Solicitors Blog

 

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Google: The Sole Practitioners’ New Best Friend   This article is a synopsis of an hour long talk given by Sole Practitioner, Paul Hajek of Clutton Cox to the Bristol Sole Practitioners group on Thursday 28th January. This article was...
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When asked what solicitors and lawyers do, 68% of respondents in a Poll carried out by YouGov last week expressed little or no knowledge. The results of the Poll of 2033 peopled commissioned by the Legal Services Board in England and Wales were published...
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At least one third of people who die fail to make adequate provision for the division of their assets. And 4 out of 5 couples who live together and are not married or in a civil partnership believe they do not need to make a Will. They believe that...
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 More than two thirds of you have not heard anything from your Solicitor, after acting for you, according to research released this week. The YouGov survey was commissioned by the Legal Alliance,  a network of independent medium sized law firms....
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When the Law Society launched its consultation paper “Improving Residential Conveyancing”, it was a great opportunity for members of the professions to shape the future of the home buying and selling process. The introduction of HIPs and the...
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High Street Solicitors are benefiting from a new campaign launched by the Law Society to increase public awareness of the benefits of using a high street solicitor, under the banner “your solicitor qualified to answer”. At some point in our...
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The Law Society’s consultation on the role of Conveyancing Solicitors in the home buying and selling process in England and Wales is set to close in one month’s time on 18th September. You can have your say on how the Conveyancing process may...
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Tell me about your experiences when you last moved home, your thoughts about Conveyancing, Conveyancing Solicitors and how the home buying process could be improved. Why? Well, the Law Society has launched a consultation process with...
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83% of people who had used a solicitor in the last 5 years were satisfied with their performance. This is one of the findings of a newly commissioned 66 page market research report on how the public perceives Solicitors has just been published. This major...
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A newly commissioned 66 page market research report on how the public perceives Solicitors has just been published. This major opinion poll was commissioned by the relatively new regulator of Solicitors, the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) One of...