Tag: CLC
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AmTrust Extends Rewards for Risk Management to Licenced Conveyancers
‘A’ rated insurance company AmTrust Europe Limited have extended their ground breaking agreement with legal software house Lexsure that links the use of risk mitigation software with lower expenditure on professional indemnity (PI) premiums for licensed conveyancers, a move that could be worth thousands of pounds for some conveyancing practices on the JLT/CLC Scheme. Professional…
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Are Authentication Badges the answer to Conveyancing Website Fraud?
Both the SRA and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) are currently focusing their attention on cyber crime and property fraud. The CLC’s recent fraud webinar was extremely informative. I would wholeheartedly recommend any lawyer or estate agent spending the hour watching the recording. With mortgage and property fraud prevention policies and procedures in mind…
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The CLC and Access to Justice
Improving access to justice is one of the regulatory objectives set out in the Legal Services Act 2007, which all Approved Regulators – and the oversight regulator, the Legal Services Board – are required to uphold and promote. The CLC elected to require individual licensed conveyancers to provide an Access to Justice Statement as part…
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The emergence of "dumbed-down" lawyers in a post ABS world
David Bott,the new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) yesterday warned of the emergence of a new breed of ‘dumbed-down, legal-lite’ lawyer following the introduction of alternative business structures. Addressing the Associations annual conference, David Bott predicted that ‘potentially massive’ new entrants to the personal injury market will be ‘very efficient’, but…
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What do regulators mean by “ Risk based approach “ to regulation ?
The 2010 business plan for the Council for Licensed Conveyancers reveals that the CLC will be moving closer towards implementing an outcomes and risk based approach to regulation. They further confirm that this has been on their radar since 2008. The CLC have blamed the slow progress in this area due to limited resources but…
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New Chair announced by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers ( CLC ) has this month announced the appointment of Anna Bradley as the new Chair of the CLC following a selection process overseen by the Appointments Commission. Ms Bradley’s appointment, will commence on 1 May 2010 for a period of four years. Victor Olowe, CLC Chief Executive, said: “I…
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Conveyancing solicitors urged to sign up to web portal
The Land Registry Direct system will be ending on 31 March 2010. The technology platform on which it is rests will cease to be supported, meaning that conveyancing services in Land Registry Direct cannot be developed further. The new home for the Land Registry business e-services is the Land Registry Portal, which uses the most…