Conveyancing giant axes hundreds of jobs as transactions dip
Simplify admits it has scaled back the work it takes on as part of cost-cutting measures.
Commercial leaseholds under scrutiny in Law Commission consultation
Possible reform is part of government plan to revive high streets and town centres.
Conveyancing solicitor fined after failing to disclose link to borrower
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal fines lawyer £12,500 and orders he pay almost £20,000 in costs.
Memory lane
Lords urged to throw out HIPs, legal advice for Princess Diana, obscenity and the law and working mothers: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
Getting leasehold reform right
Residential property.
Place makers
Our changing retail habits have disfigured the UK’s high streets. But planners are fighting back, which is reflected in creative instructions for property lawyers. Maria Shahid reports.
Roundtable: Sale agreed?
Modern conveyancing has ‘specialisms within itself’, reflecting the complexity of a process that is too often assumed to be simple or capable of being ‘standardised’. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Setting the boundaries
Charles Clark reviews 'Borderlines in Private Law'.
Letters roundup: 15 November 2024
Mental health support for employees, saving historical documents and professional integrity: your letters to the editor.
Make sure you have your say on proposed climate risk and conveyancing practice note
There is still time to respond to the Law Society's consultation, which runs until 31 October.
