On the subject of 2022
Bill of Rights: good or bad for human rights? »
On September 13th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Simon Parsons >> (13 September 2022) The Bill of Rights Bill (the Bill), if enacted, will repeal the Human Rights Act (the HRA) 1998. What will remain the same? Section 2(1) and Schedule 1 of the Bill will create in UK domestic law ‘Convention Rights’ and these are more or less the same rights […]
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Crypto market rife for new areas of litigation »
On September 8th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Rachel Rothwell >> (8 September 2022) The highly active cryptocurrency sector will spawn a raft of new areas of litigation, experts told the Law Society’s commercial litigation conference this week. Barrister Chloë Bell, specialist in digital assets at 3 Verulam Buildings, predicted that crypto exchanges are set to become a new target for claims. She […]
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Solicitors offered insight into DDJ applications »
On September 6th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Gazette Reporter >> (6 September 2022) Solicitors interested in applying for posts as a deputy district judge will have a chance this week to gain inside knowledge of the selection process. An online pre-application seminar organised by the Judicial Office on Thursday aims to help applicants be better prepared and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on […]
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Paperless conveyancing ‘the norm’ by 2025, Land Registry suggests »
On September 1st, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Michael Cross >> (1 September 2022) Secure paperless buying and selling of property ‘could be the norm’ by 2024-25, HM Land Registry has suggested in its latest strategy for end-to-end digital conveyancing. The aspiration appears in the agency’s Strategy 2022+, published yesterday along with a three-year business plan. Announcing the strategy, the registry said it […]
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Conveyancer checklist to reduce lease application errors »
On August 30th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (30 August 2022) A ‘complex and often misunderstood’ area of land registration is causing HM Land Registry to raise an average of 138 requests for further information a day, the agency has revealed. Leases are deemed to be surrendered and a new one created when a landlord and tenant want to […]
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‘Historic moment’: results day for first candidates to sit SQE2 »
On August 25th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (25 August 2022) Hundreds of candidates who sat the first ever SQE2 exam will find out today if they are one step closer to qualifying as a solicitor. The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) will eventually replace the Legal Practice Course and came into force last September. Candidates must pass two sets […]
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Solicitors ‘cannot strike but they’ll continue to quit’ over legal aid »
On August 23rd, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
Monidipa Fouzder >> Solicitors will continue to vote with their feet by quitting criminal legal aid unless more government funding is forthcoming, the Law Society has said in response to the criminal bar’s decision to commence full-blown strike action. Chancery Lane said solicitors shared the criminal bar’s concerns about the criminal justice system and were […]
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CV fraudster must repay some wages, Supreme Court rules »
On August 18th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By John Hyde >> (18 August 2022) A fraudster jailed for falsifying qualifications to secure a top NHS job should have to pay back some of the wages he unlawfully received, the Supreme Court has ruled. Justices unanimously overturned a Court of Appeal ruling that Jon Andrewes should not receive a confiscation order and said it would […]
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Court of Appeal to consider crypto ‘duty of care’ »
On August 15th, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Michael Cross >> (15 August 2022) The question of whether developers of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based assets owe a duty of care to investors in their products is to be examined in the Court of Appeal. Ruling last week in Tulip Trading v Van der Laan and Ors, Lady Justice Andrews granted permission for a Seychelles […]
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Non-practising solicitors must pay to stay on the roll »
On August 3rd, 2022 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2022.
By Gazette Reporter >> (3 August 2022) Tens of thousands of non-practising solicitors will be asked to pay an annual fee of around £30-£40 to stay on the roll, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed. The requirement could potentially net the regulator up to £2.4m a year in additional fees from the profession. The change, […]
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