Conveyancers
The importance of licensed conveyancers within the legal process has grown considerably since they were established by the Administration of Justice Act 1985 and further enhancements to their role and status brought about by the Legal Services Act 2007 have meant that they can now not only be involved in the management of licensed conveyancing firms, but also be managers of practices in partnership with, or as co-directors of, other lawyers in a legal disciplinary practice.
From a practical perspective this has meant that many licensed conveyancers now need to be more aware of those regulatory and conduct related issues that can affect other legal professionals, as well as needing to understand the relationship with other regulators and the additional conduct obligations placed upon them by their own regulator, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. The Lawyers Defence Group can assist licensed conveyancers not only in dealing with specific conduct related issues applying to them but can help in the setting up, running and management of legal disciplinary practices and can advise on all issues of partnership or membership of recognised bodies.
In addition to being able to contact the Lawyers Defence Group for specific one-to-one advice and assistance, users of this web site will also find helpful links to other information provided by organisations such as the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, the Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Council as well as news items, current information and regulatory and conduct related case reports.
To find the information you require, use the drop down menus above or if there is a particular topic with which you require help, use the search box to the right of this page.
If there are specific issues which concern you, then please contact the Lawyers Defence Group and we will arrange for you to be put in touch with a suitably qualified person who can assist you with you. You can contact the Lawyers Defence Group:
- by telephone during office hours – 0333 888 4070
- out of hours in an emergency – for example if a partner has been arrested or you believe that your firm might be about to be intervened in – on our emergency phone number 07952 861 868
- by email on help@lawyersdefencegroup.org.uk
- if you are a registered user of the web site, by completing and submitting the free, no obligation, call-back form to the right of this text following which someone from the Lawyers Defence Group will get back to you at a time which is convenient to you, or
- by writing to us at Lawyers Defence Group, Richard Nelson Solicitors, 8 The Courtyard, 707, Warwick Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3DA
The Lawyers Defence Group is operated by Richard Nelson Solicitors and Murdochs Solicitors both of whom are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
under SRA Numbers 383076 and 52683 respectively.
Please note that all advice, guidance, representation and assistance, legal or otherwise, is provided either by those firms or by appropriate referral to other suitably qualified persons.
No advice, guidance, assistance, representation or other support is provided by or in the name of the Lawyers Defence Group.
For further details please refer to the terms and conditions for use of this web site and to the terms and conditions of the firms involved.
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