Marc Rowson - Lockton Solicitors

Marc specialises in the arrangement and placement of professional Indemnity Insurance for Solicitors, Surveyors and Insurance Brokers. Marc also has experience in the design and implementation of Insurance solutions and schemes for associations and affinity groupings. Marc has been with Lockton since 2010, maintaining healthy relationships with a number of carriers within the London market for the benefit of clients.

The arrival of no-fault divorce - will there be a positive impact on PII?

As of today changes to divorce proceedings in the UK will allow annulments of marriages to go through without having to assign blame to a specific party. Only time will tell whether such changes will have a positive impact on the process, but the initial thoughts at Lockton are that such changes will have a positive impact in the reduction of negligence claims arising from matrimonial work.

Preparing for PII renewal on 1 April

As the majority of readers will know, 1 April now serves as the date when a number of law firms renew their professional indemnity insurance (PII). Albeit not as populous as October, April also tends to serve as an effective indicator as to what to expect for firms renewing six months later.

Stamp Duty Land Tax - Lockton Update

For the significant number of our clients that undertake residential conveyancing, the changes to SDLT introduced in 2020 have served as a catalyst for a better than expected number of transactions completed across the English property market during the Covid-19 pandemic; “Good news for law firms” many outside commentators would be forgiven for speculating. Whilst the SDLT lever was certainly a vital instrument in 2020, as we headed in to 2021, SDLT continued to stoke debate, a number of firms were grateful for the certainty the cut-off provided, others were concerned with the “cliff-edge” impact that was likely to be experienced.

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Latest articles by Marc Rowson

The arrival of no-fault divorce - will there be a positive impact on PII?

Preparing for PII renewal on 1 April

Stamp Duty Land Tax - Lockton Update

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