All articles by John Hyde – Page 328
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NewsFirst hearing not a case management conference, says High Court
Claimant’s attempt to apply Mitchell to a directions hearing is dismissed.
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NewsMore law firms face unrated PII threat
Survey results come weeks before the SRA decides whether to ban unrated insurers from the market after a glut of collapses in recent years.
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NewsFury at MP’s ‘solicitor from hell’ question to prime minister
North-west firm posts online statement following House of Commons question.
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NewsConveyancing firm must pay £100k over valuation
Judge orders law firm to halve the costs of settlement with surveyors.
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NewsRegulators agree to open data to comparison websites
The LSB and Legal Services Consumer Panel want to open up the market for 'choose a lawyer' websites.
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NewsWhiplash reforms cut insurance bills to five-year low, analysts claim
Premiums have fallen by 7.5% over the last quarter and by around 19% over the course of the year.
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NewsHJA secures Times apology over advert claims
Newspaper also agrees to pay donation to charity helping victims of Magdalene laundries.
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OpinionIs it time to scrap mandatory PII?
Is the best way to stop this annual hoopla to give the client a choice?
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NewsSRA intervenes to close firm over suspected dishonesty
Regulator publishes notices confirming closure of Bury firm.
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NewsQualitySolicitors moves to mediation with fixed-fee deal
Clients will be referred to mediation specialist after tie-up with national network.
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NewsCity heavyweights set up global arbitration practice
Three Crowns will have offices in London, Washington and Paris and will focus on international commercial clients.
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NewsNew setback for access to courts as fees increase
Law Society says changes will deter individuals from seeking legal remedy for their problems.
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NewsNew venture offers firms an escape route
Lawyers Inc. aims to absorb up to 15 firms in its first year and in return provide all their back-office, insurance and compliance support.
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NewsLinder Myers saviour looks to the future
Assure Law Finance has ploughed a seven-figure sum into Linder Myers to help restructure the firm’s debts.
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NewsCriminal firm cleared over drink-drive ad
Advertising watchdog says Cambridge firm was not condoning driving offences.
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NewsSociety opposes appointments power transfer
LSB wants frontline regulators to pick their own boards, rather than have them chosen by professional bodies.
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NewsLitigants in person putting pressure on courts system – LCJ
Sir John Thomas questions cost savings of reform programme.
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NewsFunding crisis closes human rights group
Human rights organisation Interights has announced it will close next month due to a funding shortage, executive director John Wadham has said.
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NewsLong-serving Irwin Mitchell CEO to stand down
John Pickering will leave the firm after 37 years.
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NewsRegulator seeks to lift ABS barriers for one-stop shops
Regulator to draw up changes to authorisation of multi-disciplinary practices.