All articles by John Hyde – Page 209
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NewsDiversity survey: women make up one third of partners
Latest figures show profession becoming more like the wider population - but more needs to be done, SRA chief executive says.
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NewsSRA chief favours 'parity' with £50m maximum fines
Government reported to be committed to looking again at SRA’s enforcement powers.
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NewsJudge denies lying claimant a way round fundamental dishonesty test
Claimant in clinical negligence case said he would suffer substantial injustice because of ‘gross disproportion’ of sanction.
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NewsFirm's tribute to solicitor victim of Grand Canyon crash
Shoosmiths chief executive says Jason Hill was full of energy and widely admired.
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NewsOfficials confirm April 2019 for RTA claim reforms
Personal injury lawyers say they will continue to fight the proposals after steering group hears new implementation date.
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News'Dishonest' would-be solicitor given new hearing to enter profession
Court judgment finds regulator was unfair to deny Rizwana Yussouf an oral hearing.
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NewsNews focus: Breaking protocol on client capture
Edmondson v Haven has shaken to the core a tripartite arrangement between client, solicitor and insurer. Practitioners anxiously await a Supreme Court decision.
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NewsCourt rules 90% Part 36 offer was genuine attempt to settle
Judge grants costs benefits to claimant who had offered to settle case before it went to trial.
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NewsAppeal court: £70m negligence claim against Mayfair law firm blocked by settlement agreement
Mayfair firm had signed a tripartite deal preventing any future claims.
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NewsSRA appeals to High Court to ban dishonest solicitor
Case likely to examine issues surrounding how to treat lawyers with mental health conditions.
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NewsInsurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears
Law Society intervenes in crucial case to argue that principle of equitable intervention can apply.
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NewsOmbudsman refuses to spend lawyers' money on unregulated sector
Complaints handler says it will require new financial backing if redress options are to increase.
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NewsInsurer 'deliberately deceived' solicitors over third party capture, Supreme Court hears
Conduct described as ‘astonishing’ by one of the creators of the pre-action protocol for resolving claims.
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NewsPresident Hale marks the wrong countdown
Premature four-minute warning in insurer-claimant case.
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NewsRight to settle directly is a matter of individual freedom, Supreme Court hears
Insurer denies ‘cheating’ law firm out of £12,500 costs in case crucial to insurance and legal sectors.
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NewsScotland to pave the way for viable DBAs?
Scottish lawyers say they may be on the verge of solving a civil litigation funding headache that has dogged counterparts south of the border.
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NewsSolicitors brace for landmark judgments
Conveyancing and personal injury lawyers face a month of reckoning as judges grapple with issues that could make or break their business models.
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OpinionPI firms are being hoist by their own petard
The arguments are the same, but from different voices. Why should clients not challenge costs deductions?
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NewsGovernment to look at clin neg damages as part of costs review
Minister sets deadline for responding to National Audit Office call for claims costs to be addressed.
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NewsCourt rules client can see files in latest costs challenge
Judgment comes after firm charged £250 an hour for work on a claim where liability was not disputed.