All articles by John Hyde – Page 256
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NewsMoJ lifts threshold for naming third-party JR funders
Third parties must be spending £3,000 to be named as backers of a judicial review.
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NewsJudges get more complaints but fewer investigations
Most complaints about judges and magistrates relate to decisions which can be challenged only through the courts.
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NewsTop-25 firm tells solicitors they can work from home
Addleshaws will implement the home-working policy in Leeds, London and Manchester.
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NewsClaimants urge NHSLA to settle after High Court costs win
Firm now says it has 85 costs claims still be settled on the issue, with several more expected from other practices.
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NewsMoJ seeks to pave way for new wave of ABSs
‘In practice, ABS businesses have not been shown to attract any greater regulatory risk than traditional law firms’ – justice minister Lord Faulks.
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NewsMasterCard faces record £19bn card charges claim
Credit card company has said it ‘firmly disagrees’ with the basis of the claim filed following Consumer Rights Act.
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NewsGloating tweet firm ‘undermined tribunal system’ – MP
House of Commons hears of new allegation about conduct of local authority firm Baker Small.
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NewsSolicitor leaves profession after lying on his CV
Michael McCooe was dishonest about his qualifications and international admittance.
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NewsMoJ still unsure on employment tribunal fees review
Minister says fees introduced in 2013 have brought ‘right kind of behavioural change’.
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NewsCourt of Appeal to hear key connecting-flight refund case
Lawyers hope for ‘definitive ruling on what has proven to be a vexed issue’.
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NewsFirm hails ‘clear message’ to defendants over interim costs
Ruling is believed to be first written judgment applying 2013 changes to costs rules.
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NewsLaw firms given all clear on lobbying
All organisations involved in the business of consultant lobbying, as defined by legislation passed in 2014, have to sign up to a register or risk facing criminal proceedings.
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NewsLosing litigants stashing billions in offshore funds, say lawyers
Vast majority of private practice lawyers say their clients are not paid the full sum awarded.
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OpinionThrow consumers to the wolves. It’s cheaper
Of course the unregulated legal sector is cheaper. That’s why it’s such a danger to clients.
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NewsParabis directors blameless as creditor dividend slashed
Total owed to unsecured creditors has soared to £114m – they will get back just 1p in the pound.
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NewsLondon firm reported to SRA after £17k email case settlement
Litigant had objected after personal emails were accessed by lawyers working on the other side.
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NewsLaw centres field Brexit concerns from EU citizens
Queries have included asking whether people will have to leave the UK immediately.
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NewsSRA chief laments ‘claims-harvesting’ activities
Suspicion remains that firms continue to flout the spirit – if not the letter – of referral fee ban.
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NewsLeave regulation alone while lawyers deal with Brexit – Society
Law Society chief executive Catherine Dixon tells MPs now is not the time to contemplate sweeping changes to the Legal Services Act.