All articles by John Hyde – Page 309
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NewsSlater stumped by Cook’s collapse
Perhaps a law firm chose the wrong time to display its name on the England cricket captain’s bat.
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OpinionWhere’s the apology for Mitchell chaos?
It cannot just be district judges and opportunistic solicitors to blame for the mess the original Mitchell judgment caused.
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News‘Unprecedented’ clinical negligence claims as PI firms migrate
NHS Litigation Authority says new claims have shot up with some firms charging ‘excessive’ costs.
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NewsCobbetts administration costs top £1m as creditors wait
To date, £3.9m has been received as part of the sale of the business and certain assets.
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NewsFirm wins court battle over legal contract tender
DWF issued proceedings against the Insolvency Service over a tendering exercise for contracts worth up to £50m.
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NewsSRA warns in-house lawyers not to mislead third parties
Regulator has received ‘a number of complaints' about debt recovery letters.
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NewsMinister: I didn’t know about student loan letters
David Willetts said the use of a debt-recovery letters practice had not been brought to his attention before media reports last week.
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NewsSociety turns to LSB after board clears cover reform
Minimum PII cover set to fall from £2m to £500,000, after SRA vote.
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Appeal judge’s anger at ‘depressing litigation’
Lord Justice Tomlinson ‘unhesitatingly’ allows appeal after the original judge had stopped a case for non-service within four-month period.
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NewsDyson: Mitchell guidance ‘misunderstood and misapplied’
Master of the rolls upholds trio of appeals in bid to bring clarity to position. Watch the broadcast, in association with Sky News.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman demands CFA complaints action
The ombudsman demands to know when legal regulators plan to act on consumer complaints about conditional fee agreements.
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NewsCity leader warns of legal dangers of Scottish ‘yes’ vote
Alasdair Douglas, himself a Scot, tells lawyers he is ‘deeply troubled’ by the referendum and its effect on the legal framework of the UK.
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NewsMPs urge compulsory sharing of whiplash fraud data
Fourth report of transport committee says some solicitors 'playing the system'.
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OpinionPII arguments fall on deaf ears
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s plan has one more hurdle to clear.
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NewsRegulator approves PII reform
SRA board says reduction in minimum cover to £500,000 would cut premiums by 5%.
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NewsStudent Loans Company suspends misleading recovery letters
Letters included the phrase ‘we are instructed by our client’.
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NewsSimpson Millar begins post-buyout acquisition spree
The consumer firm, which became part of the Fairpoint Group last month, has snapped up Bristol-based Foster & Partners.
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NewsSRA braced for another big intervention
Compensation Fund contributions set to fall sharply, but regulator wary of pressure on reserves.
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NewsGovernment tells Saatchi to amend innovation bill
Health minister Earl Howe gave broad support for the bill, which would lift liability restrictions for doctors who want to innovate in cancer treatments.
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NewsFirms urged to embrace new era for civil claims
Salford civil claims centre managers say complaints are down to around 60 a month.