All articles by John Hyde – Page 23
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NewsOmbudsman warns lawyers over CFA costs deductions
Complaints handler says firms should provide bills even if the client has misplaced originals.
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NewsAdministrators and SRA found collapsed Liverpool firm's office empty
Business with £37m debts was put into administration by litigation funder.
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NewsListed group reports £5.7m half-year loss
Share price plummets as RBG Holdings confirms gloomy results for first half of 2024.
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NewsSolicitor colleagues fined £30k over client care failings
Partner and solicitor at London firm both vowed to change working practices after SRA prosecutions.
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NewsConfirmed: SRA wins approval for 270% comp fund increase
Firms will pay £2,220 into compensation fund next year compared to £600 in 2024.
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NewsSDT dismisses allegations against City firm over AML checks
Tribunal rules that firm did not have to carry out enhanced due diligence.
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NewsCo-op Legal Services continues upward trajectory
Thousands more cases being opened in the first half of 2024 - with further growth targeted.
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NewsSRA plans will force firms into financial ruin, warns Law Society
Society says new fining powers do not have proper safeguards and monitoring.
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NewsFirm avoids wasted costs order over dishonest PI claim
Judge says solicitors cannot be expected to trawl claimants’ social media accounts.
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NewsSRA lambasted by biggest local law society over fining power plans
Birmingham Law Society committee says there is no independence built into SRA proposals.
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News‘I grew up with war’: Lebanon lawyer says work goes on as bombs drop
Lawyers in Lebanon avoiding travel as conflict between Hezbollah and Israel intensifies.
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NewsGulf private equity swoops on top family firm
Investor with background in luxury and technology-enabled businesses moves into legal services.
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NewsLawyers’ delight as ‘Hillsborough Law’ set to go before parliament
Campaigners say they will not give up until changes to impose a legal duty of candour are on the statute book.
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NewsCity solicitors say SRA fining powers plan may be unlawful
City of London Law Society says proposals appear to have been badly thought through.
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NewsSerial litigant’s history does not make claim vexatious, rules tribunal
Claimant accepted he had brought multiple claims after failing with previous job applications.
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NewsSRA halts search for new chair in push for stability
Anna Bradley had been due to leave this year but is staying on until 2026.
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NewsFirms to be required to publish all price information online
CILEx Regulation receives approval from Legal Services Board to alter its requirements on firms.
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NewsSRA 'failed to explain' roll anomaly to complainant
Senthuran Thirugnanasampanthar asked the regulator for clarification about whether a solicitor he had instructed in Singapore was on the roll.
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NewsTalks ongoing about guideline hourly rates for counsel
Lord Justice Birss says there needs to be a better way to assess counsel fees.
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NewsCoA rejects retrial despite judge's 'loss of temper'
Appeal judges say majority of complaints about judge’s antagonistic approach were unfounded.