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De-regulation of conveyancing - Australia
07 May 2003
This article looks at the effect competition has had on conveyancing fees in New South Wales since the market began progressive de-regulation in the early 1990s.Licensed Conveyancers - the English experience
07 May 2003
The English Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is the regulatory body for licensed conveyancers in England. It was established in terms of the Administration of Justice Act 1985.Increasing Technology ROI in a Legal Practice - 1: Introduction
07 May 2003
Most legal firms have invested significant sums of money in technology. However, it is widely recognised throughout the legal profession that lawyers have not succeeded in harnessing the full return on investment (ROI) potential of their investment.Draft Property Rates Bill
14 May 2003
The period for Public comment on the draft Local Government Property Rates Bill has ended. The draft bill - GN 850 GG24589/18-3-2003 - is worth considering since on enactment it will empower each municipality to formulate its own rates policy, thereby boosting municipal revenues and establishing a uniform rating method in South Africa.Choose the right technology partner
14 May 2003
In the April/May 2003 edition of The Property Professional, Richard Gahagan (CEO of Property24) remarks that estate agencies need to choose the right technology partner.Speed up roll-out
14 May 2003
Speakers at the April meeting of the English Society for Computers and Law, requested that the Government's roll-out of electronic conveyancing be accelerated. They said that the sooner it is totally operational, the greater the benefits will be for both law firms and clients.IT and the small firm
14 May 2003
For small firms, IT offers risks, opportunities and challenges. Tom Fitzpatrick writes about his positive experiences in inbrief.Law puts heat on agents
21 May 2003
The state parliament of Victoria in Australia is proposing a law to fine estate agents who repeatedly underquote and overquote property prices, by up to A$20 000.Customary marriages
21 May 2003
Allen West discusses registrations involving customary marriages in the light of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998. The series of three articles appeared in De Rebus from October to December 2002.Property Rates bill criticism - general
21 May 2003
The provision in the Property Rates Bill that bases municipal rates across the country on the improved value of properties amounts to a partial expropriation of a portion of the value of a property's improvements, according to the Business Day of 15 May.
