating specialist probate lawyers who do not have to be conveyancers.
Tags: Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Deregulation Bill, probate
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Other lawyers, Regulation
Former diplomat becomes chair of IPS as Bradley leaves CLC
Tuesday, 3 February 2015Quinton Quayle, a former British ambassador to Thailand, has been appointed chair of ILEX Professional Standards. Meanwhile, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers has announced that Anna Bradley is stepping down as chair after five years.
Tags: bar standards board, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, ILEX Professional Standards
Posted in Latest news, Legal Executives, Other lawyers, Regulation
Firms line up to help develop probate apprenticeship
Monday, 27 October 2014The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has given the green light to a 10-firm consortium led by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to develop a specialist probate apprenticeship.
Tags: Council for Licensed Conveyancers, probate
Posted in Latest news, Other lawyers, Regulation
SRA set to open up solicitor register to comparison websites
Thursday, 21 August 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority has committed to opening up its register of solicitors to comparison websites, while the Legal Ombudsman has today made its decisions available in a downloadable format.
Tags: Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Intellectual Property Regulation Board, IPReg, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Services Consumer Panel, LeO, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Consumer panel, Latest news, Solicitors
Government approves standards for legal apprenticeships
Thursday, 21 August 2014The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has approved the standards for its new legal apprenticeships, allowing young people to qualify as solicitors, chartered legal executives, licensed conveyancers and paralegals through workplace-based training.
Tags: Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, CILEX, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Legal Executives, Other lawyers, Regulation, Solicitors
LSB paves way for CLC to expand beyond conveyancing
Monday, 28 July 2014The statutory framework of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) could be changed in a way that would potentially enable it to regulate all reserved legal activities, under plans outlined by the Legal Services Board (LSB).
Tags: conveyancing, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Legal Services Board, reserved legal activities
Posted in Latest news, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Other lawyers, Regulation
Exclusive: will-writers’ trade body launches unique ABS
Tuesday, 22 July 2014The Institute of Professional Willwriters has won approval for a unique alternative business structure that will enable its members and others to access related legal services for their clients, and share in the fees generated.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, conveyancing, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Institute of Professional Willwriters, probate
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor, Other lawyers
CLC “disappointed” with ministers on future of regulation
Wednesday, 7 May 2014The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has become the first body to express disappointment with the Ministry of Justice’s announcement last week that it would not be making any major changes to the framework of legal regulation.
Tags: Council for Licensed Conveyancers, deregulation
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Legal Services Act, Other lawyers, Regulation
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