International
Crooked House
04 March 2004
A couple whose dream house had been the scene of a gruesome murder have failed in a bid to win compensation.Race winner
11 March 2004
The House of Lords has resolved an acrimonious 12-year court battle in the 'race to register' property deeds.Top of the indemnity tables
01 April 2004
Again conveyancing solicitors were responsible for the largest proportion of professional indemnity claims.Property Pioneer shuts
16 April 2004
The Law Gazette reports that one of the two original solicitors property centres from the 1980s has closed.Referral fees allowed
16 April 2004
Late last year the Law Society of England and Wales voted in favour of allowing solicitors to pay introduction and referral fees.Lawyers network ... making connections
06 May 2004
The Lawyer Business and Property Network is a new Internet-based initiative recently launched in British Columbia, Canada.Dodgy property deals
27 May 2004
Scams abound; here is one from Australia.Madonna's Scottish conveyancer
24 June 2004
Says lawyer Lorne Cousin, "It is so exciting when you're waiting to go on and you can hear 20,000 people screaming. It certainly beats rural conveyancing."I thought the garden was mine
22 July 2004
The estate agent's details said first-floor flat with a garden. But, after moving in, first-time buyer Rob Noble was shocked to discover the garden belonged to someone else.Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill
05 August 2004
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has welcomed Justice & Electoral Select Committee's report on the Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill.
