All articles by John Hyde – Page 95
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NewsHundreds of Knights staff rue share price slump
Over 500 employees took up option to buy shares at a price which is now more than double their current market value.
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NewsDon't include personal attacks in statements, family judge urges solicitors
Parties also criticised for over-long statements and 'eleventh hour spreadsheet analysis of expenditure'.
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NewsNon-practising solicitors set to pay £40 a year to stay on roll
Regulator cites ’legal obligation to ensure that all information… is up to date and accurate’.
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NewsMore funding for ombudsman despite failings
Oversight regulator acknowledges ‘shared frustration’ at performance but sees signs of recovery.
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NewsMoJ shelves plans for further whiplash reform
No change on referral sources, credit hire agreements or rehabilition costs, according to shock announcement.
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NewsKnights shares plummet 45% on profit warning
Second half of a Covid-hit year has been ‘frustrating’, firm tells London Stock Exchange.
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NewsConveyancer on fixed fee had limited duties to client, court finds
Negligence claim fails as county court rules that £695 did not cover advice on wider developments.
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NewsPartners from Clyde and BLM prepare to vote on merger
Top-50 firms say they are mutually compatible and that merger would benefit both.
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NewsVos: claims costs could be obsolete within 20 years
Master of the rolls looks ahead to a justice system offering automated and almost immediate resolution.
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NewsDo not worry about dropping Russian clients - SRA
'Offboarding' will not be treated as a regulatory issue, according to updated guidance on sanctions.
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NewsNews focus: North-west firm hails landmark SC victory on fee recovery
Supreme Court decision to uphold law firm’s appeal in fight to recover costs from airline flight compensation hailed as victory for innovation and boost for access to justice.
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NewsPI firm keen to acquire despite lockdown profit hit
Minster Law interested in acquisitions but not buying WIP from firms fleeing the sector.
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NewsYoga studio and indoor gardens: Designs revealed for firm’s new HQ
Osborne Clarke getting ready to move around 600 staff to a new Bristol site.
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OpinionA lesson from Bott v Ryanair? People just want a lawyer
Ryanair and the RTA Portal were supposed to make firms go away. It hasn’t worked.
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NewsBott & Co: Ryanair ruling allows law to ‘catch up’
Parties have their say following majority ruling of the Supreme Court in client capture case.
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NewsLondon lawyers intimidate journalists to protect oligarchs, MPs told
Campaigners against 'SLAPPs' say firms conduct 'war by costs' in order to cover up possible corruption.
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NewsSupreme Court backs solicitors over right to recover costs
Majority verdict in favour of Bott & Co in its client capture dispute with Ryanair
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News'Mmm, I like what I see': Law firm owner fined over sexual comments to interviewee
Woman applying for paralegal job was asked if she had a boyfriend and told she would have to wear skirts.
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NewsFunder’s £2m pledge to kick off pay claims by footballers
Firm says legal costs are often a barrier to athletes fighting to enforce their rights.
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NewsLast-minute abortion hearing ‘deeply regrettable’, says judge
Woman forced to bring proceedings herself to prove she had capacity to consent to termination.