All articles by John Hyde – Page 241
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NewsLegal comparison site ready to open with 150 firms on board
Website allows consumers and SMEs to compare firms on quality and cost.
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NewsMoJ stands firm on court fee hikes
Government will consider findings of report but says cost of courts remains ‘unsustainably high’.
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NewsMPs call for 'substantial' cut in employment tribunal fees
Justice committee also wants recent increase in divorce fee petitions rescinded.
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NewsLaw Society proposes 9% PC fee cut for 2016/17
Cost of practising certificate fee will have fallen 24% since 2014.
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NewsCharity publishes complaint to SRA against Baker Small
Letter comes as more details emerge of councils’ response to social media gaffe.
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NewsCourt finds Leigh Day breached duty of care to Trafigura claimant
Firm made an agreement for 23,000 of the pollution victims to be paid their share of the settlement sum, leaving 6,624 claimants with nothing.
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NewsUS-listed loss adjuster to offer ‘end-to-end solution’ for claims
Crawford & Company applies for SRA licensing as alternative business structure.
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OpinionWill lawyers really have a role in the online court?
It’s nice of Briggs LJ to include lawyers, but it feels like a token gesture.
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News'Your solicitor rips you off' – CMC told to pull provocative ad
Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint from solicitor.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman names all firms subject to complaint decisions
List published of investigations and remedies for all 1,673 firms and lawyers investigated last year.
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NewsLaw firm sorry for gloating tweets on win over parents
Practice vows to take ‘full and appropriate action’ after a picture of a yawning kitten appeared on its feed.
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NewsBriggs: online courts will not offer second-class legal service
‘I am not looking at this as creating a lawyer-free zone,’ says judge charged with civil justice review.
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NewsProven fraud costing motorists £4 a year, say claimants
Campaigners say insurers distort figures by including suspected fraud in overall data.
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NewsWithy King targets new markets after City merger
Linkup with Royds will place combined firm in the UK top 100.
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NewsSumption warns against ‘insular’ attitude of specialisation
Supreme Court judge says practice of law should involve applying common techniques and instincts.
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NewsLeave anti-money laundering guidance to us – Law Society
Chancery Lane also warns that changing the consent regime could ‘criminalise vast swathes of ordinary business activity’.
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NewsVenture capitalists set to lose £3.5m following law firm’s collapse
Administrator’s report also says unsecured creditors of GT Law to get 14.4p in the pound.
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NewsConflict of interest ex-solicitor fined £2k by SRA
Emma Kate Dancer had continued to act for lender and borrower clients.
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NewsDozens suspended for MedCo whiplash panel breach
MedCo was set up last year as part of the government’s programme to clamp down on fraudulent road traffic claims.
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NewsSolicitors dig in for battle on PI reforms
Lord Faulks told lawyers last week that the Ministry of Justice intends to press ahead with proposals to scrap general damages for whiplash claims and raise the small claims limit.