We’ve come to the end of the series of posts based on my presentation at The End of Lawyers, the Future of Law, which was the launch event for the Collective of Applied Law and Legal Realism.
My overall conclusion is that obviously conveyancing lawyers aren’t going to be redundant anytime soon, but I’m hopeful for changes which will make the conveyancing process less of a maze. Certainty and clarity will be good for everyone (including lawyers).
This post is the final post in the series.
Please read the following earlier posts for context:
From what we’ve discussed so far, it’s obvious that currently the ideal is very far from reality.
The conveyancing ecosystem in Malaysia means that a non-lawyer intending to complete a sale and purchase agreement without a lawyer will end up entering a maze. It’s dangerous, it’s complicated, and it’s impossible.
I’m sure that the organisers know this — that “DIY conveyancing” isn’t possible now. But the purpose of the project is to ideate solutions for the future.
What needs to change for DIY conveyancing to be possible? Hopefully CALR and others can come up with some solutions. Here are my quick thoughts before everyone gets to ideating.
This post is a part of a series based on my Law for Startups workshop at MaGIC in September 2015. It’s a basic introduction to legalities for startup founders. You can .
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The opening slide for this part of the workshop reads — “Don’t let your business end up like the Titanic”.
This post is part of an on-going series. Please read the following earlier posts for context:
The earlier posts provided a very quick tour of what’s involved in a basic sale and purchase of property.
We had an ideal earlier about conveyancing being essentially about swapping the keys for money — but what is the reality?
This post is a part of a series based on my Law for Startups workshop at MaGIC in September 2015. It’s a basic introduction to legalities for startup founders. You can .
Read the earlier posts for context:
As with any business venture, startups need to get good professional advice from experts. Typically these advisors will cover legal, financial, and tax advice.
Lawyers have a bad reputation
Most people would prefer if they could avoid dealing with lawyers. When there’s a negotiation or discussion and people say get the lawyers involved, suddenly everyone gets a bit more serious and defensive.
This post is part of an on-going series. Please read the following earlier posts for context:
THE SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Having considered all of the basic issues which would arise in a normal sale and purchase transaction, we come down to the most important document — the sale and purchase agreement.
