Turmoil for the legal profession

Posted by Justin on Dec 21, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, lawyers, legal system, professionals, risk | 0 comments The legal profession is undergoing a period of change and review more far-reaching than anything it has experienced before. The following consultations (which will lead to change) and already decided changes are under way (thanks to Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group for drawing all this together) -SRA Consultations: The new SRA Handbook: This consultation is the last opportunity for comments on...
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Quality standards?

Posted by Justin on Nov 21, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, CPD, cynicism, estate agents, lawyers, legal system, professionals, risk | 1 comment Research by the Consumer Panel – which advises the Legal Services Board, the regulator of lawyers – finds that “consumers assume all lawyers are technically competent and are subject to more regulatory controls than is the case. This means that quality considerations do not strongly influence consumers’ choice of lawyers and people erroneously consider that all legal...
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Online advice

Posted by Justin on Jun 4, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments I contribute to an online advice forum at http://www.homemove.co.uk A query that (to me, at least) was quite interesting cropped up today, regarding a breach of a restrictive covenant. The query itself was: “We purchased a converted barn 2 years ago and the developer (who also lived next door) suggested that we get a garden room extension when I said I wouldn’t buy it as I wanted...
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We was wrong!

Posted by Justin on May 20, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, estate agents, HIPs, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments Despite earlier confident predictions, Home Information Packs have been suspended with immediate effect – see here
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Home Information Packs – the latest

Posted by Justin on May 15, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, estate agents, HIPs, lawyers, legal system | 0 comments Thanks to Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group for this:What is the Current Position?HIPs have not been scrapped by the Election result. The law still requires a HIP to be in place to market a property. The penalties for non-compliance still apply.Grant Shapps (the new Housing Minister), has said he will not condone non-compliance by Estate Agents who fail to order HIPsGrant Shapps has committed to a...
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Home Information Packs – again

Posted by Justin on May 7, 2010 in Abaddons Musings, conveyancing, HIPs, lawyers, legal system, professionals | 0 comments With the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats “promising” to abolish HIPs, it may instead be worth considering whether they can be improved to make them good value for money.The recurrent problem we are experiencing at present is the delay in getting searches. We get sent a lot of incomplete HIPs, then have to keep checking to see whether searches are added. This seems to be because...
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