All articles by John Hyde – Page 12
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NewsSarah Rapson: ‘I know it is not going to go down well’
SRA chief executive insists planned levy increases are the only way to turn around her troubled organisation.
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NewsSolicitor who wrote false client note avoids strike-off
Typed note added false entry that solicitor had discussed exact costs with client.
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NewsUnder-fire SRA ordered to explain £40m PM Law debacle
Regulator must produce independent report to assess how it responded to failure of law firm group.
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NewsSRA intervenes into six-office firm going into administration
Regulator dealing with another law firm closure on top of a spate of interventions.
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NewsBig defence firms to merge in search of integrated 'efficiencies'
Acquisition by HF comes 18 months after injection of private equity capital.
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NewsSRA intervenes to shut down three firms in a week
Firms in the north west, London and the east of England all closed down.
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NewsUnmasking law: The woman aiming to reshape the profession for neurodivergent minds
Innovative conference will this month bring together neurodivergent people to help them thrive.
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NewsWork experience to equity: Solicitors cap long stay by buying stake in the business
Criminal defence firm looking to succession planning with expansion of ownership.
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NewsSRA set for new status to help whistleblowers
Regulator expects to become ‘prescribed person’ under Public Interest Disclosure Act, ethics conference hears.
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NewsProperty solicitor banned for signing leases as 'favour' to client
Law firm partner had never met the person whom he claimed to have witnessed signing documents.
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NewsDevolve justice to the 'left-behind' north, says thinktank
Examples of independent working in Liverpool and Leeds have shown the benefits of local decision-making, according to Justice North.
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NewsRecruitment up as fee-sharer Keystone records profit leap
Dividend rises as Investors’ Chronicle describes listed company’s yield as ‘too good to ignore’.
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NewsSix-office law firm announces shock closure
Administrators due to be appointed to handle affairs of full-service firm.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor wrote 'incendiary' letters in client's business dispute
High Court hears that business charged £20,000 for letter threatening further action.
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NewsStop promising claims come at no cost, advertising watchdog tells firms
Latest surge in regulatory action against businesses sending misleading messages to potential clients.
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NewsLondon firm wins latest High Court battle with former client over £3m bill
Court upholds Howard Kennedy’s position that interim bills were properly explained and invoiced.
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NewsBarrister who collapsed after arriving at court drunk fined £1,000
Bar Standards Board says practitioner has abstained since and received support from chambers.
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NewsFletchers creates new 200-strong business with double acquisition
Leaders of private equity-backed group say they have created one of the most powerful Court of Protection teams in the country.
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NewsPI sector continues to shrink as firm buys up rival
Latest acquisition takes headcount at Express Solicitors to nearly 1,000.
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NewsBSB reveals multiple live investigations into Post Office barristers
Decisions likely to be made this year about whether to prosecute individuals.