All articles by John Hyde – Page 85
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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.
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NewsLiP presents false citations to court after asking ChatGPT
Litigant asked chatbot for help in proving their case - but the results were all fictitious.
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NewsStudent combines law studies with winning tribunal for mother
Elle Holland finished an assignment in the early hours before heading into tribunal hearing.
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Opinion'Support staff' is such a patronising term: firms are lost without them
Those firms who see back-office staff as expendable may find fee earners make their own exits.
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NewsCourt finds barrister who kept quiet about SRA probe was dishonest
Solicitor had applied to join the bar knowing he was under investigation.
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NewsCourt orders breakdown of medical expert fees
Judgment could change how medical expert fees are calculated and presented.
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NewsEx-solicitor's appeal against jail term 'abject nonsense'
Court of Appeal rejects challenge from ex-solicitor imprisoned for contempt.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor ordered to pay SRA costs after buying new house
Former solicitor now earning £50,000 a year can afford to pay £10,000, SDT rules.
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NewsLawyers failed in Libor investigation, senior MP claims
Parliament told lawyers hired by banks did not examine evidence that would have implicated bosses.
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NewsGovernment delays scrapping limitation period for child abuse cases
Campaigners say the case for removing three-year limit has already been made.
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News'Skeleton in the cupboard' senior partner agrees strike-off
Solicitor of more than 40 years issued unjustified invoices and failed to bank cheques.
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NewsSolicitor banned indefinitely for practising while bankrupt
Tribunal finds that solicitor of eight years showed 'flagrant disregard' for her obligations.
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NewsIn Focus: Private equity in the law - 'it's not like Pretty Woman'
Law firms appear a tough sell to private equity, as they have few assets beyond staff and work in progress. But investors are eyeing fresh opportunities in an ‘incredibly fragmented’ market.