All articles by John Hyde – Page 297
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NewsLSB declines to cut minimum PII cover
Oversight regulator sticks with current minimum of £2m and £3m for incorporated firms and LLPs.
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OpinionSRA needs to gain trust of small firms
Warm words are great, but it will take time to win round solicitors.
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NewsMoJ to press ahead with criminal legal aid reforms
‘Depressing day’ for practitioners as government takes forward contracts and fee cuts.
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NewsCommons braced for JR vote
Lobbying under way as MPs prepare to debate part four of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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NewsSRA pledges new focus on helping small firms
Regulator admits some small firms and sole practitioners believe it does not understand their business.
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NewsQuindell director forced to terminate shares agreement
Laurence Moorse had not met a margin call in agreement with Equities First Holdings.
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NewsFunding secured for Tesco shareholder class action
Retail giant had told the stock market that its previous profit announcement to investors was overstated by £263m.
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NewsSkeleton arguments ‘not rocket science’ – Jackson
Architect of civil litigation reforms expresses frustration at ‘rambling prolixity’.
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NewsTribunal powers a ‘lawyers’ charter’, say peers
The Consumer Rights Bill will give the Competition Appeal Tribunal power to hear collective claims and approve collective settlements.
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NewsSRA earmarks ‘level playing field’ between firms and ABSs
Regulator unveils proposals to drop the separate business rule.
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NewsTreasury presses on with direct tax recovery
Government insists ‘robust new safeguards’ will address concerns raised in consultation.
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NewsJudge takes £2,240 off costs bill for late submission
High Court heard late statement of costs was a breach of rules but decided against denying relief from sanctions.
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NewsTrowers profits up but partners answer £1.8m cash call
City firm’s staff costs down by more than £1.5m as headcount falls from 527 in 2013 to 506 in 2014.
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NewsSRA to scrap PC fee renewal system
Regulator’s business plan for 2015 admits mySRA ‘neither straightforward nor simple’ to use.
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NewsMoJ ‘out of touch with reality’ over cuts – spending watchdog
National Audit Office report finds savings on track – but the government did not understand wider impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsSolicitor fabricated litigation in three-year deception
‘Good reason’ to believe solicitor was acting against client’s interests, High Court hears.
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NewsSarah bill: peer withdraws whiplash curb amendment
Measure in Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill would have abolished damages payments for less-serious claims.
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NewsConsumer watchdog under fire over McKenzie friend stance
MP: ‘Somebody can toddle along, say they are a McKenzie friend and start undermining and undercutting solicitors.’
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NewsChief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe
MoJ confirms Sampson suspended following investigation over governance issues.