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Chalk pledges £220m to modernise court buildings »
On August 11th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Bianca Castro >> (11 August 2023) Justice secretary Alex Chalk has today announced that £220m will be invested in the court estate over the next two years to help tackle the backlog. He also revealed that the lifting of the cap on judicial sitting days in the Crown court will be extended for the third year […]
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Asylum work unaffordable at current rates, practitioners warn »
On August 8th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By John Hyde >> (8 August 2023) The government has been warned that the immigration legal aid system needs systemic change – as well as a hike in hourly rates – if plans to deal with the migrant crisis are going to work. The Ministry of Justice has proposed to raise hourly rates by up […]
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New coalition seeks to drive e-conveyancing »
On August 4th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Michael Cross >> (3 August 2023) More than 20 years after ‘e-conveyancing’ was enabled in law, a coalition of legal, government and business groups has been set up in the latest attempt to make it reality. The Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) will represent legal professional bodies – including the Law Society – government […]
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Mail sting: SRA asks government for unlimited fining power »
On August 2nd, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By John Hyde >> (2 August 2023) The Solicitors Regulation Authority has called for the power to issue unlimited fines against firms whose solicitors commit serious misconduct as part of its response to the Daily Mail’s immigration lawyer sting. SRA board chair Anna Bradley made the plea to justice secretary Alex Chalk MP as an […]
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Conveyancing: Law Society lobbies for changes to building safety legislation »
On July 28th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Gazette Reporter >> (28 July 2023) The Law Society is lobbying hard for changes to complex building safety measures which are proving burdensome and potentially costly for residential conveyancers. Centred around last year’s Building Safety Act, reforms introduced in the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster expose the profession to potentially ‘unacceptable’ levels […]
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Land Registry customer satisfaction falls again »
On July 26th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (26 July 2023) HM Land Registry says it will improve service speed after a regular survey carried out by Ipsos Mori showed that levels of customer satisfaction have fallen for the second consecutive year. A quarterly survey is conducted by Ipsos Mori tracking the percentage of customers rating the registry’s overall […]
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Competition watchdog sets its sights on will-writers »
On July 24th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (24 July 2023) The Competition and Markets Authority today signalled that it will crack down on firms breaching consumer protection law when providing will-writing, divorce and probate services. Announcing a consumer enforcement investigation in these areas, the CMA said that for unregulated legal services ‘it becomes all the more important that normal […]
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Chug v Dhaliwal (2023) EWHC 804 (Ch) »
On July 20th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023,MT UK Press Release.
Relief from Forfeiture of a Commercial Lease MT UK Solicitors represented the Respondents who were successful in this interesting property appeal where the issues related to a physical re-entry of commercial property. Mr Kanwal Jit Singh Sohal is the solicitor on the case and Mr Evan price (Barrister of Ten Old Square), advocated the matter […]
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High Court directs UCL students to resolve their claim out of court »
On July 18th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (18 July 2023) A judge has paused a multi-million-pound student group action claim against a London university over Covid and strike disruption and encouraged parties to resolve their dispute away from court. A group litigation order (GLO) application was made in the High Court in February on behalf of 924 UCL students who […]
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Judicial diversity: annual statistics expose painfully slow progress »
On July 13th, 2023 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2023.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (13 July 2023) The number of solicitor judges edged up slightly in 2022-23, according to judicial diversity statistics published today – but the proportion of solicitors on the bench remains well below where it stood almost a decade ago. According to data released by the Ministry of Justice, there were 1,068 solicitor […]
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