All articles by John Hyde – Page 326
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OpinionSRA’s plans can only help the life of PII
Insurance proposals strike a Goldilocks balance between market freedom and consumer protection.
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NewsLitigants in person make life ‘infinitely more difficult’
Lady Justice Black says local authorities must provide extra bundles to make up for shortfall.
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NewsLawyers cutting corners in housing rush, says Ombudsman
Conveyancers seek changes to ensure compliance with stamp duty payment as complaints soar.
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NewsSRA targets £200k saving through report removal
Regulator is set to remove the mandatory requirement that firms must submit an annual accountant’s report.
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NewsSRA ready to slash minimum compulsory PII cover
The regulator will reduce the level of mandatory insurance cover from £2m to £500,000.
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NewsManchester firm dips into £4m fund to acquire practice
Express Solicitors taps into personal injury networking collective to complete acquisition.
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NewsQuickie Divorce site told to drop claim
Advertising watchdog rules that ‘leading providers’ claim could not be substantiated and was misleading.
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NewsSRA drops plan to ban unrated PII insurers
Decision announced as part of a wide-ranging review of regulation of solicitors.
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NewsFixed fee whiplash reports proposed
Justice minister Lord Faulks set out the proposed fees and a new protocol for RTA claims as part of a letter to key stakeholders.
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NewsContracts placed for Rolls Building IT
Thomson Reuters has signed a contract to install new technology by the end of 2015.
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NewsUniversity hires Clifford Chance head to build firm links
Tony King, who retires as director of the Clifford Chance Academy this summer, will act as special adviser and visiting professor.
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NewsJackson anxiety will be short-lived – Ramsey
Judge in charge of implementing reforms says Mitchell ruling has made firms ‘much more nervous’.
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OpinionCan the public learn to love PI lawyers?
Personal injury lawyers are great at telling themselves how worthy they are – now for the outside world.
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News‘Risk-based’ plan for compensation fund
Research found sole practitioners and firms in London cause a ‘disproportionate’ level of claims to the fund.
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NewsDecision delayed on guideline hourly rates
Civil Justice Council says it is still finalising its report on rates, which have been unchanged for five years.
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NewsWorst of the reform agenda is over, says new PI president
John Spencer concedes in his first speech as president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers that members had developed a ‘siege mentality’.
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NewsSlater chief predicts rapid consolidation in PI market
Three firms will hold 40% of the market, Slater & Gordon managing director says.
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NewsLSB gives regulators power to select their own boards
Decision comes a day after clashes between the oversight regulator and representative bodies.
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News‘School-leavers only’ pledge by latest ABS
New fixed-fee entrant Riverview Law takes another step into the legal services market.
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NewsLSB chair bows out with splenetic attack on legal ‘trade unions’
David Edmonds calls for single regulator, but the bar's Deech derides proposal for body ‘staffed by quango kings and queens in the pocket of government’.