All articles by John Hyde – Page 165
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NewsCare case proceeds despite mother’s QC shielding at home
Court of Appeal says physical absence of leading counsel does not result in an unfair hearing.
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NewsNot the time for overhaul of legal regulation, says Law Society
Organisations give their verdict on the Mayson review which was published today.
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NewsRegister every lawyer regardless of qualification - Mayson review
Academic’s report into legal services regulation comes out in support of single independent regulator.
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NewsSRA confirms monthly spot checks in money laundering fight
Business plan includes more visits and checks on the highest-risk firms.
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NewsJudges given ultimate power over broadcast of sentencing remarks
Government pushes on with legislation to relax rules on televising criminal courts.
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NewsMaster: It’s not for the court to decide bar’s reasonable earnings
Costs judge agrees that QC’s £1.5m for nine-month trial preparation was reasonable.
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NewsRemote clinical negligence trial ‘possible but undesirable’
Just because a hearing can be done remotely, doesn’t mean it should be, rules judge.
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NewsFirm’s silence over mounting costs ‘a breach of professional obligations’
Costs judge says client was deprived of the opportunity to seek out cheaper alternatives.
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NewsThompsons becomes latest firm to cut staff pay and hours
Majority of staff at union firm agreed to three-month cuts.
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NewsPre-lockdown civil justice stats reveal system already slowing
Numbers of county court claims, landlord possession claims and personal injury claims were all falling.
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NewsCivil trials in Manchester to resume as backlog mounts
Blueprint drawn up for safely starting to hear trials at busy civil justice centre.
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NewsVirtual justice is working - but should not become permanent
Rapid review of emergency civil justice measures finds three quarters of lawyers responding positively.
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NewsInsurer’s private prosecution of false PI claimant ‘first of many’
Allianz reflects on successful prosecution after fraudulent personal injury claim.
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NewsTribunal braced for redundancy claim surge once furlough scheme ends
President confirms litigants will not be forced into remote hearings where they can show it would be unfair.
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NewsSolicitor in sham marriage TV sting loses strike-off appeal
High Court rules that tribunal had followed the correct process and came to the right conclusion.
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OpinionFirms shouldn’t ignore those who hate working from home
Many will be missing the office, and they’ll be worried there won’t be anywhere for them to come back to.
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NewsCourt refuses to let claimant backtrack on £5k settlement mistake
Another judgment appears to show that portal mistakes are permanent - no matter how big they might be.
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NewsFraudulent solicitor jailed over fake property sales
Solicitor worked with practice manager to purport to sell London properties that were never on the market.
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NewsBusiness as usual for PI claims ‘a fairly distant prospect’
Member organisation pushes virtues of cooperation agreement between claimants and insurers.
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NewsStaff compensation claims reach £523k after firm’s closure
Sole director is one of those claiming for lost monies, as he goes on to run unregulated legal business.