All articles by John Hyde – Page 188
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NewsHigh-profile Midlands firm enters administration after director banned
Unnamed buyer found for ambitious and acquisitive DBS Law following failure of CVA to settle debts.
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NewsCoA rules firm did not need to 'volunteer' advice beyond retainer
Judges say City firm had ’no legal duty to warn’ and so could not be held liable for any lost recoveries.
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NewsDone deal: Gordon Dadds agrees £43m Ince & Co acquisition
Statement to the London Stock Exchanges confirms creation of biggest listed UK firm.
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NewsCourt slaps down defendant's bid to stop case without going to trial
Master’s original judgment had panicked claimant lawyers over the future conduct of litigation.
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NewsCivil Liability Bill: Labour makes final pitch for £1,500 small claims limit
Amendments tabled ahead of crucial Commons vote next Tuesday.
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NewsLeigh Day in the clear as High Court throws out SRA appeal
Ruling likely to bring an end to epic prosecution over Iraqi claims which has cost at least £9m so far.
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OpinionThis Life? For 21st-century young lawyers, c'est la vie
The new generation of solicitors and barristers won’t remember This Life. But they’re probably living it.
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NewsJudge berates aggressive litigation tactics 'from an earlier era'
Legal advisers for the parties 'regularly give the appearance of taking turns to outdo their opponents in terms of lack of cooperation’.
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NewsDIY probate provider ordered to halt 'limited offer' £29 claim
Advertising watchdog found cut-price offer had actually been in place for six years.
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NewsJudge (partially) retains sanction for partial costs budget
But High Court ruling does allow for costs that had been agreed, as mistake was not deliberate.
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News'What about quality?' Consumer watchdog bemoans focus on prices
Legal Services Consumer Panel says clients may be misled into equating high prices with better quality.
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NewsFamily judge goes public to BBC on litigant in person headache
HHJ Wildblood says people representing themselves in court find the experience ‘very difficult’.
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NewsWoman whose daughter was threatened with custody by judge has convictions quashed
Appeal judges set aside convictions after finding judge’s conduct led defendant to think he had taken an adverse view of her case.
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NewsSolicitors 'aiding and abetting concealment of potential criminal activity'
MPs say that individuals with a grievance against banks have been blocked from reporting concerns by oppressive legal agreements.
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NewsRevealed: HMCTS had already spent £18m on axed debt scheme
Ministry of Justice confirmed the Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme was scrapped in September.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit would halt European lawyer scheme overnight, says SRA
Regulator says it is working with government to ensure transition period runs as smoothly as possible.
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OpinionLet's be honest - some bits of the PI industry are rotten
Claimants already feel baffled by a process that appears to treat them as a commodity.
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NewsMoJ braced for backlash over proposed 32% judges' pay hike
Senior Salaries Review Body set to report on how judges can be wooed from private practice.
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NewsHospitals have nothing to fear from SC judgment, says Darnley lawyer
Lord Justice Jackson warned of consequences if NHS trust was found negligent over waiting times information.
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NewsSupreme Court finds hospital negligent over misleading waiting time
Patient left hospital after thinking he would have to wait hours to be seen, then suffered a serious brain injury.