All articles by John Hyde – Page 267
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NewsFirst4Lawyers: we’re recovering from ‘tumultuous change’ in PI market
Profit before tax fell from £2.626m to £2.2m in the course of the 2014/15 financial year.
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NewsBriggs review: online court needed to cut out lawyers
Interim report says online dispute resolution would remove ‘disproportionate cost of using lawyers’.
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NewsDecision postponed on proposal for new October bill of costs
Civil Procedure Rule Committee says recommendations of costs experts will require more time to analyse.
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NewsLaw firm business pioneer dies aged 56
Cheshire firm Aaron & Partners announces the sudden death of its chief executive Andy Duxbury.
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NewsCreditors bear £300m cost of law firm collapses
Returns in the legal sector well below the average when controversial pre-pack administrations are deployed.
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NewsCo-op puts legal business ‘at heart of rebuild’ with first buy-up
Retail giant announces acquisition of Collective Legal Solution Group to create 'alternative channel' to wills market.
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News‘Dishonesty claims that fail should incur penalties’
Carol Ravenscroft was awarded £3,500 at Manchester County Court last month after suffering injuries caused by a falling wardrobe at an Ikea store.
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NewsAllen & Overy shells out £2.9m to highest paid partner
Bonuses also see a big increase during last financial year.
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NewsMoJ undecided on scope of small-claims limit increase
Meeting between lawyers and justice officials reveals more detail on government plans for personal injury.
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NewsNow Slater and Gordon’s lenders want to see the books
Embattled firm confirms the appointment of McGrathNicol as independent adviser to its banking syndicate.
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OpinionMerger mania can be a road to ruin
The dramatic downfall of Parabis shows big is not always beautiful.
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NewsFunder stakes £30m to back PLC’s litigation portfolio
New arrangement will see Burford take on company’s legal costs in return for a portion of the proceeds from the litigation matters.
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NewsParabis: unsecured creditors set to lose £46m as scale of collapse laid bare
Administrators’ report lays bare the full story behind the pioneering group that ended up with debts of around £120m.
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NewsConsumer champions unveil fixed-fee comparison site
Legal Beagles founders branch out with comparison website for services such as divorce and probate.
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NewsClifford Chance reports £34m dip in European income
LLP accounts show that the magic circle firm's senior executives took less in pay last year as profits stagnated.
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NewsUncertainty over PI claims portal as changes put on hold
Government’s imminent consultation on personal injury forces a halt to proposed portal developments.
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NewsStorm floods close three courts in northern England
No information yet on when affected courts are likely to re-open.
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NewsInsurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering
Firm will offer a range of services from conveyancing to personal injury.
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NewsLitigation funder pledges money to probe merits of case
Funds will meet the costs of an opinion from a solicitor and, if the case has merits, from counsel also.
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NewsBogus solicitor posed as family specialist for 11 months
Susan Tindall deceived a father involved in maintenance and custody proceedings with his ex-partner.