Conveyancing

Articles

16 Feb 2011

Pickles prevails in judicial review of planning policy

Developer Cala Homes has failed to overturn a planning statement sent by communities secretary Eric Pickles to local authorities, requiring them to take into account the government's commitment to abolish the regional planning strategies.

14 Feb 2011

New franchise offers ABS-proof structure

Law firms seeking to gear up ahead of 6 October will be able to federate under a new brand presenting itself as an alternative to existing pre-ABS structures such as QualitySolicitors, ContactLaw, GetSolicitors and highstreetlawyers.com.

14 Feb 2011

Exile on main street

Come 2020, lawyers will be as rare as period features in the de-skilled world of conveyancing, predicts Andrew Lund

1 Feb 2011

Internet puts surrogacy back on agenda

Changes to surrogacy laws could return to the parliamentary agenda after a ruling last week upholding a surrogate mother's decision not to hand over a baby that left the prospective parents childless and £4,500 out of pocket.

27 Jan 2011

Appeal judges back farmer on polytunnels

The Court of Appeal has backed a Herefordshire farmer who uses polytunnels to grow soft fruit on his farm in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the Wye Valley.

10 Jan 2011

Quality streets

With the launch of the new conveyancing protocol, things can only get better, says Jonathan Smithers

22 Dec 2010

Government to press on with virtual courts

The government will press on with virtual courts despite the findings in an evaluation report expressing doubts over cost savings and efficiencies.

21 Dec 2010

Virtual courts pilot fails to deliver improvements to criminal justice system

The virtual courts pilot has proved disappointingly costly despite promising aspects, the initial evaluation report has revealed.