All articles by John Hyde – Page 64
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NewsLying solicitor struck off after he ‘abandoned’ client claim
North London practitioner made repeated assurances that the case was progressing.
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NewsUnsecured creditor claims against Pure Legal top £40m
Recoveries are so low that even preferential creditors fear walking away with huge losses.
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NewsHybrid claims appeal given permission to be heard in Supreme Court
Insurers want to challenge what they call the ‘double counting’ of road traffic accident injuries.
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NewsClaimant who beat her own offer by 7p penalised for 'tactical step'
County court rules that reduction on Part 36 offer was not a genuine attempt to settle costs issue.
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NewsMoR not concerned ahead of fixed costs extension
Sir Geoffrey Vos says change will be huge - but should not affect access to justice.
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NewsRace for new technology slowing among firms, LSB finds
Investment in new or improved digital services has fallen by 6% since 2018, according to super-regulator.
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NewsRetired solicitor lambasted for 'snoring' during evidence
Judge pointed out to representative eight times that he was asking leading questions.
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NewsFirm targets expansion with £3.25m investment
Private equity investor BGF adds to its roster of legal businesses with dispute resolution specialist.
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NewsHSF replaced as Post Office lawyers to Horizon inquiry
Post Office says decision was made long before the firm's referral to the SRA.
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NewsPI firm liquidated as financial pressures hit sector
Derbyshire firm thrived in the era before the Jackson reforms but had been in decline ever since.
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NewsBar chief uneasy with lawyers acting as 'ethical gatekeepers'
Nick Vineall KC speaks out against growing efforts to impose a public interest consideration.
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NewsTroubled firm put up for sale after investor talks collapse
Plexus Law says funding agreed to support the business has now been withdrawn.
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NewsMother sues firm after solicitor son took his own life
London solicitor died within days of finding out he was being made redundant.
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NewsLegal funder's clear-up costs mount as director fails to cooperate
Administrators also bogged down dealing with thousands of Affiniti-backed client matters.
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NewsSRA ready to hold its own public disciplinary hearings
Regulator prepared to exercise power for cases where fines are below £25,000.
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NewsMoJ confirms fixed costs uplift for vulnerable parties
Defendant lawyers had warned that addition could offer claimants unnecessary ‘windfall’.
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NewsCourt disallows £25,000 claimed for instructing leading counsel
Defendant argued junior counsel was ‘more than qualified’ to conduct trial on her own.
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News'Robust' DWF says cost reductions set to save £15m a year
Shares climb as firm issues upbeat trading statement to London Stock Exchange.
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NewsPost Office lawyers accused of gagging Horizon victims
City lawyer and commentator Dan Neidle complains to SRA over compensation offer letters to postmasters that said details were confidential.
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NewsPrivate equity pumps eight-figure sum into disrupter barrister group
First PE investment in the bar is through a non-traditional model.