THIS ISSUE
Advances in technology, spurred on by the challenges of the pandemic & remote working, mean electronic conveyancing has come into its own, as Veronica Cowan reports
With house sales booming & transaction times stretching, automation is a vital tool in easing the burden & delivering for clients where it counts, says Bronwyn Townsend
Lawrence Robbins, of A Mortgage Now, explains how Legal Professionals can benefit from a tailored mortgage service, and outlines some of the attractive options for Professional borrowers
"The statute may not be worth the paper it is written on, but this book most certainly is"
A survey of 250 litigation lawyers has uncovered concerns about the disclosure pilot scheme (DPS), currently underway in the business and property courts.
One in four family lawyers is on the verge of quitting due to the pressure of work, according to a report on wellbeing in the profession.
Costs lawyers have spoken out against Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to take over the assessment of civil legal aid bills
LexisNexis has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) product to help lawyers speedily identify the right expert.
One of the eight legal regulators has proposed making the firms that generate the most complaints pay a greater share of costs to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO)
Personal injury specialist Elizabeth Johnson has become the first CILEX lawyer to be appointed to the judiciary in a full-time position.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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