The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (22nd June 2016) announced it has established a Working Group to deliver its response to the forthcoming ‘Call for evidence’ on the home buying process from…
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) proposal for practices to move away from its Master Policy with an opt-out for Professional Indemnity Insurance to a more competitive open-market approach. Instead, five insurers have…
The Insurance Act, which comes into force on 12 August 2016, represents the greatest change to insurance contract law in this country in over a century. The Act will sweep away certain provisions of the Marine Insurance Act 1906 in…
Firms are still failing to take basic precautions against cyber-attacks. Lack of employee training around the dangers of cyber security and failure to deliver a consistent message to protect critical client data, may result in your firm being the easiest…
CA member firm, Boys & Maughan, has expanded its residential property team with the appointment of Michelle Wadforth (left in photo) to its Canterbury office. Liz Thomson (right in photo), Partner at Boys & Maughan Canterbury, explained: “I am delighted to…
CA Affiliate member, Lawyer Checker, sets out how it is important to be aware of the potential for fraud regardless of the client. Trust is given readily when you are dealing with a regular contact day in day out, however…