Law Society publishes new TA13 form
We’e amended the TA13 Completion Information and Undertakings form to reflect the changes made to the Code for Completion by Post in response to the Court of Appeal decision in the Dreamvar case last year
The grand scheme
The Law Society has announced the relaunch of the Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Changes will start taking effect from 2019. What will the changes mean in practice?
SRA releases new guidance on price transparency
Law firms will have to publish details of their employees’ experience and the time work is likely to take – as well as their prices – when new transparency rules come into force in December.
Features and opinion
Beast of burden
Is the regulatory burden for solicitors increasing or does it just seem that way? Duncan Finlyson considers recent developments
Going underground
Laurence Howland does a deep dive into Chinese underground banking, outlining how it works and how the risk impact on property firms in the UK can be mitigated
Points of view
Philip Askew and Tessa Bonser consider, from both a private client practitioner and property practitioner perspective, whether it’s necessary to obtain a grant of probate on a first death if there is a will trust on the title of a property
Using AI in client due diligence
How artificial intelligence can assist property practitioners in vetting clients
Pipped at the post
Priscilla Sinder looks at how strong post-completion processes can help property practitioners meet their obligations and avoid costly mistakes
Why identity checks won’t make you AML compliant
Richard Simms, from our partner AMLCC, outlines how property practioners must do more than identity checks to protect themselves from money laundering risks
