All articles by John Hyde – Page 42
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NewsDivorce order stands after solicitors applied for wrong client
Court rules that couple are no longer married despite firm’s efforts to set aside order.
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NewsLying claimant loses out on £600,000
Social media posts by woman who fell from Welsh pier showed a busy social life and little evidence of ongoing disability.
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NewsLondon firm fined £15k for failing to train staff in AML
SRA concedes no harm was caused but says firm breached regulations for too long.
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NewsSolicitor advising Post Office warned about leaving 'paper trail'
Womble Bond Dickinson partner also said Alan Bates, who led the campaign to expose the Horizon scandal, had a ‘loose relationship’ with the truth.
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NewsBates accuses Post Office firm of being ‘disingenuous at best’
Sub-postmaster leader says litigation tactics of Post Office made life ‘incredibly difficult’.
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NewsLawyers shun partnership as burnout fears increase
Survey finds reluctance to take on the working lifestyle of partners among many associates.
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NewsFirm floored by 238% hike in indemnity insurance bill
Premium increase wiped out profits at West Midlands firm which was already facing challenges.
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NewsLawyers to figure prominently in resumed Post Office Inquiry
Next phases examine how the Horizon scandal unfolded and what the Post Office did in response.
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NewsSolicitor vows to move on after SRA’s failed charge over 'inadvertent' kiss
Tribunal rebuffs SRA's application for £22,000 in costs in case concerning incident at London's Waldorf Hotel.
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NewsClaimant lawyers hit for half the costs of a fundamental dishonesty case
Defendant lawyers say costs penalty is a warning against ‘layering’ of RTA claims.
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NewsFixed costs JR dropped after government concessions
MoJ has agreed to a number of amendments which will come into effect next month.
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NewsBar chief says men-only clubs may add to gender disparity
Debate continues over senior legal figures being members of exclusionary organisations.
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NewsDemand for ombudsman surges as firms fail to resolve complaints
LeO says extra caseload is driven partly by inadequate responses to first-tier complaints.
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NewsMPs’ fury at ‘parasitic’ firms preying on cavity wall claimants
Regulator will be urged to speed up review of the activities of collapsed firm SSB Law.
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NewsFirm avoids wasted costs order despite 'reprehensible' mistakes
Claimant wanted order against his former solicitors as protection against future costs demands.
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NewsAngry insurers warn that mixed claims defeat will push up premiums
Claimant group says it would be ‘naive’ not to expect insurers to continue costs fight.
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NewsPI lawyers claim to have secured record periodical payments
Claim will end up being worth more than £30m to cover flat purchase and nursing care.
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NewsSupreme Court backs claimants in hybrid injury test case
County court decision upheld that compensation for different injuries can be added together.
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NewsPolice ‘regularly’ signpost accident victims to law firms, ex-sergeant tells tribunal
Officer resigned last year after probe into his contact with victims over their legal options.
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NewsFirms urged not to drop aspiring solicitors who fail SQE1
Candidates had their results this week, with reports that some firms rescinded training contract offers to those who did not pass.