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Separate representation in conveyancing “should be the norm”, Zurich says
Wednesday, 14 October 2015Separate representation for lenders and borrowers in conveyancing transactions “should be the norm”, a senior manager at insurer Zurich has said. Michael Blüthner Speight described the increased cost would be “minimal”.
Tags: conveyancing, Indemnity insurance, separate representation
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news
Scots lawyers decide they don’t want separate representation after all
Tuesday, 24 September 2013Scottish conveyancers have voted against the introduction of separate representation for borrowers and lenders – having initially called for it. At an SGM of the Law Society of Scotland yesterday, 847 were against a rule change to the conflict of interest rules while 671 were in favour.
Tags: conveyancing, Scotland, separate representation
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Top conveyancing firm warns of separate representation “calamity”
Friday, 20 September 2013Scotland’s largest law firm conveyancer has entered the separate representation debate, critiquing the move as “politically motivated, opportunistic, regressive” and “anti-competitive”, and a “calamity” for solicitors and consumers.
Tags: conveyancing, separate representation
Posted in Latest news
War of words between solicitors and lenders over separate representation
Monday, 25 March 2013A war of words has broken out between the Law Society of Scotland and Council of Mortgage Lenders over the former’s decision to ban joint representation of borrower and lender, subject to formal rule changes later this year.
Tags: Scotland, separate representation
Posted in Client care, Latest news
Law Society calls on Cable to broker long-term peace agreement with lenders
Wednesday, 12 September 2012The Law Society has called on the government to lead a “mediated dialogue” with mortgage lenders to deliver “an amicable long-term solution” to the ongoing arguments over conveyancing panels. It has asked business secretary Vince Cable to intervene.
Tags: conveyancing, Council of, Financial Services Authority, Law Society, licensed conveyancers, mortgage fraud, separate representation
Posted in Latest news
In brief: ABS-in-waiting unveils strong results, barrister libel ruling, and much more
Thursday, 12 July 2012Our latest news round-up reports on big turnover and profit increases at Quindell, a High Court ruling on the absolute privilege of correspondence with a regulator, new equality rules for chambers and much more.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, bar standards board, equality and diversity, joint representation, Legal Services Consumer Panel, separate representation, Solicitors Regulation Authority, will-writing
Posted in Latest news, News In Brief
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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