All articles by John Hyde – Page 316
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NewsFirms face uncertainty as Berliner pulls plug
Solicitors face a race against time to find PII cover.
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NewsTear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB
The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator for the entire profession.
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NewsSRA plans referral checks on PI sector
Supervision officers to visit personal injury firms of all sizes to assess compliance with fee ban.
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OpinionPI firms should fear referral fee questions
Firms that assumed life would go as normal in spite of the referral fee ban need to act
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NewsMoJ puts regulation shake-up on hold
The government has dampened speculation about an imminent review of legal services regulation.
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News‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand
Some personal injury firms are ‘in a state of panic’ over a government review of their dealings with claims management companies.
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NewsGrayling sets out new JR restrictions
The government has set out proposals that would limit who is entitled to apply for a judicial review.
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NewsGrant admits claims management complaint move delay
Claims management complaints will not be brought under the Legal Ombudsman this year.
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NewsBarrass to leave SRA for Gibraltar post
The SRA has suffered its second high-profile loss in the space of four months.
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NewsGrieve leads GLS recruitment drive
Attorney general urges careers advisers to promote government in-house working.
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NewsLondon firm closed by SRA after contempt ruling
The regulator has acted quickly following a High Court ruling.
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NewsSuper-regulator rebukes SRA over consultation
The Legal Services Board has demanded the SRA immediately outlines its plans for next year’s fees.
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NewsPolice investigate suspicious death of former Durham solicitor
Around 30 detectives and police staff have been assigned to investigate the death of Peter Maine.
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NewsPrivate equity investors buy majority share in PI firm
Winn Solicitors is planning for ‘significant expansion’ after two private equity investors bought 60% of its holding company.
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NewsProbe into solicitor links with private investigators
The Information Commissioner today began an investigation into almost 100 clients of private investigators.
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OpinionNow available for weddings and bar mitzvahs
All journalists should be required to spend time listening to readers’ concerns, and we should do it more.
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NewsConsumer panel calls for single regulator
The Legal Services Consumer Panel says the regulatory regime is a maze for clients and a burden for lawyers.
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NewsEmpty court buildings left unsold
The Ministry of Justice has yet to sell 44 vacated court buildings, at a cost of millions of pounds to the taxpayer.
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NewsAirline ‘compensation culture’ fears
The airline industry has warned that a ‘compensation culture’ has been created for passengers taking advantage of new rules on flight delays.
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NewsKennedys in latest Anglo-Scottish merger
International firm Kennedys has announced a merger with one of Scotland’s biggest litigation firms.