John Hyde
Deputy News Editor
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NewsOther side’s costs bigger? Not relevant, says judge
Court reduces costs claimed by defendant lawyers - but not because they were larger than claimant’s.
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Tax solicitor jailed for contempt after promises over missing millions
Stephen David Jones, admitted in 1986, is sentenced in the High Court at conclusion of three-day trial.
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'Morally bankrupt' law firm ruled by 'fear and bullying', tribunal hears
Personal injury lawyer Helen Clifford takes McMillan Williams and its CEO to employment tribunal.
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Newcastle stab victim named as in-house solicitor
Family pay tribute to ’devoted father, husband, son, brother, uncle and friend and loved by all who knew him’.
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US legal profession lags on race and gender equality
Figures collated by American Bar Association show slow progress compared with England and Wales.
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Members join queue of collapsed Ince creditors
Administrators remain circumspect about possible dividends for unsecured creditors.
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Ponzi scheme solicitor suspended over property dealings
Leeds solicitor served with six-month suspension after acting for property scheme operators and investors.
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SDT strikes out private prosecution against top London law firm chief
Complainant ordered to pay David Greene’s costs after Edwin Coe senior partner found to have no case to answer.
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Solicitors not capped by pledge to honour original costs budget
Midlands firm had sought £400,000 in costs but former clients wanted to pay much less.
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Irwin Mitchell’s profit boost as firm joins brand big-league
Financial results show a sharp upturn in profits coming through the national outfit.
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'Fearful' principal forged signatures to cover mistake
Property solicitor agrees outcome resulting in his being struck off the roll.
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Gauke’s dive back into Twitter hi-jinks
Former lord chancellor appears topless with tan and facial fuzz.
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Burford hires lawyers to pursue criminal probe into shares dive
Litigation funder alleges that it has been a victim of illegal market manipulation.
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Exclusive: SRA has £21.3m black hole in unrecovered costs
Regulator urged to rethink its prosecution policy and find a more proportionate alternative.
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Lawyers off the hook for client’s £1.9m malicious prosecution costs
Applicants said law firm should pay costs for claim in which it had a direct personal interest.
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Battered Burford shows signs of recovery after nightmare week
Share price starts to rise again after lengthy rebuttal to claims that the business is in trouble.
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SRA adds more detail to transparency drive
Board paper explains how regulator will provide 'accessible, meaningful and contextualised' information.
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PI solicitor cleared of misconduct over handling of claim
Defendant solicitors had reported Sohail Ghani to the SRA, but the tribunal found allegations unproven.
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‘We’ll buy our own shares’ - Burford bosses’ pledge fails to calm market
Litigation funding giant suffers another share price drop following damning market analysis.
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Merger takes historic firm to new horizons
Ellisons Solicitors aims to open international opportunities through link with immigration firm.
