All articles by John Hyde – Page 132
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NewsEmployer not liable for practical joke that backfired
High Court ruling makes clear that employers are not expected to implement a policy dealing with ‘horseplay’.
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NewsFirm mourns ‘extraordinary and unique’ family lawyer
Dawson Cornwell announces that the head of its children department Anne-Marie Hutchinson has died.
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NewsSRA back on trail of firms flouting price transparency rules
Chief executive reveals that temporary halt on disciplinary action during the pandemic has now been lifted.
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NewsG-A-Y owner instructs lawyers to fight 10pm closure rule
Simpson Millar and Kings Chambers leading on nightclub’s judicial review challenge.
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NewsMoJ admits employment tribunal backlog now at 10-year high
Outstanding caseload likely to get worse when furlough ends this month.
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NewsSlater and Gordon chief: 'We don't really want to be a law firm'
David Whitmore tells the Gazette that growth will be ‘more strategic’ as technology takes centre stage.
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NewsCovid-affected law firm office reopens after deep clean
Bolton Council confirms thet PI firm has made required safety improvements.
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NewsDate set for firm’s Supreme Court showdown with Ryanair
Bott & Co will appeal the decision to let the airline bypass solicitors in flight delay claims.
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NewsLitigation funding giant's profits slip but ‘pipeline is rebuilding’
Burford says it has passed the test of lockdown despite profit and revenue figures heading downwards.
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NewsTransparency rules not bringing down prices, reports LSB
Super-regulator tells competition watchdog that more action is needed to help consumers.
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NewsMidlands firms join forces and commit to expansion plans
Coventry firm dating back more than 200 years has brought another practice on board.
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NewsQualified solicitor, 41, loses battle for financial support from parents
Claimant had urged court not to abandon him to the ‘capricious’ decisions of his parents.
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NewsCosts ruling opens way for uplift on CoP guideline hourly rates
Judgment hailed as providing reassurance for people worried about survival of practice.
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NewsManchester lawyers on alert after positive Covid-19 test
Court staff member contracts coronavirus, prompting message for anyone in the building in the past two weeks.
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NewsJudge tells lawyers: Stop wasting our time with trivial applications
Bristol family judge says parties not adhering to his warning will be criticised and sanctioned.
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NewsSlater and Gordon kicks off ‘aggressive’ growth plan with PI acquisition
Firm says it has made ‘immediate and significant’ expansion of its business following a 16-fold rise in profits.
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NewsCourt allows mother to recover inquest costs as part of PI claim
Case centred around whether liability had been fully admitted before inquest went ahead.
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NewsLawyers step in as Manchester students locked down
Orders issued to students to self-isolate come under legal scrutiny.
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NewsHybrid hearings 'increase risk of unfairness'
PI leader says that 'lawyers and courts are so pleased to have a hearing at all that they overlook fairness issues'.
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NewsBirmingham solicitor elected as future president of Law Society
Lubna Shuja will take up position in 2022 after serving as deputy vice and then vice president.