All articles by John Hyde – Page 289
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NewsCaan: law firms in fear of private equity
Entrepreneur admits he met with ‘considerable resistance’ from staff at first – but says this has now changed.
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NewsMoJ’s legal aid plans blasted by its own consultant
Otterburn rejects the way the government calculated its figures and expresses concerns about the resulting number of contracts to be offered.
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NewsQuindell downgrades forecast but deafness claims thrive
Group says it has driven down the cost of industrial deafness claims, with income 31% less than estimates by insurers.
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NewsChallenge on legal aid for inquests
Joanna Letts, whose brother Christopher died after bring hit by a train, claims the guidance is flawed.
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NewsCMCs face backlog of up to 10 months
Revelation follows calls for more training to equip judges inexperienced in costs.
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NewsSRA warning on money laundering
Regulator also ready to discuss changes to firms holding client money.
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NewsCourt lifts £1.6m freezing order against City solicitor
‘No real risk of dissipation of assets’, says judge.
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NewsLaw firm creates ‘in-house’ barristers chambers
Cartwright King says the arrangement is the first of its kind in the country.
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NewsHigh Court refuses withdrawal of settlement offer
Mr Justice Leggatt says it was ‘wrong in principle’ for defendant to make its application without notice to the claimant.
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OpinionLib Dems go to their graves full of regret
A time in government presented a chance for a Liberal agenda at the MoJ – that chance has been wasted.
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NewsSurvey to test legal regulation costs ‘hypothesis’
The Legal Services Board will conduct a survey to get views on whether regulation costs too much.
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NewsWinehouse row coroner sanctioned by SRA
Solicitor found to have breached six rules or principles following furore over Amy Winehouse inquest.
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NewsCourt enforces German law on damages case
Gaynor Winrow had lived in Germany for eight years at time of road traffic accident.
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NewsCourt of Appeal throws out QASA challenge
Master of the rolls says the scheme does not undermine the independence of the advocate or the judiciary.
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NewsFirm wants laser surgery law reform after £500k win
Current guidelines should be mandatory, says firm acting for woman who claims surgery left her needing to wear dark glasses.
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NewsCable attacks Tories for ‘ruthless’ employment laws
Up to a million left without employment rights, business secretary says.
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NewsHughes promises action on litigants in person
Justice minister assures party conference of announcements 'in the very near future'.
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NewsKPMG ‘will not compete with big law practices’
The firm has outlined plans to triple its current number of lawyers to 150 within three years.
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Slew of mergers before end of PII renewal period
Practices across England and Wales announced mergers in advance of the 1 October renewal deadline.
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