All articles by John Hyde – Page 203
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NewsManchester mainstay JMW to finally open London office
New location to open next month with 13 London-based partners set to move in.
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NewsTop criminal lawyer facing £6m court showdown over buyout
Solicitor issued with legal proceedings over alleged disclosure failings during sale of her practice.
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NewsPI firm ready to acquire as market stands on brink of 'exodus'
Consolidation expected as government grapples with how best to look after unrepresented claimants.
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NewsCMCs begin new regime with regulators seeking cowboy clampdown
Financial Conduct Authority confirms 900 companies want to continue operating in sector.
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NewsFixed costs: MoJ admits plans could hurt small law firms
Risk of professional negligence claims against penny-pinching lawyers also increased, according to impact assessment.
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NewsJudge asks: Why treat lack of integrity more leniently than dishonesty?
High Court judgment raises issue of why loss of integrity is not penalised as seriously at Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsMoJ proposes fixed costs on most claims worth up to £100k
Consultation begins today which could have far-reaching financial consequences across the profession.
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NewsListed law firm secures £27m credit line to fund acquisitions
Knights plc looking to make further acquisitions and develop its business organically.
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NewsCompany on hook for costs after three-year delay to administer estate
Son had to bring claim through courts to have probate company removed.
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NewsSolicitor led 'Ponzi' ruse to suck investors into doomed scheme, tribunal hears
SRA alleges Charles Valentine Fraser-Macnamara allowed misrepresentations to be made to potential investors.
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NewsSRA urged to push government for greater fining powers
Call comes as LSB reports favourably on the SRA’s enforcement strategy.
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NewsCourt asked to resolve confusion over Inheritance Act claims
Judge criticised 'standstill’ agreements which allowed lawyers to go beyond time limits.
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NewsNews focus: The colour of a client’s money
As the SRA renews its drive to clamp down on money laundering, law firms have been put on notice that they will need to show how they are complying with the rules – or face hefty sanctions.
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NewsMunby: State 'washed its hands' of couple branded bigamists after court failures
Couple had assumed their divorce was finalised in 2014 but mistakes by district judges led to fears that their decrees were void. Only the 'charity’ of the legal profession rescued them, says judge.
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NewsLying GP expert should have been jailed like solicitor, says appeal court
Insurance company appealed on basis doctor’s suspended sentence was too lenient.
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NewsClaimant solicitors secure £150k interim costs for unfinished dispute
Court rules it a ‘virtual certainty’ that claimants will secure costs, despite quantum not known for three years.
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NewsClient did not give informed consent to deductions, costs appeal hears
Former client of HH Law says it was not made clear to her what she would end up paying in PI claim.
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NewsCourt 'on precipice' of thousands of costs challenges by ex-clients
Appeal hears firm’s argument that its deductions from damages were clearly set out to client.
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NewsSRA delays advent of the freelance solicitor for six months
Regulator will also impose digital badge requirement on all firms from November.
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NewsProfits down 20% at PI firm as 'transition' costs bite
NAHL says figures have also been affected by the cost of setting up a new law firm.