All articles by John Hyde – Page 39
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NewsRevealed: Fines mount up as SRA cracks down on AML breaches
Severity and frequency of fines has risken starkly in the last six months, new analysis shows.
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NewsMPs call for Post Office to be fined for delaying payments
Committee also wants cap on victims' legal expenses to be lifted.
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NewsRegard yourselves as regulators, Post Office victim tells lawyers
Lee Castleton says lawyers must act as their own regulators to stamp out bad practice.
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NewsSolicitor who cut corners on witness signatures is struck off
Tribunal urges newly-qualified solicitors to exercise caution before professing to be an expert.
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NewsSRA has 'lost sight of context' on prosecution, Dentons tells tribunal
Firm says it did not breach anti-money laundering guidance or rules that were in place 10 years ago.
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NewsNDA campaigners say case for reform now ‘overwhelming’
Call comes after damning report into non-disclosure agreements by the LSB.
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NewsGlobal firm made few checks on client from corrupt regime, SDT hears
Tribunal hears that client relationship manager said compliance colleague raising concerns was a ‘prick’.
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NewsDrunk law firm employee punched steward at FA Cup match
SRA says rebuke was sufficient punishment for administrator who admitted assault and showed insight and remorse.
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NewsThree-partner firm slapped with £23k fine for AML oversights
SRA found no evidence of harm but said failures to carry out risk assessments went on too long.
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NewsLSB reveals initial budget estimate for Axiom Ince review
Northern Ireland firm is engaged in reviewing the SRA’s response to last year's collapse.
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NewsLegal fees of defending Rwanda scheme soar past £2m
Scheme has faced repeated legal challenges since it was first announced in 2022.
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NewsRoofer in PI fraud narrowly avoids prison
Insurer spied on claimant for more than 18 months and proved that his symptoms were false.
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NewsSolicitor who arrived in UK speaking no English toasts growing firm
Marta Williamson had two jobs while studying law and had to translate lectures into Polish.
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NewsClaimant lawyers appeal to recover case manager meeting costs
Court of Appeal hears that blanket ban on meetings costs is inconsistent with legal practice.
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OpinionPost Office leadership circus threatens to sideline victims again
Even now postmasters are not being heard. The real story is the failings in the compensation schemes.
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NewsLying solicitor admitted to bosses she ‘cocked up’
Tribunal hears that solicitor misled a client about cases and fabricated attendance notes.
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NewsWhite middle-class men still the most confident about getting into law
New survey finds that women in particular do not believe anyone can become a solicitor.
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NewsFull Post Office compensation still years away, lawyers warn
Commons business committee hears of reasons for lengthy delays in providing full and fair redress.
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NewsInsurers lobby for extension of whiplash reforms
ABI says tariffs should be extended to bodily injuries other than whiplash soft-tissue injury.
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NewsLondon firm hit with third SRA fine in less than two years
Practice failed to comply with transparency rules and to submit diversity data.