All articles by John Hyde – Page 249
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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.
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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’.