2626th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Rapper and author Akala’s 2018 book, Natives: Race and Class in the
Ruins of Empire, looked at how a young child can turn into a
knife-carrying teenager.
Focus of the Day Article:
Trading Standards publishes guidance on conveyancing referral fees. The clock on a possible ban on referral fees from lawyers to estate agents has started running after new guidance on disclosure was published by National Trading Standards (NTS). Failing to disclose referral arrangements risks criminal prosecution, estate agents are told in the guidance, which the government has said will be given a year to see if it is effective.
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