All articles by John Hyde – Page 262
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NewsGove gets to work on the courts and regulation
Justice secretary gives notice of radical reform programme including court closures and review of legal regulation.
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Judicial sackings almost double in a year
Total removed includes 19 magistrates, eight tribunal judges and five judges.
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NewsFirm ‘lacked high standards of conduct’ in client transfer bid
Lord chief justice refuses application to transfer representation for convicted client.
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NewsMedCo to face immediate review
Review of whiplash diagnosis scheme was due to start in September but concerned ministers have brought it forward
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NewsSRA praises ‘innovative’ Gateley as firm posts £60m revenue
Full-year turnover expected to have risen by 10% during period prior to listing.
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NewsAussies losing their grip on the Ashes
Could civil war break out over cricket at Slater and Gordon?
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NewsAccounts burden lifted from 1,000 smaller firms
New threshold for removing the requirement to submit accountants’ reports.
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NewsGove: legal aid ‘concerns are legitimate’ – but no concessions
Lord chancellor also pledges review of Legal Services Act to avoid ‘regulators falling over each other’s feet’.
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NewsComplaints fall at relocated London county court
HMCTS reveals £3.6m will be saved every year by move – but solicitors call for money to be reinvested.
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NewsTrade Union Bill to raise strike ballot threshold
Government says trade unions should have a bigger mandate from members to call industrial action.
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News'Force lawyers into pro bono' - think tank
Report says public have lost trust in legal profession and recommends free work as a way to re-establish it.
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NewsUnregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
Legal Services Board research finds potential clients confronted with services of unregulated providers.
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NewsSRA in renewed call to lower PII minimum
Last year the regulator’s proposal to cut compulsory cover to £500,000 from £2m was blocked by the Legal Services Board.
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NewsAuto-emails to boost feedback ‘integrity’ for solicitor review site
Legal services clients of Eclipse are to receive automated email messages asking them to rate the quality of service.
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NewsJackson refuses costs for ‘chaotic’ trial bundles
Lord Justice Jackson unhappy with help given to ‘hapless’ judge in piecing together case.
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NewsJudge rejects ‘draconian’ costs ruling against firm
Firm had put in a bill for £131,514 in costs for a case which took 115 hours to prepare.
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NewsTwo courts to close despite objections
Lord chancellor backs closure of Welsh magistrates’ courts currently being underused.
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NewsHardship fund proposed for small firms seeking to close
Fund is one of several ideas advanced by the SRA to continue reform of professional indemnity insurance.
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OpinionInnovation, apparently, is what you need
Innovation is one of those buzzwords that everyone espouses but it’s a process no one can pin down, least of all regulators.