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The news of a young woman being duped into handing over £1.35 million to a person purporting to be the legal owner of the property was reported in the Daily Mail last week. It serves as another stark reminder of the risk of fraud in the conveyancing sector. Money laundering schemes are continually adapting with…

The Times’ Jonathan Ames considers whether online house buying has a future following the Law Society’s decision to pull the plug on Veyo, an e-conveyancing system that was officially launched less than six months ago.It has been suggested that Veyo did little to help simplify the labyrinthine process of house buying in England and Wales….

New figures suggest young men and people under the age of 40 are most likely to be victims of online fraud. A police study indicates men aged 21 to 40 were most likely to fall victim to mass marketing scams – such as lottery and charity cons, and were also prey to banking and corporate…

Thousands of Morrisons employees have issued demands for compensation over what is believed to be Britain’s biggest ever data security claim. A High Court ruling has given the workers the green light to pursue a group claim against the retailer for failing to prevent the bank, salary and National Insurance details of almost 100,000 members…

The Times’ Jonathan Ames considers whether online house buying has a future following the Law Society’s decision to pull the plug on Veyo, an e-conveyancing system that was officially launched less than six months ago. It has been suggested that Veyo did little to help simplify the labyrinthine process of house buying in England and…

The Guardian claims workers at Sports Direct are receiving effective hourly rates of pay below the minimum wage. An investigation found staff undergo searches at the end of each shift, for which their time is unpaid, and also suffer harsh deductions from wage packets for clocking in just one minute late. It suggests such practices…

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 has recently been introduced. However, new data from the RAC shows just one in 20 (5%) motorists are aware of the new law that gives anyone buying a vehicle significantly more protection if it turns out to be faulty. The RAC believes the new law will strengthen the hand of…

Landmark victory for divorcées over lying ex-husbands. Two women who say they were misled by their ex-husbands and should get more money in their divorce settlements have won their Supreme Court fight. Alison Sharland, who accepted £10m in her divorce, and Varsha Gohil, who got £270,000, say the men hid the extent of their wealth…

The ONS is to issue new statistics on Thursday which will include cyber-crime for the first time. The move will mean a dramatic rise in the annual number of offences in England and Wales. Experts believe it could lead to crime almost tripling with the addition of 12.5m online offences a year. The latest Crime…