The Council of Mortgage Lenders has issued a new set of instructions for conveyancers acting for lenders under separate representation conveyancing transactions in England and Wales.
Monthly Archives
June 2012
SRA Handbook goes to version 4
SRA launches the fourth version of its handbook just 10 months after launch.
LSCP urges widening of Legal Ombudsman complainants
Legal Services Consumer Panel urges the Legal Ombudsman to begin to accept certain complaints from those other than lawyers’ clients.
SRA looks at best way forward for referral fee ban
SRA seeks views as to the best way to deal with the Government’s ban on referral fees in personal injury cases
Provision of Services Regulations
1. Introduction
The 28th December 2009 saw the coming into force of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (the Regulations), a set of regulations which apply to almost all service providers in the UK, including lawyers, and which contain provisions as to the information which must be given to clients and customers.
All lawyers who provide services to private and business clients…