All articles by John Hyde – Page 22
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NewsGovernment seeks ‘tougher’ regulation of claims firms by SRA
Justice minister says consumers should receive clear and timely information about funding arrangements.
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NewsExodus of top judges continues as Lord Reed announces retirement
Lord Reed, already the longest-serving president of the Supreme Court, will step down in 2027.
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NewsSolicitor who tried to involve junior in dishonesty is struck off
Legal executive reported matter to partner as she felt uncomfortable about email exchanges.
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NewsStop referencing fake case citations, judges warned
Practice risks embedding bogus ‘authorities’ as precedents, creating a growing body of misinformation.
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NewsSerial fare dodger loses Mazur challenge in court
Judge finds lay prosecutors have rights of audience through ‘practice and convention’.
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NewsJenrick replaced as shadow justice secretary by Nick Timothy
Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform confirmed on Thursday afternoon.
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NewsSolicitors’ withdrawal no excuse for missing budget deadline, rules court
Judge says there was no good reason for defendant not being aware of crucial deadline.
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NewsUK branch of leading Chinese firm closes and files for administration
SRA register confirms Zhong Lun is in the process of closing in England.
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NewsCourt orders document return after firm sent wrong files to opponent
Files included confidential and privileged information that defendant wanted to keep.
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NewsGovernment pressed to rule out fixed costs for housing cases
MoJ has ruled out any change until at least 2028, but should the exemption go further?
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NewsUnderlying profits rise at Knights - along with redundancy costs
Listed national firm also reveals that 'churn' of fee-earner staff has more than halved in a year.
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NewsSolicitor cleared of telling client to fabricate defence in cricket match-fixing case
No evidence to show that criminal lawyer Shahid Ali encouraged his client, a former professional cricketer, to lie.
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NewsUS giant ordered to pay £8,000 for ‘unreasonable’ disclosure delay
Judge also criticises Quinn Emanuel's aborted attempt to have employment claim struck out.
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NewsThousands more cases to be piled onto creaking ET system
Volume of new cases going through arbitration and tribunal predicted to increase by 17% under Employment Rights Act.
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OpinionCould we learn from Toronto’s £500m courthouse?
As David Lammy heads to Toronto to witness court reforms that introduced judge-only trials, a chance to revisit John Hyde’s trip to the Ontario Court of Justice last autumn.
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NewsFormer London coroner to face SDT over allegedly misleading conduct
Solicitor was removed from coronial office in 2023 for 'downplaying misconduct allegations'.
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NewsWatchdog sanctions claims firms for misleading ads
Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country’s leading insurers.
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NewsAxiom Ince insurers sue SRA over failure to stop £64.5m client losses
Firm went into administration in October 2023 leaving hundreds of clients out of pocket.
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NewsSRA to pay £160,000 costs after 'misconceived' pursuit of veteran solicitor
Regulator’s case ‘lacked any proper foundation in law or fact’, tribunal rules.
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NewsLaw firms could face AML double jeopardy, tribunal warns
SDT responds to plan for Financial Conduct Authority to take over regulation of anti-money laundering activity.