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Today's video story: European countries need to do more to prevent an upsurge of violent attacks across the continent. That was the message from the German Interior Minister at the 20th European Police Conference in Berlin. Thomas de Maiziere told delegates that Europe needs to know more about the people who come and go to member states.
Focus of the day story: The total number of law firms registering conveyancing transactions rose 4% in 2016 to 5,572, halting five years going the other way, and they are busier than before the financial crash, new figures have shown. Search Acumen’s conveyancing market tracker – which uses Land Registry data – showed how the overall trend has been steeply downwards, with the number of active conveyancing firms in the market dropping by 28% in the last decade from around the 8,000 mark, despite 2016 activity hitting its highest point since 2007. Full story: Legal Futures
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