All articles by John Hyde – Page 206
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NewsLeeds firm 'biggest outside London' after single site move
Walker Morris will move 500 employees under one roof next year.
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NewsCosts challenge: judge blocks historic files disclosure
Latest judgment in which judges have grappled with the issue of clients arguing they have been overcharged.
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NewsHomes, pets and an Aldi: ultimate fate of court buildings revealed
Justice minister reveals details as campaigners enter last week to oppose latest proposed sell-offs.
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NewsPI giant NewLaw consolidates ahead of reforms
Claimant sector expected to take a hit from impending legisation.
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NewsLaw Society hits out at regulator's 'demolition' of client protections
Chancery Lane says plans outlined in SRA consultation on indemnity insurance and the compensation fund are ‘utterly misguided’.
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NewsNews focus: Coming clean on NDAs
With the Solicitors Regulation Authority taking a hard line on non-disclosure agreements, firms must assess whether they are covering up serious misconduct.
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OpinionWhy there’s nothing wrong in gold-plating trust in solicitors
Consumers should not be driven away by expensive rules, but don’t underestimate the lure of reassurance.
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NewsClaims firm loses latest challenge over costs recovery
Latest battle between claimant firm and their former client over costs.
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NewsClaimant lawyers will lose £81m a year as insurers pocket huge windfall - MoJ
Impact assessment estimates that civil liability reforms will see insurers bank hundreds of millions - as claimant lawyers are told to look elsewhere for work.
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NewsFirms on notice after collapse of indemnity insurer
Around 200 England and Wales firms are covered by the Dublin-registered company.
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NewsFirm denies wrongdoing after failed sickness claim prompts report to SRA
Tour operator says case ‘raises serious and obvious ethical and legal questions’, but north west firm denies any wrongdoing.
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Claims firm confident in ABS plan despite 22% profit dip
National Accident Helpline says expansion proposal will be ‘small claims ready’.
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News'Clear and convincing' case for discount rate change - MoJ
Response to sceptical justice committee shows commitment to reform.
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NewsMoJ unveils sweeping PI reform in expanded Civil Liability Bill
Legislation will include whiplash reforms and changes to the discount rate.
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NewsScotland bids to regulate cross-border firms and attract legal business
Law Society of Scotland considering applying to the Legal Services Board to be an authorised regulator.
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NewsSolicitor fined after merger uncovered colleagues' misconduct
Former principal Sheldon Leaman had no idea that improper transfers were taking place.
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NewsLiPs portal going public in online justice push
The civil money claims project is to progress from a pilot, involving invited claimants only, to so-called ‘public beta’ phase as soon as next Monday.
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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.