All articles by John Hyde – Page 128
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NewsPI firm opens new business with financial adviser
Joint venture will see listed adviser combine with 130-year-old firm.
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NewsSolicitor costs slashed after judge rules them ‘well over the top’
London firm's fees deemed excessive - even allowing for new, higher guideline rates.
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NewsClaimant ‘unreasonable’ for not using portal on overvalued case
Claimant initially valued case at more than £25,000 but settled for less than half.
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NewsNew cooperation in clinical negligence claims could last beyond pandemic
Parties have made greater use of service by email and remote settlement meetings during lockdown.
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NewsLawyers being punished for insurers' costs elsewhere, says regulator
Hardening market may prompt new rules for licensed conveyancers to keep cover affordable.
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NewsLawyers and insurers end lockdown co-operation agreement
Statement of intent ends - but some of the collaborative measures are set to stay in place.
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NewsMissing British lawyer now presumed dead on mountain, says family
Friends and family of London-based lawyer thank those who crowdfunded to pay for search mission.
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OpinionHybrid working could create joyless, half-empty offices
Solicitors will look elsewhere if they think their firm has become virtual by default.
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NewsCourt throws out appeal by solicitor who turned ‘blind eye’ to scam
Judge says tribunal was entitled to find that Liverpool lawyer had acted dishonestly.
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NewsRescue mission fails to find British lawyer missing on mountain
Friends and family had raised thousands of pounds to help locate mountaineer Mehri Jafari.
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NewsLaw firm 'disappointed' at being named on minimum wage list
Blackburn practice 'named and shamed' alongside 190 other employers, after purportedly failing to pay £908 owed to one worker.
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NewsSRA demands law firms confirm they are playing by transparency rules
Thousands of practices have less than three weeks to confirm they are compliant.
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NewsTeaching union furious as lawyers line up A-level appeals
Law firm has opened dedicated service for helping students to challenge assessed grades.
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NewsInsurers cash in on RTA claims drop during lockdown
Insurance body says premiums are at five-year low - but firms are doing well too.
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NewsAnti-vacc solicitor who died with Covid-19 made ‘terrible mistake’
Dorset sole practitioner had posted online about his opposition to 'experimental' jab.
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NewsAppeal court upholds fraud conviction over medical agency
Former marketing head at legal expenses insurer was convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
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NewsDependency victory for relatives of deceased businessman
Dispute over compensation for family who inherited successful company following mesothelioma death.
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NewsEquity investor begins legal assault with first acquisition
Blixt Group says it wants to build a national firm with more deals in the next four years.
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NewsClaimant with amputated leg sues lawyers for under-settlement
Court backs claimant over limitation issue about when he knew of alleged negligence.
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NewsCourt blocks firm being substituted into claim of dead client
Judge concludes agreement signed before client’s death was champertous and void.