All articles by John Hyde – Page 196
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NewsIrwin Mitchell loses £270k costs battle after moving clients to CFA
Legal aid certificates were discharged days before new rules came in around costs recoverability.
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OpinionFuture claimants will feed algorithms, not fight insurers
Opponents of PI reforms seem to miss a key factor: the legal system as they know it is disappearing.
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NewsAppeal court rejects apparent bias claim over judge's private meeting
Appellant in dispute over building work said trial judge should have taken up his own offer to recuse himself.
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NewsCrumbling courts: Sheffield shuts after strip lights fall on counsel's row
HMCTS closes building until further notice for urgent safety checks.
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News'Explosion of demand' fuels litigation funder's 132% profit leap
Burford Capital's share price jumps as shareholders toast 20% expected increase in dividends.
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NewsJudge pares costs over £900-an-hour lawyers' fees
Costs reduced after court finds that bill was excessive and disproportionate.
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NewsOmbudsman names CMC complaint-magnet charging £495 upfront
Decision taken to make public statement about level of service from south Wales company.
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News'Defendants also have rights': court deals another blow to LiPs
Latest chapter in protracted litigation ends with judge denying unrepresented person any special treatment.
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NewsManchester's latest big firm move
Irwin Mitchell finds bigger premises to accommodate 200 staff.
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NewsUnsecured creditors lose £2m under firm's rescue package
Bristol practice Burroughs Day was bought out of administration in January, saving dozens of jobs.
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NewsRegulator warns firms not to hide misconduct complaints behind NDAs
Allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct towards colleagues or clients should always be reported, SRA says.
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NewsRegulator seeks RBS conflict evidence
The SRA will ask to see evidence collected by financial watchdogs into possible conflicts involving lawyers seconded to banking giant RBS.
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NewsPI firms face search engine ‘arms race’
Personal injury firms are being drawn into an increasingly expensive arms race to reach the top of internet search engines, the Gazette has learned. Marketing experts say the cost per click for key search terms has rocketed in recent months as lawyers jostle for top ranking in a crowded but ...
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News23 new boilers and 15 roofs: HMCTS insists it is fixing weather-beaten courts
Chief executive assures lawyers the courts service has redoubled efforts to fix temporary and long-term problems.
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NewsLegal wishlist for Hammond's first spring statement
Chancellor set to outline any new spending plans in next week’s speech to parliament.
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NewsData watchdog reveals big fall in cold-calling complaints
Practice of unsolicited calls and messages is universally hated, but enforcement action appears to be working.
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NewsLASPO review: government to revisit 'ambitious' summer deadline
Justice secretary David Gauke insists he does not want the review to slip into 2019.
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NewsMPs lament 'chaotic' aftermath of court closures
Lord chancellor insists court buildings that are not always used must be considered for closure.
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NewsJackson reveals his one regret on eve of retirement
Departing judge says his warnings about legal aid provision were not heeded.
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NewsAccountants fight MoJ curb on legal work
Dispute over scope of ICAEW’s regulation of reserved legal services set for High Court.