John Hyde
Reporter
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- 020 7242 1222
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- john.hyde@lawsociety.org.uk
News'What about quality?' Consumer watchdog bemoans focus on prices
Legal Services Consumer Panel says clients may be misled into equating high prices with better quality.
NewsFamily judge goes public to BBC on litigant in person headache
HHJ Wildblood says people representing themselves in court find the experience ‘very difficult’.
NewsBan for solicitor who covered up his mistakes
Martin Burnett forged signatures and created documents to avoid difficult conversations with clients and employers.
NewsSolicitors 'aiding and abetting concealment of potential criminal activity'
MPs say that individuals with a grievance against banks have been blocked from reporting concerns by oppressive legal agreements.
NewsRevealed: HMCTS had already spent £18m on axed debt scheme
Ministry of Justice confirmed the Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme was scrapped in September.
NewsWoman whose daughter was threatened with custody by judge has convictions quashed
Appeal judges set aside convictions after finding judge’s conduct led defendant to think he had taken an adverse view of her case.
NewsParents breach court order after 'advice' from McKenzie friend
Case reported as judicial working group still silent on proposals to regulate growing industry.
News'Thoroughly dishonest' solicitor jailed for contempt
Law firm founder lied repeatedly after medical report inflated claimant’s injuries.
NewsSupreme Court finds hospital negligent over misleading waiting time
Patient left hospital after thinking he would have to wait hours to be seen, then suffered a serious brain injury.
NewsSolicitor banned for practising long after his firm's closure
Sole partner was investigated by the SRA after other firms flagged up their concerns.
NewsHospitals have nothing to fear from SC judgment, says Darnley lawyer
Lord Justice Jackson warned of consequences if NHS trust was found negligent over waiting times information.
NewsMoJ braced for backlash over proposed 32% judges' pay hike
Senior Salaries Review Body set to report on how judges can be wooed from private practice.
OpinionLet's be honest - some bits of the PI industry are rotten
Claimants already feel baffled by a process that appears to treat them as a commodity.
NewsNo-deal Brexit would halt European lawyer scheme overnight, says SRA
Regulator says it is working with government to ensure transition period runs as smoothly as possible.
NewsAward-winning PI firm sold after collapse into administration
Disease specialist Roberts Jackson suffers financial problems ’endemic’ to the personal injury sector.
NewsCriminal solicitor cleared over 'plead guilty' advice to assault suspect
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds the case unproven against London practitioner.
NewsVictory for claimant firms as costs disclosure appeals dismissed
Further guidance for stack of cases where former client has queried deductions from their damages.
NewsFirms must publish details of solicitors' credentials
SRA transparency rules will also include requirements on price and timescale for legal work.
NewsConservative conference: Whitehall mistakes burden the justice system
Justice minister says departments have an obligation to get their decisions right.
NewsLaw firm's complaint over Lloyds' black horse ad fails
Keystone Law said bank had been misleading through its stated commitment to supporting customers.
