All articles by John Hyde – Page 22
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NewsUnlucky seven trainees scramble for jobs after RBG failure
Seven trainees are struggling to secure training contracts as calls go out to legal sector for help.
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NewsSRA doubles response time to complaints as reports surge
Automated response from regulator's assessment team states that complainants can expect to wait 50 to 55 working days to be contacted.
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NewsLawyers 'watching in horror' as Trump ramps up 'bullying' attacks
Court halts president’s plans but law firm leaders appear reluctant to make public statements of condemnation.
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NewsSRA: Scrapping client account ‘not a done deal’
Hundreds respond to regulator’s suggestion that a third-party managed account could hold client money.
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NewsNew litigation funder pledges £250m and hires industry heavyweight
Steve Din, best known for starting up Simpson Millar owner, joins North American litigation funder.
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NewsInternational firm condemns HR manager’s offensive tweets
Local election candidate made offensive posts through a profile listing CMS as his employer.
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NewsCity watchdog acts to thwart motor claims bonanza
Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for FCA-led compensation payouts, cutting out lawyers.
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NewsSolicitor cannot claim victimisation for firm’s report to SRA
Employment tribunal rules that firm’s report to regulator was privileged and immune from legal action.
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NewsHigh profile solicitor to quit UK after SRA fine
Legal commentator Kerry Underwood hits out at ‘frankly oppressive’ AML regime after agreeing to pay financial penalty.
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NewsDozens of jobs lost as Home Counties firm shuts suddenly
Lennons Solicitors, with offices in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, closes following a 'series of difficult circumstances'.
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OpinionCompulsory ethics training may help to fix the problem
The ethical crisis in the legal profession may be overstated - but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.
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NewsMemery Crystal closing following listed owner's collapse
Memery Crystal's owner RBG Group has been officially removed from the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsGovernment hiring lawyers for Post Office scandal response
Minister confirms government will take some responsibility for redress schemes away from Post Office.
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NewsNorth east firms merge to form £40m business
Two firms in London also announce they will join forces.
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NewsSolicitor's campaign wins paid leave for baby loss
Government set to add paid bereavement leave to workers' rights legislation.
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NewsSRA under fire for ignoring ‘legal intimidation’ tactics
Lloyd Hatton MP and lawyer campaigner Dan Neidle speak out against law firms being used as 'hired guns'.
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NewsLaw firms repay millions to failed litigation funder
Administrators of VFS Legal reveal that they are likely to exceed fees estimate of £1.5m.
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NewsLegal Services Board plots ethics overhaul amid evidence standards are slipping
Umbrella watchdog is concerned that lawyers are apathetic about - or even actively ignoring - ethics.
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NewsLandmark ruling streamlines motor finance cases
Lawyers say decision streamlines legal action against finance companies.
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NewsCity lawyers attack SRA's 'instinct to overregulate'
City of London Law Society says there is no realistic alternative to firms holding client money.