All articles by John Hyde – Page 242
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NewsClaims management companies targeted by raids
MoJ unit says it took swift and decisive action against 'sham firms'.
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OpinionUnnecessary is the new black in PI claims
Who needs to prove fraud when you can simply deem claims unnecessary?
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NewsGo out and win hearts and minds – APIL chief
Incoming president calls on lawyers to win public opinion to force government climbdown.
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NewsHigh Court allows advocacy fees for case settled on the day
Recorder refused to award fee, saying the case was settled before the final contested hearing had commenced.
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NewsAPIL 2016: no retreat on personal injury reform, says justice minister
Lord Faulks offers few olive branches to PI sector in keynote speech.
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OpinionBreathing space for Slater and Gordon – just
It's a tonic for staff that the firm has struck a deal with lenders, but executives face a daunting challenge to make the numbers add up.
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NewsSlater and Gordon rescued by new lender agreement
Deal with banks to restructure debt repayments over the next three years.
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Hillsborough solicitor hails unexpected inquest verdict
Elkan Abrahamson, whose Liverpool firm Jackson Canter represented 20 families, said the jury’s findings of unlawful killing came as a ‘welcome surprise’.
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NewsPII costs fall – but attempted fraud is rampant, Law Society reveals
A quarter of firms were hit by scammers last year according to Chancery Lane's annual PII survey.
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News‘Immensely prosperous’ lawyers not tempted to the bench – LCJ
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd tells peers of problems recruiting High Court judges.
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NewsLaw Society queries guidance on complaint signposting
'Unnecessary' consultation could lead to duplicate guidance, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsAlan Blacker/Lord Harley has SRA claim struck out
Solicitor-advocate challenged regulator over release of information following FoI request.
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NewsSusskind: ‘you have five years to reinvent the legal profession’
Professor says law schools are ‘churning out 20th-century lawyers’ rather than preparing young people for the future.
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NewsJustice ministers ‘clear’ UK will stay member of ECHR
Position at odds with the statement this week from the home secretary Theresa May.
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NewsHillsborough verdict: solicitors for families call for urgent inquiry into criminal liability
Inquest jury delivers verdict of unlawful killing – lawyers demand 'rigorous investigations' that will lead to criminal proceedings.
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NewsHMCTS cuts jobs despite steep rise in unpaid fines
£612m was owed to HM Courts & Tribunals Service in August 2015, up from £557m a year earlier.
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NewsCrucial privacy costs case heading to Supreme Court
Newspaper argues costs recoverability incompatible with European law.
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NewsJackson: let’s end ‘deadlock’ on new bill of costs
‘We still have a bill of costs that was identified as being seriously deficient many years ago.’
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NewsImmigration case fees hiked by up to 500%
Justice minister Dominic Raab says it is no longer fair that the taxpayer be expected to fund proceedings.