All articles by John Hyde
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NewsNon-practising solicitor struck off for dishonest criminal case work
Gavin Clarke said his judgement was impaired by personal and professional difficulties.
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NewsSRA review finds compliance officers feel undervalued by firms
Regulator concerned that current regime is not always operating effectively.
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NewsGovernment report shuns major reform despite insurer pressure
Claims market left largely untouched after year-long study.
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NewsClients want real-time updates and named points of contact, watchdog's research finds
Consumer panel finds channel of service is considered less important than the quality, as expectations shift.
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NewsSRA issues scam alert after website mimics claims firm
Firm boss says he is grateful to SRA for bringing issue to light.
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NewsFormer police chief appointed to lead complaints service
Phil Cain arrives at inundated service with a reputation for transforming organisations.
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News'Pre-budget inertia' hits listed firm's profits
Gateley tells shareholders they can expect ‘business as usual’ to return in next six months.
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NewsMinisters consider ban on referral fees in housing disrepair
Government acknowledges that lawyers hold councils to account - but raise concerns about costs.
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NewsExpect enforcement action for lack of Mazur response, SRA warns
Regulator says it will look ‘sympathetically’ at historical mistakes made by firms
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NewsPost Office leak of victims' details 'not egregious', data watchdog finds
Information Commissioner’s Office says people affected by the Post Office scandal were ‘let down again’.
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NewsNorth-west firm builds £200m war chest for continued claims assault
Headcount rose to 41 earlier this year for a firm with £177m-worth of work in progress.
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News'Failed merger talks': why Wright Hassall went under
179-year old firm spoke to more than two dozen different parties but couldn’t find a partner, administrator reports.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked over duplicate asylum statements
Regulator says sole practitioner allowed unauthorised person to submit application.
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NewsFormer law firm owner jailed for ignoring freezing order
Dorota Newman found to have engaged in ‘deliberate policy of non-engagement’.
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NewsClaims lawyers back end to ‘gamesmanship’ over email service bans
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says outdated rules are causing delays and extra expense.
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NewsPost Office criminal charging decisions not likely until 2027, say police
Five individuals have been interviewed under caution as part of review into role of lawyers and investigators.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for using brother's drug money to pay mortgage
Judge in fraud trial told practitioner he had thrown his career away.
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NewsCouncil's public reprimand 'won’t stop us', says claims firm
District judge finds solicitors acted unreasonably - but firm attacks what it calls 'distraction tactics'.
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NewsStaff ‘devastated’ as north-east firm announces sudden closure
New employers being sought for Samuel Phillips trainees and apprentices left without a firm.
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OpinionMazur has exposed a legal costs system at odds with reality
If judges expect litigation to be conducted by Grade D fee earners, something has to give.