All articles by John Hyde – Page 109
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NewsCourt hears ‘obvious concerns’ about Slater and Gordon ATE commissions
Claimant seeks to find out whether firm received any financial benefit from fees paid to subsidiary.
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NewsFirm entitled to sack ‘car-window cash’ solicitor, CoA rules
Employment appeal ruling overturned in case of solicitor who accepted £150 in a pub car park as a gift.
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NewsSolicitors’ new firm pledges to give all profits away
Pair left private practice to form not-for-profit business in their home county Norfolk.
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NewsEx-client sues firm over ‘ridiculous’ ground rent clause
Leaseholder claims to have been unaware that ground rent would double every five years.
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NewsSRA to create ‘independent’ team to assess enforcement quality
Arms-length body proposed in plans covering the regulator’s business for the next year.
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NewsListed legal pioneer forecasts profits ‘significantly ahead’ of plan
Gateley shares jump after buoyant trading update with dividend pledge.
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News£100m divorce award: judge rebuffs media pleas to publish judgment
Billionaire newspaper owner applied to court to keep details out of public domain.
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NewsHundreds of Windrush victims waiting over a year for compensation
Home Office says holistic approach 'takes time but is ultimately beneficial’ to claimants.
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NewsCourts attrition crisis as £17,000-a-year ushers shun service
HMCTS admits problem with salaries as it struggles to hang on to staff.
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NewsInternational network buys stake in second UK law firm
ETL Global has purchased majority share of London firm and plans to rebrand.
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NewsListed firm adds 138 fee earners with £11.5m acquisition
Knights continues to snap up businesses across different regions of England and Wales.
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NewsNews focus: Post Office Horizon scandal - Where weren’t the lawyers?
There are calls for a full, judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office prosecution of former subpostmasters, with many wondering what role lawyers played in this miscarriage of justice.
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NewsRetired solicitors band together amid SIF closure ruin fears
Former practitioners form support group as they consider how best to respond to threat of being held liable for historical negligence claims.
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NewsLaw firm unfair dismissal case revived over email access
Employment judge says claimant twice requested to get notifications through post.
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NewsLaw firm boss who ‘ran for the hills’ was fairly dismissed, rules EAT
Appeal tribunal dismisses challenge from Peter Watson over his dismissal from Cheshire firm Hilary Meredith Solicitors.
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NewsRemote firm opens Manchester base and hires pair from rivals
Excello Law says there has been 'unprecedented interest’ in network since pandemic.
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NewsPolice investigating shooting of solicitor make third arrest
Junior lawyer Khuram Javed died from a gunshot wound earlier this month.
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NewsMoJ agrees to cut EL/PL small claims increase to £1,500
Justice minister says decision follows consultation across the insurance and legal sectors.
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NewsNational firm tells 3,000 staff: You choose how and when to work
Irwin Mitchell says it can trust staff to make the best choice for themselves and the firm.
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NewsCalls grow for SRA and police to investigate Post Office lawyers
Post Office engaged in ‘legal gymnastics to seek to persuade the court away from finding a clear systematic abuse of process'.