All Feature articles – Page 93
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FeatureQ&A with Ruth Grant of Hogan Lovells
The City community talks the Ruth Grant of Hogan Lovells
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FeatureCancelled out
A lease may be protected on the register by substantive registration and/or by a notice on the reversionary title. Tim Smithers summarises Land Registry’s practice on cancellation of leases
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FeatureHidden agenda
Concealed development first made headlines in 2011, when Robert Fidler built a mansion and hid it behind a wall of hay bales. Anna Russell outlines the current law around permission for development, including where there is concealment or deception
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FeatureChecks and balances
Upcoming tax changes may lead more private property investors to incorporate. Susan Winter and Tony Lake look at the pros and cons of each structure, and what conveyancers need to know when acting for a corporate client as a property investor
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FeatureGoing rate
The impact on statutory compensation of new business rates next year means that commercial landlords and tenants need to take care when making decisions on ending or renewing business tenancies. Mark Barley and Charlie Temperley explain
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FeatureProof positive
Warren Gordon outlines the problems that arise for conveyancers around positive freehold covenants, and the potential application of new proposals from the Law Commission
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FeatureGreat minds
Lucy Trevelyan examines the personality traits and ‘soft skills’ best suited to being a property law professional, how to develop these skills, and what clients are looking for from their property solicitor
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FeatureCounting the cost
Clients purchasing leasehold property may not realise how expensive the process can be, with the range and proliferation of fees payable to managing agents and leaseholders. Sarah Dwight outlines the problem and the role of the conveyancer
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FeatureAML and financial crime update
We summarise the issues raised at the recent Law Society AML and Financial Crime Conference 2016.
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FeatureData protection and Brexit
Tim Hill, Policy Advisor for Technology at the Law Society, discusses the effect of the Brexit vote on your data protection obligations.
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FeatureThe best of the web - December 2016
This month’s round-up of the best practice management comment and features from across the web includes articles on the technology skills lawyers need in the new marketplace, how to use web anlalytics to succeed online, and the good and bad reasons for choosing to merge
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FeatureArtificial intelligence - what’s in store?
Mandeep Nagra looks at the impact of artificial intelligence on the profession.
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FeatureContinuing competence - FAQs
Janet Noble abridges the new Law Society Practice Note on the SRA’s Continuing Competence Scheme.
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FeatureBrexit - managing the risks
Tracey Calvert considers the compliance questions we should be asking about Brexit.
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FeatureThe SRA - the new handbook proposals
James Woolf considers the SRA consultations to changes to the SRA Handbook.
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Feature’Tis the season for phishing
Peter Wright provides some seasonal tips on avoiding cyber breaches during the festive period.
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FeatureIn principle
The courts are increasingly willing to entertain proprietary estoppel claims and to hone the various limbs of the law. George Mallet examines two recent Court of Appeal decisions
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FeatureNew habits
Philip Giles explains how private client, property and family departments can best work together when advising co-habitees
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FeatureBlue Skype thinking
Internet-based services can deliver better quality at lower cost – and are suitable for a wider range of client groups than most lawyers think. Vicky Ling explains which groups can benefit and provides advice on setting up such a service