All articles by John Hyde – Page 3
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NewsCourt orders document return after firm sent wrong files to opponent
Files included confidential and privileged information that defendant wanted to keep.
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NewsSolicitor cleared but paralegal barred over misleading emails
Solicitor had denied authorising misleading emails about conveyancing transactions.
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NewsGovernment pressed to rule out fixed costs for housing cases
MoJ has ruled out any change until at least 2028, but should the exemption go further?
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NewsUnderlying profits rise at Knights - along with redundancy costs
Listed national firm also reveals that 'churn' of fee-earner staff has more than halved in a year.
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NewsSolicitor cleared of telling client to fabricate defence in cricket match-fixing case
No evidence to show that criminal lawyer Shahid Ali encouraged his client, a former professional cricketer, to lie.
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NewsUS giant ordered to pay £8,000 for ‘unreasonable’ disclosure delay
Judge also criticises Quinn Emanuel's aborted attempt to have employment claim struck out.
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NewsThousands more cases to be piled onto creaking ET system
Volume of new cases going through arbitration and tribunal predicted to increase by 17% under Employment Rights Act.
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OpinionCould we learn from Toronto’s £500m courthouse?
As David Lammy heads to Toronto to witness court reforms that introduced judge-only trials, a chance to revisit John Hyde’s trip to the Ontario Court of Justice last autumn.
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NewsFormer London coroner to face SDT over allegedly misleading conduct
Solicitor was removed from coronial office in 2023 for 'downplaying misconduct allegations'.
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NewsWatchdog sanctions claims firms for misleading ads
Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country’s leading insurers.
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NewsAxiom Ince insurers sue SRA over failure to stop £64.5m client losses
Firm went into administration in October 2023 leaving hundreds of clients out of pocket.
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NewsSRA to pay £160,000 costs after 'misconceived' pursuit of veteran solicitor
Regulator’s case ‘lacked any proper foundation in law or fact’, tribunal rules.
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NewsLaw firms could face AML double jeopardy, tribunal warns
SDT responds to plan for Financial Conduct Authority to take over regulation of anti-money laundering activity.
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NewsHill Dicks scores: Everton stadium sponsor reveals double-digit profit growth
Hill Dickinson has attracted significant publicity after becoming football club’s stadium naming partner.
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NewsTop earner at global firm paid £7m
Global firm increased turnover in every region where it operates.
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NewsWatchdog names CMC under investigation after failed judicial review
My Claims Group says it is pausing new customer sign-ups while it updates its procedures.
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NewsSRA responds to claim solicitor barred over suicide attempt
Regulator says people struggling with their mental health are treated with the ‘utmost care’.
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NewsRegional firms snapped up in £70m acquisition blitz, accounts reveal
Lawfront’s payroll passes 1,000 as huge investments are made into consolidator business.
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NewsSolicitors get costs boost with rise in guideline hourly rates
All Grade C fee-earners now expected to be charging at least £200 an hour.
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NewsMeet the Ukrainian lawyer who fled bombs to start afresh in the UK
Stanislav Shevchenko ran a successful law firm in Ukraine but his life changed overnight.