All Feature articles – Page 2
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FeatureUp to code
A new edition of the Consumer Code for Home Builders has been published. Nick Dell outlines the key changes
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FeatureCode breaking
Warren Gordon, Martin Garner and Charlotte Green consider a case where actual service of a contractual break notice was not required for termination of agreements under the Electronic Communications Code
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FeatureRepairing a breach
Jodie Michael provides an overview of how landlords can act to resolve breach of covenant disputes with leaseholders where this overlaps with a breach of condition
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FeatureOn account
Karen Edwards outlines the benefits and the risks of firms taking credit card payments for client accounts
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FeatureBeing taken for granted
Ian Bond looks at the recent performance of the Probate Registry in receiving and issuing grants and assesses action by HM Courts & Tribunals Service to improve
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FeatureStep change
Roman Kubiak discusses administrative provisions in wills, following the recent launch of the third edition of the STEP Provisions
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FeatureA matter of trust
Following the recent government consultation on transparency of land ownership involving trusts, private client lawyers share their views on the implications of the changes for advising clients
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FeatureProtect and serve
Cate Searle and Clare English examine considerations needed before selling a protected party’s property
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FeatureWhen life imitates art
Is the increased media coverage of succession planning influencing what people do? Elizabeth Gibbison and Richard Smaller investigate
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FeatureKeeping on top of AML
Amy Bell explains how private client lawyers can make sure they are compliant with anti-money laundering regulations
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FeatureFall from favour
Stephen Lawson, with Andrew Bishop, shares the steps you should take if you are asked to renounce your position as an executor
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FeatureDUIs – a regulatory matter?
In recent actions by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), drink-driving offences have become significantly more costly for solicitors, serving as a stark reminder of the regulator’s expected standards around personal conduct
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FeatureAre electronic signatures valid?
Mark Anderson and Victor Woroner look at the complexities of electronic signatures, and how their new book can help untangle them
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FeatureAre DUIs a regulatory matter?
In recent actions by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), drink-driving offences have become significantly more costly for solicitors, serving as a stark reminder of the regulator’s expected standards around personal conduct
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FeatureStaying alert to digital burnout
Philippa Hann discusses the impact technology has had on productivity and the ways we communicate
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FeatureEight AML questions the SRA may ask
Richard Simms from AMLCC sets out the eight questions you should ask to establish if your firm is anti-money-laundering compliant before you get a visit from the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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FeatureHM Treasury AML supervision report
HM Treasury has published its 2022/23 report on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision. Rick Kent, anti-money laundering policy manager at the Law Society, looks at the key changes
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FeatureDeveloping an intergenerational strategy
Stephen Moses of Law Society partner Zenplans outlines how to increase your client base with an intergenerational strategy