All articles by John Hyde – Page 321
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NewsUS entrant offers Twitter-style legal advice
Smartphone service promises to reach out to clients who have never contacted a lawyer before.
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NewsRegulation harming innovation – LSB research
Legal Services Board reports unease with current regulatory arrangements.
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News117 firms face closure after insurance failure
SRA says it has finalised efforts to identify firms that failed to secure professional indemnity insurance.
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NewsCourt of Appeal cites Mitchell to refuse relief
Landmark costs case involving Tory MP starts to filter through the court system.
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NewsShort-term prisoners should get the vote, says committee
Cross-party group responds to European Court of Human Rights decision on prisoners’ right to vote.
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OpinionInsurers found guilty over premiums cost
PI lawyers took the flak but insurers now face their own damning verdict.
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Scottish legal brand ‘still strong’
Leader defends Scottish legal profession following the impending disappearance of Dundas & Wilson.
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NewsManchester law firm calls in administrators
Firm is latest in the north-west to run into trouble.
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NewsCMS completes takeover deal for Dundas & Wilson
Deal agreed by partners which will eventually see Scottish firm disappear altogether.
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NewsOmbudsman ‘concerned’ at SRA file retention plan
Legal complaints handler accepts relatively few will be affected, but says move could harm access to justice.
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NewsCode for litigation funding ‘toothless’, says critic
Calls for tighter rules on an industry now worth £1bn worldwide.
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NewsProfits at Trowers fall by £10m after office move
International firm is cautious about prospects for 2013/14.
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NewsWragges confirms merger with Lawrence Graham
Two firms to come together after partnership vote.
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News‘Substantial’ number of firms not revealing PII status - SRA
Regulator threatens legal action against firms that have not provided evidence of their professional indemnity insurance cover.
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NewsAccountants approved to enter legal sector
ICAEW to be granted power to license alternative business structures.
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News‘Flat’ complaint figures could signal better client care
The prospective head of the Office for Legal Complaints suggests law firms are improving service levels.
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NewsIPReg authorised to regulate ABS entities
Intellectual property lawyers given option to bring in non-legal owners.
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NewsCanada bar chief keeps open mind on ABSs
Fred Headon said the profession is looking closely at the UK and Australia as it decides whether to back non-lawyer ownership of firms.
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NewsSRA ‘doing decent job’ regulating the City
As recently as 2009, the Smedley report suggested the SRA was ill-equipped to regulate City firms.
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NewsNational eLawyers network slimmed down
The plan was to pool resources from each member firm to fund a £2m advertising campaign and distribute the resulting PI claims.