All Opinion articles – Page 6

Opinion

Homing in on fraud

2016-06-02T13:30:00Z

Nicholas Gurney-Champion considers a recent Treasury paper that outlines wide-ranging modernisation plans for the home-buying process, and a High Court judgment that found conveyancers on both sides of a property transaction liable to a defrauded buyer

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Here comes trouble

2016-05-19T16:17:00Z

Government plans to raise probate fees is the latest move to ‘reform’ private client law. Such meddling can only lead to more problems, argues Gary Rycroft

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An unqualified success

2016-05-06T11:18:00Z

Law Management Section chair Robert Banner rounds up the Section’s annual conference in April

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Change afoot

2016-03-08T15:26:00Z

Ian White explains how members can help the committee further build the Property Section to meet the evolving needs of property solicitors

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Get with the programme

2016-02-10T10:24:00Z

Law Management Section chair Robert Banner provides an update on the Section’s work and upcoming events

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Back to the future

2015-12-03T12:26:00Z

This year’s national property law conference looked to the future, and how property lawyers can equip themselves as technology advances and conveyancing evolves. Ian White reports back 

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First things first

2015-11-26T11:00:00Z

New Section chair Gary Rycroft outlines his plans for the future.

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Structural shift

2015-11-03T00:00:00Z

Robert Banner outlines some developments for the Section, including the new corporate membership option, and provides an update on the 2016 Financial Benchmarking Survey

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Watch out

2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In his last comment as chair of the Private Client Section, Simon Leney asks what lessons we can learn when our dealings with clients face public scrutiny

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The main event

2015-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ian White outlines what members can expect from this year’s National Property Law Conference on 9 October

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Members first

2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Robert Banner looks back at the Section’s annual conference, and provides an update on the Section committee, business planning and the Financial Benchmarking Survey 2016

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The morning after

2015-06-03T14:23:00Z

Ian White considers the health of the property market, post-election

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The big event

2015-05-14T16:18:00Z

In recent editions I have mentioned that, for a variety of reasons, the Law Management Section committee has been very short on members; I am delighted to report that we now have a full complement.

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Into the breach

2015-03-17T00:00:00Z

Could the rise in information-sharing agreements forcing the breach of confidential agreements lead practitioners down a dangerous path, asks Simon Leney

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Next steps

2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

New chair of the Property Section, Ian White, outlines his Section priorities for the year ahead

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Staking a claim

2015-02-15T19:37:00Z

The legal regulators are predicting major change for the profession in 2015 in response to market and client pressures. Ian Muirhead presents an overview of potential competitive threats from the financial services

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New year, new challenges

2015-02-10T11:00:00Z

Section chair Robert Banner looks at the changes in the market, and the plans for the Section, in the year ahead

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Happy new year

2015-01-20T11:52:00Z

Simon Leney reflects on what 2015 may hold in store beyond the general election in May

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Things have changed

2014-12-09T00:00:00Z

The legal profession is naturally resistant to change, says Peter Rodd, but the transition from paper to online conveyancing is both logical and necessary

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New agenda

2014-11-11T00:00:00Z

Section chair Robert Banner outlines the work of the Section this summer and autumn