All articles by John Hyde – Page 103
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NewsFirm was right to sack ‘rude and aggressive’ employee
Call handler had been summarily dismissed and went on to rant about colleagues on Instagram.
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NewsHistoric name disappears as RadcliffesLeBrasseur swallowed by merger
Bosses say deal to combine firms will increase quality and range of services on offer.
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NewsRaab intervenes to back higher SRA fines
Lord chancellor’s involvement followed pledge to clamp down on non-compliance with Russia sanctions.
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NewsLSB rejects new rules for unregulated sector despite ‘significant’ market share
Regulators will concentrate on pushing voluntary arrangements onto unregulated providers.
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NewsFirm offers all staff extra week’s pay after record year
Profits and income rise steeply as another firm reports healthy post-pandemic finances.
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NewsRoutinely anonymised family judgments unlawful, says remedies lead
Mr Justice Mostyn says only an act of parliament could change the current presumption of open justice.
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NewsCollapsed Pure faces negligence claims
Creditors unlikely to receive anything after profits on work in progress turn out to be 'significantly lower' than estimated.
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NewsRogue CMC owners banned from resurfacing under new name
'Phoenixing' allows individuals to carry on even after displaying poor conduct, financial regulator says.
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NewsExclusive: Solicitors probed over client loans to fund divorce cases
Vulnerable clients claim they were pressured by their solicitors into taking out high-interest loans to finance family litigation.
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NewsSolicitor disciplined over WhatsApp chat loses tribunal claims
Judge rules that solicitor’s conduct was a 'major concern' to his employers at the Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsCollege escapes costs over 'slave trade' memorial case
Judge says case had to be brought before consistory court as differences of opinion were 'totally unbridgeable'.
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OpinionMishcon’s IPO U-turn highlights risks of going public
Partners are looking at the financial benefits listing might bring and still deciding against it.
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NewsMishcon de Reya’s IPO shelved indefinitely
Spokesperson says flotation 'on hold for the foreseeable future due to market conditions'.
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NewsLaw firm staff cash in £2m shares after being allowed to sell early
Rosenblatt says it agreed to the sale to meet ‘new institutional demand’ for stake in the business.
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NewsLegal aid report author Bellamy appointed justice minister
Practitioners have criticised the government for not implementing the reforms backed by Sir Christopher Bellamy QC.
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NewsNational firm pledges carbon ‘net zero’ by 2040
Irwin Mitchell says all 15 UK offices will be powered by renewable energy within three years.
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NewsLegal regulators pledge to stamp out 'non-inclusive' misconduct
Organisations pledge to make 'meaningful change' to lives and careers of minorities in legal profession.
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OpinionFirst year of RTA portal was great for insurers: what next?
Number of claims down, firms dropping out, claimants in limbo. For insurers, the portal worked like a charm.
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NewsBroken alarm system halts trials at Crown court
Two-week-old fault at Maidstone is set to be fixed, say courts officials.
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NewsLSB charts its own progress with new website
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