All articles by John Hyde – Page 222
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NewsSociety calls for more detail on compliance waivers
Regulator wants to simplify regulatory regime and encourage innovation.
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NewsClaims manager who owes MoJ £560k banned from running a company
Christopher White’s company found to have pressured clients into signing contracts.
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News£2 damages winner faces costs bill for nine-day hearing
Mr Justice Leggatt says offer to settle was a ‘game changer’ which cast subsequent pursuit of the claim in a different light.
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NewsClaims handler plans ABS with firms to survive PI reforms
NAHL confirms it will play a more ‘proactive role’ in the entire conduct and financing of a case.
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NewsLitigation funder reports bumper 2016 as market continues to grow
Burford Capital reports operating profits up 61% to £102m.
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NewsDirect Line puts 30 claims handler jobs at risk
Motor insurer responding to rapidly changing small claims environment.
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NewsSRA denies abuse of process to discipline fraud victim
Regulator proceeds with two allegations against solicitor who has already been pursued in High Court.
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NewsBusiness courts reorganised in face of international competition
Specialist civil courts to be known as the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales.
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NewsJobs threatened as Minster Law closes home base
Redundancies likely as Yorkshire operation centralises to cut overheads.
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Legal ‘Siri’ gives insurance customers instant access to support
‘Grace’ is described as a ‘learning-driven’ app designed for business customers and powered by IBM Watson technology.
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NewsLegal services market shrinks for the first time since financial crisis – report
Turnover declined by 5.2% in 2016, with the bar the hardest hit, according to research by consultancy IRN.
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NewsClaims farmer fined £270k for making 22m unwanted calls
Consent was treated as 'an administrative box-ticking exercise', information watchdog rules.
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NewsLitigation funder offers lending package for court fees
Two-year-old firm says it can reduce firms’ dependence on overdraft borrowing.
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NewsLawyers deny PI discount rate ‘conspiracy’ to hike fees
APIL backs Truss decision on compensation as chancellor Philip Hammond warns of potential costs to the NHS.
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OpinionSRA and transparency: 'do as we say, not as we do'
The regulator is vulnerable to accusations of hypocrisy after shutting out the public and journalists.
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NewsSRA closes board meetings to public
Ban on attendance comes as the regulator prepares to make major decisions affecting the legal profession.
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NewsNearly 500 law firms targeted by fraudsters in new email scam
SRA warns solicitors to be wary after revealing increasing numbers of reports of attempted cyber-crime.
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NewsJackson: solicitors tell me costs budgeting is working
Appeal court judge is set to report at the end of July on the potential for increasing the scope of the fixed costs regime.
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NewsRegulator told PII reforms must not threaten trust in legal profession
Battle lines set to be drawn over the potential reduction in professional indemnity insurance minimum terms.
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NewsProlific LiP’s case partly struck out to give her a helping hand
High Court judge says claimant should treat his strike-out as a form of legal advice.