All articles by John Hyde – Page 14
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NewsNo more drink-drive fines: SRA swerves on solicitor sanction
Cases will receive a warning or rebuke unless misconduct is considered worthy of the tribunal.
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NewsFormer Eversheds employee tried to invoice pro bono client
Project coordinator said he was motivated to help the firm recover costs and gained nothing from misconduct.
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NewsLSB tightens grip on bar regulator over reform delays
Legal Services Board escalates enforcement action and will open talks on new undertakings.
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NewsAdministrators expose back story of claims firm's collapse
Funder obtained injunction freezing bank accounts of Manchester-based housing disrepair specialist.
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NewsCostly remedy battle harming reputation of lawyers, says family judge
Court dismisses application for interim payments made just three months before final hearing.
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NewsInfected blood families falling into inheritance tax cracks
Inquiry reopens as victims report continued delays with getting compensation.
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NewsSpring into action: April blitz on AML breaches
Regulator shows no let-up in disciplinary activity around anti-money laundering compliance.
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NewsSRA seeks hefty budget rise as investigations soar
Watchdog has been opening 40% more investigations each month as reports of alleged misconduct pour in.
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NewsSociety backs code of conduct for private prosecutions
President says lawyers must be deterred from prosecuting in their organisation’s interest.
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NewsNAHL takes £40m hit from PI market collapse
Listed group says supply of enquiries will recover slowly but sees 'no meaningful recovery' in panel demand.
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News'Appalling': High Court judge alerts regulators over fake case authorities
Barrister instructed by London law centre accused of relying on artificial intelligence to produce citations that turned out to be bogus.
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NewsMinority shareholders condemn Anexo buyout plan
Proposed takeover lacks fairness, transparency and cash value, objectors say.
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NewsKnights splashes £16.6m on another acquisition
Stockmarket-listed business will absorb a team of 91 fee-earners from Birkett Long.
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NewsNo medical exams at the office, PI lawyers told
MedCo issues new guidelines on how examinations must be administered - including a limit of 35 a day.
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NewsJudge throws out £2.4m confidentiality claim against firm
Asylum seeker claimant failed to show there was a threat to his family from address being disclosed.
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NewsCourt halts dispute between personal injury giants
Judge rejects allegations that appointment of directors to legal business was a sham.
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NewsKeystone shareholders in line for windfall after positive year
Listed consultancy law firm, where lawyers are paid up to 75% of what they bill, reports profits up 12% in 2024.
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NewsTrump tells firms to work for free defending US police officers
Latest executive order states that private sector will be used to represent police facing prosecution.
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NewsInternational firm escapes contempt penalty over judgment leak
High Court judge tells Fieldfisher that embarrassment is sufficient punishment for its 'big mistake'.
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NewsProperty solicitor jailed for £160,000 fraud on her own firm
Hereford practitioner asked for hundreds of payments to her own bank account over a three-year period.