All articles by John Hyde – Page 287
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NewsRegulator names firms in PII probe
Two firms should have closed last year because they did not have a valid insurance policy.
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News‘No evidence’ of risk from online divorce services
Research by consumer group finds high satisfaction levels with both online and face-to-face services.
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NewsLitigation funder expects windfall from £136m ‘pre-Jackson bulge’
Chief executive of Burford Capital says UK lawyers are not grasping opportunities.
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NewsMany lawyers unaware of how PC funds regulation
Four in ten solicitors do not realise they pay for the Legal Services Board and ombudsman.
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NewsVara brushes off calls for urgent LASPO review
Minister also hits back at ‘huge amount of misunderstanding’ over legal aid eligibility.
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NewsListed legal business ready for further acquisitions
Fairpoint keen on further expansion after buying Leeds-headquartered Simpson Millar last year.
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OpinionQS drifts towards normality
The company that promised to turn the legal world upside down has had to retreat.
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NewsJudges removed from office after viewing porn at work
Investigation concludes conduct was ‘inexcusable misuse of judicial IT accounts and wholly unacceptable’.
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NewsNoise-induced hearing loss a disease, High Court rules
Judge rejects ‘opportunistic attempt’ to reduce solicitors' success fees.
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NewsQuindell confirms £640m sale is on table
Statement to London Stock Exchange says ‘a number’ of deal structures have been discussed with Slater and Gordon, as Vince Cable reportedly enquires about collapse of Quindell’s share price last April.
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NewsQS chief: ‘we grew too quickly’
High-profile links with high street chain WH Smith and US online legal services provider LegalZoom have ended.
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NewsLaw school says it is first university to apply for ABS
Nottingham Law School aims to give students insight into practising as lawyers.
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NewsFirms eye acquisitions with bank financing secured
Express Solicitors and Switalskis Solicitors both seeking to expand this year.
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NewsClifford Chance appoints new Big Four auditor
Resignation of Deloitte confirmed in letter to Companies House.
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NewsInsurance giant RSA moves into law
Firm joins the likes of Direct Line and Ageas in providing legal services through alternative business structure.
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NewsSolicitors to require mandatory ‘statement of competence’
The statement forms part of the new approach to the education and training of solicitors, moving away from a prescriptive system.
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NewsSRA overrides opposition to ditch insolvency regulation
Four out of five respondents to a consultation opposed plan to cease regulating solicitor IPs.
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NewsMPs lambast civil legal aid reforms
Justice committee’s devastating report on part 1 of LASPO highlights botched implementation and calls for policy review.
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NewsLSB sounds death knell for handling client money
Regulators are looking at system in France, where lawyers are prevented from holding client money.
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NewsSRA wins plaudits for complaints-handling
Auditor says fall in complaints about the regulator is ‘likely’ to reflect better performance.