CAMRA observations

Posted by Justin on Nov 5, 2011 in English Pub | 0 comments I attended a meeting of a local branch of CAMRA earlier in the week. Of those attending – 50 percent were bearded 60 percent wore beer-related T-shirts 75 percent had beer bellies 90 percent were anoraks 100 percent were male In other news: the minibus trip to visit the “Pub of the year” candidates will be on my wife’s birthday – that’s her birthday treat...
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Tick box blockages

Posted by Justin on Oct 31, 2011 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments One of the problems we experience with residential conveyancing is the “tick box approach” of so many other firms It comes down to cost Because their business model is to do the work down to a (low) price, rather than up to a (high) standard, they delegate the work to the lowest grade (and therefore lowest paid) person who can deal with it: probably not legally qualified at all, but...
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There’s old-fashioned good service – and there’s being out-of-date

Posted by Justin on Oct 30, 2011 in Abaddons Musings | 0 comments Conveyancers are constantly encouraged these days to get with modern technology and social media: to hear some “experts” talk, a firm that does not have an online updating service so that its clients can check on progress, or that does not have a high profile on Twitter, is doomed to failure. Not true, I think: the recent Peppermint survey indicates that so-called old-fashioned...
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Communication is key

Posted by Justin on Oct 27, 2011 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments I do feel for this guy – it’s stressful enough moving house without your own lawyer going all uncontactable. I hope that we – as many other firms, to be fair – do better: we copy clients (and agents) in on relevant correspondence with the other conveyancers; we routinely communicate by email – or by text, if the client prefers that; we actively encourage clients to...
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WillAid – “A good solicitor will write your Will”

Posted by Justin on Oct 26, 2011 in Nelsons' Column | 0 comments What is WillAid? November is WillAid month, during which participating solicitors – including Nelsons, naturally, will write basic Wills for no fee – instead, clients are asked to make a donation to WillAid. There are 9 leading charities involved in WillAid: ActionAid, Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the Children, SCIAF, Sightsavers and Trocaire, and the...
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