All articles by John Hyde – Page 22
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NewsFirm awarded £4.2m over botched claims that were ‘sure-fire winners’
Thousands of claims were either thrown out, abandoned or not even issued.
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NewsCycling club cleared of liability over time trial crash
Case is believed to be the first High Court decision to rely on the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015.
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News‘Panicked’ employee faked TR1 signatures
Post completion assistant was dismissed after fabricating clients’ and lawyer’s signatures on TR1 form.
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NewsTrump sued by lawyers’ group over ‘relentless attacks’
Group claims 'relentless' executive orders aim to punish law firms for representing certain clients.
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NewsAir India crash: Lawyers advise caution as payouts begin
Interim and immediate statutory payments already announced by airline.
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NewsJudge apologises for 16-month delay in care case
Recorder says listing delay should be ‘deplored’ and added to 14-year-old girl’s stress.
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NewsFixed fee firms are doing work more cheaply, regulator reveals
Legal Services Board survey also points to surge in services being offered remotely.
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NewsSolicitors to pay wasted costs for claim brought against wrong defendants
Costs master says firm acted improperly in continuing asbestos exposure claims with no realistic prospect of success.
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NewsIn-house solicitors urged to record reasons for non-reporting to regulator
Regulator’s interest in non-financial misconduct raises new and difficult questions for in-house community.
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NewsKnights reveals dozens of redundancies from latest acquisition
Firm says that some staff whose jobs were put at risk at Birkett Long have been retained.
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NewsSRA hits another firm with £64,000 fine in AML blitz
No evidence of harm done but regulator says breaches lasted for almost six years.
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NewsBlow to credit hire operators in landmark costs ruling
Significant ruling impacts RTA credit hire sector as Anexo Group and others face liability under non-party cost orders.
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NewsDiversity champion for legal sector in King’s Honours list
Relatively small number of solicitors recognised in the latest awards.
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OpinionWeighing up a lawyer's public shame against open justice
As the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal closes itself off from scrutiny, anonymity applications may increase.
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NewsSRA fines going unpaid, new figures suggest
Unpaid fines total over £1m, prompting regulatory specialist to call for discounts for prompt payment.
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NewsAI will kill billable hour, says lawtech founder
Canadian entrepreneur also warns of relying on ‘dangerous liar’ generative tool for legal work.
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NewsConsumer watchdog bemoans client ignorance of complaints process
Legal Services Consumer Panel survey reveals widespread public confusion over how to report poor service.
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NewsSolicitor who held onto leaked opposition documents loses appeal bid
Practitioner says judge’s findings had been unfair and he was not under duty to divulge documents.
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NewsPartner suspended for harassing colleague - but SDT allows anonymity
Junior colleague reported feeling humiliated after being harassed during work night out.
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NewsTeam leader disqualified for exposing himself to colleagues
Incident involving non-solicitor employee related to an online training session held in 2022.