Month: March 2021

There must be a “third way” of ensuring that qualified lawyers are competent without relying on disciplinary proceedings, the director of regulation and policy at the Legal Services Board has said. The post Fitness to practise regime “can deal with incompetent lawyers” appeared first on Legal Futures.

A lawtech start-up aiming initially to improve communication between family lawyers and their clients has explained how its product could in time help identify cases involving coercive control. The post Lawtech start-up outlines big ambitions for family law disputes appeared first on Legal Futures.

The pandemic has led to “dramatic” change for notaries, introducing electronic notarisation of documents for the first time, a leading scrivener notary has said. The post Pandemic led to “dramatic” change for notaries appeared first on Legal Futures.

A former major in Army Legal Services has described how taking a “military approach” has helped him when launching his law firm this week. The post Former army lawyer takes “military approach” to legal services appeared first on Legal Futures.

A rise in the use of virtual mediation during lockdown has seen another avenue open-up for families to settle their disputes over the Wills and estates left by loved ones. The post The virtual way that families can settle Will disputes appeared first on Legal Futures.

This Spring, law firms across the UK have been preparing for the imminent challenges of a safe return to office life. As more law practices begin to welcome back their hibernating staff, it is becoming clear that finding the middle ground – where practicality and caution can coexist – requires not a compass but a […]

With all the publicity around the ‘stamp duty holiday’ extension and the debate around whether the tapered rates will only create a new cliff edge in Autumn, it might be possible to lose sight of another significant SDLT change coming into effect, as Joanna King, Product Manager at tmgroup explains. The post 1st April Stamp […]