All articles by John Hyde – Page 128
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NewsCompulsory mediation back on the table as too few opting into ADR
Master of the Rolls confirms that the Civil Justice Council is preparing a report on whether to compel parties to talk.
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FeatureLaw Society Risk and Compliance Conference
'Don’t let online boasts damage your reputation'.
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NewsSlater and Gordon hit by glut of insurance policy actions
National firm defends more than 100 claims brought by former personal injury clients questioning ATE policies.
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NewsCourt fees set to increase for the first time in five years
Proposal for the civil and family courts expected to raise an extra £17m a year.
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News‘Not helpful’ to keep talking about backlog, says justice minister
Lord Wolfson tells MPs that they should be focusing their attention on throughput of work.
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NewsBarrister in plagiarism row admits ‘technical breach of copyright’
Ian Whitehurst speaks publicly for the first time since dispute between law firms emerged.
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NewsSRA to ask firms how technology saw them through Covid
Research will be used to decide whether any regulatory barriers can be lifted.
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News‘Informed consent’ fees dispute set for Court of Appeal showdown
Personal injury firm appealed after High Court ruled that fees should not have been deducted from damages.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman gets its 13% budget increase - but told no more excuses
Oversight regulator ‘clear that it needs to see results this time’.
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NewsJudge allows use of documents shared by mistake
High Court says that a reasonable solicitor would have assumed that disclosure was intentional.
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NewsHappy Mundays: listed firm splashes £5.3m on yet another acquisition
Knights says it will recruit lawyers who no longer want to commute into London.
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NewsNew breed of law firm consultancy transforming the market
As the pandemic has shown how remote working can provide major benefits for legal practices, clients and lawyers, the traditional law firm could be facing an existential threat.
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OpinionMany lawyers prefer remote hearings, and they shouldn’t be muted
Lord chief justice should be explaining why hearings have to be in person, not assuming they must be.
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NewsFirms boasting too much online risk their reputation, SRA chief warns
Regulator dealing with consequences of firms publishing more information about quality.
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NewsTop immigration firm ‘abused’ court process with futile JR claims
Duncan Lewis avoids referral to SRA after offering 'profound regret' for conduct of cases.
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NewsFirm pays £45k damages to rival over plagiarised claim letters
North west firm says it relied on drafting advice from a barrister and had no knowledge material was copied.
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NewsPandemic hits merger activity - but Yorkshire firm keeps growing
Number of mergers in the legal sector fell by 25% in 2020 as consolidators more cautious.
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NewsOmbudsman to get extra £1.66m - but faces axe if standards don’t improve
Legal Services Board minded to grant revised budget figure but wants more scrutiny of performance.
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NewsStill crumbling: HMCTS handling 5,000 court repair requests a month
Government spending millions on repairs, but nine out of 10 courts still have outstanding jobs needing attention.
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NewsSRA to bear £65k costs of bungled Hong Kong prosecution
In case centring on defective translation, tribunal did not accept solicitor was calling for political opponents to be killed.