All articles by John Hyde – Page 301
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NewsHong Kong law chief plays down crisis
Justice secretary Rimsky Yuen defends system amid political unrest.
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NewsWhite collar crime reform considered
Attorney general tells Gazette of concerns too many directors are avoiding punishment even when their companies have broken the law.
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NewsJudicial review plans prompt parliamentary alarm
Lords will debate Criminal Justice and Courts Bill next week.
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NewsMergers push DWF to £51.5m profit
Accounts, taking the firm up to April 2014, are the first reported since the acquisitions of 2012-13.
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OpinionGrayling doesn’t need to be a lawyer
Whether or not he has the right credentials, Grayling’s education shouldn’t preclude him from lord chancellor role.
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NewsMunby urges radical reform of family courts
The president of the Family Division says the child arrangement programme, which came into effect in April, requires a new approach to private law cases.
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NewsNHS litigation spend shows poor care, Hunt
The health secretary targets better care to bring down costs of compensation.
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NewsWills complaint scheme ‘bare minimum’, says ombudsman
Chief ombudsman Adam Sampson today suggests a voluntary scheme for unregulated providers.
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NewsNon-lawyer lord chancellor is a ‘benefit’ – Grayling
Justice secretary rejects as ‘misplaced’ the idea that a lawyer would have chosen to retain legal aid as it was before LASPO.
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NewsECHR ‘no guarantee’ of rights respect – attorney general
Jeremy Wright outlines UK’s limited options in renegotiating human rights position.
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As it happened: Chris Grayling on role of lord chancellor
Live blogging from Chris Grayling’s appearance before the House of Lords Constitution Committee. The subject? The thorny issue of the role of the Lord Chancellor.
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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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NewsCMCs face backlog of up to 10 months
Revelation follows calls for more training to equip judges inexperienced in costs.
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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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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.