All articles by John Hyde – Page 5
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NewsExpect enforcement action for lack of Mazur response, SRA warns
Regulator says it will look ‘sympathetically’ at historical mistakes made by firms
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NewsPost Office leak of victims' details 'not egregious', data watchdog finds
Information Commissioner’s Office says people affected by the Post Office scandal were ‘let down again’.
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NewsNorth-west firm builds £200m war chest for continued claims assault
Headcount rose to 41 earlier this year for a firm with £177m-worth of work in progress.
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News'Failed merger talks': why Wright Hassall went under
179-year old firm spoke to more than two dozen different parties but couldn’t find a partner, administrator reports.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked over duplicate asylum statements
Regulator says sole practitioner allowed unauthorised person to submit application.
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NewsFormer law firm owner jailed for ignoring freezing order
Dorota Newman found to have engaged in ‘deliberate policy of non-engagement’.
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NewsClaims lawyers back end to ‘gamesmanship’ over email service bans
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says outdated rules are causing delays and extra expense.
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NewsPost Office criminal charging decisions not likely until 2027, say police
Five individuals have been interviewed under caution as part of review into role of lawyers and investigators.
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NewsSolicitor struck off for using brother's drug money to pay mortgage
Judge in fraud trial told practitioner he had thrown his career away.
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NewsCouncil's public reprimand 'won’t stop us', says claims firm
District judge finds solicitors acted unreasonably - but firm attacks what it calls 'distraction tactics'.
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NewsStaff ‘devastated’ as north-east firm announces sudden closure
New employers being sought for Samuel Phillips trainees and apprentices left without a firm.
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OpinionMazur has exposed a legal costs system at odds with reality
If judges expect litigation to be conducted by Grade D fee earners, something has to give.
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NewsJudge throws out ex-wife’s claim 20 years after divorce
Woman who pursued £10m financial remedies claim told that her ex-husband was not ‘the insurer of last resort’.
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NewsFirm replaces application forms with an introductory AI interview
Graduate candidates will chat to AI-powered tool about their background, experience and motivation.
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NewsGovernment plans to lift cap on unfair dismissal compensation
Announcement appears alongside proposals to drop 'day one' entitlement from Employment Rights Bill.
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NewsSolicitors face death threats, intimidation and violence, Law Society survey finds
Almost half of practising solicitors say they or their firm have received threats in the past year.
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NewsCILEX wins permission to challenge Mazur ruling
Legal executives’ representative body will argue in court that Mazur decision on conduct of litigation was wrong.
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NewsConsumers treated as 'collateral damage' in Mazur washup
Watchdog head says consumers face huge uncertainty following authorisation ruling.
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NewsCourt insists Ryanair passengers can use claims manager
Airline had argued its terms and conditions prevented claims via any third party.
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NewsChancery Lane: Don’t ban ‘no win, no fee’ offers
Regulator should focus on making sure firms are using the term properly following the SSB collapse, Law Society says.