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The Law Society of England and Wales has published its response to the Spring Budget 2021, in which it welcomed the fact that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday will not be abruptly brought to an end and that the government implemented one of the solutions the Law Society had suggested in relation to the problem of ending the SLDT holiday on 31 March 2021

Property lawyers have welcomed the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) transition period, announced in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget

The Law Society has formed a taskforce to lead conveyancing reform

Stamp duty holiday end ‘bigger than COVID-19 or Brexit’ for property sector

A High Court judge has expressed concern that solicitors in a county court case failed to mention that one of the claimants was deceased.

The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has published a report which notes that the stamp duty holiday has increased sales figures by almost 140%

Occupiers’ liability: claims by risk-takers, investigated by Richard Buckley

Conveyancers and other property professionals are struggling due to increasing work volumes, research into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on property professionals has found.

Veronica Cowan quizzes experts on the pressure faced by the property sector as the end of the stamp duty holiday looms

The Law Society has welcomed Land Registry proposals to allow digital identity checking in conveyancing.

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DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

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Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026 announces headline sponsor

SRM Recruitment has been announced as the headline sponsor of the Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026, which will take place on 20 September at Richmond Athletic Association. The specialist legal search firm joins the event as organisers prepare to welcome more than 110 teams across five sports, including rugby sevens, netball and five-a-side football

NLJ this week: Could polyamorous partners inherit?

As family structures evolve, the law may face difficult questions about inheritance rights for those in polyamorous relationships

NLJ this week: Civil procedure’s quiet rule changes

A series of procedural developments could have significant practical consequences for litigators. Writing in NLJ this week, columnist Stephen Gold highlights important updates ranging from digital court reforms to family procedure and admissions of liability

NLJ this week: Victorian billings face the chop

The civil justice landscape could be heading for a shake-up, with reform of the Solicitors Act 1974 gathering pace

NLJ this week: Divorce in a borderless world

Global mobility is transforming family law, creating new challenges around jurisdiction, assets and child arrangements

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Property

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh