All articles by John Hyde – Page 112
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News‘Not helpful’ to keep talking about backlog, says justice minister
Lord Wolfson tells MPs that they should be focusing their attention on throughput of work.
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NewsBarrister in plagiarism row admits ‘technical breach of copyright’
Ian Whitehurst speaks publicly for the first time since dispute between law firms emerged.
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NewsSRA to ask firms how technology saw them through Covid
Research will be used to decide whether any regulatory barriers can be lifted.
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News‘Informed consent’ fees dispute set for Court of Appeal showdown
Personal injury firm appealed after High Court ruled that fees should not have been deducted from damages.
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NewsLegal Ombudsman gets its 13% budget increase - but told no more excuses
Oversight regulator ‘clear that it needs to see results this time’.
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NewsJudge allows use of documents shared by mistake
High Court says that a reasonable solicitor would have assumed that disclosure was intentional.
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NewsHappy Mundays: listed firm splashes £5.3m on yet another acquisition
Knights says it will recruit lawyers who no longer want to commute into London.
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NewsNew breed of law firm consultancy transforming the market
As the pandemic has shown how remote working can provide major benefits for legal practices, clients and lawyers, the traditional law firm could be facing an existential threat.
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OpinionMany lawyers prefer remote hearings, and they shouldn’t be muted
Lord chief justice should be explaining why hearings have to be in person, not assuming they must be.
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NewsFirms boasting too much online risk their reputation, SRA chief warns
Regulator dealing with consequences of firms publishing more information about quality.
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NewsTop immigration firm ‘abused’ court process with futile JR claims
Duncan Lewis avoids referral to SRA after offering 'profound regret' for conduct of cases.
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NewsFirm pays £45k damages to rival over plagiarised claim letters
North west firm says it relied on drafting advice from a barrister and had no knowledge material was copied.
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NewsPandemic hits merger activity - but Yorkshire firm keeps growing
Number of mergers in the legal sector fell by 25% in 2020 as consolidators more cautious.
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NewsOmbudsman to get extra £1.66m - but faces axe if standards don’t improve
Legal Services Board minded to grant revised budget figure but wants more scrutiny of performance.
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NewsStill crumbling: HMCTS handling 5,000 court repair requests a month
Government spending millions on repairs, but nine out of 10 courts still have outstanding jobs needing attention.
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NewsSRA to bear £65k costs of bungled Hong Kong prosecution
In case centring on defective translation, tribunal did not accept solicitor was calling for political opponents to be killed.
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NewsCoP says vulnerable man should have Covid vaccine despite father’s objection
Father said he was wary about safety of vaccine and still believed son’s condition was due to MMR jab.
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NewsInsurance premiums down 1% in 2020 - as claims fell 19%
Insurers’ representative says average cost of each payout rose despite sharp fall in number of accidents.
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NewsMultiple employment claims shoot up as Covid hits working conditions
MoJ reports an 82% increase in multiple claims at the end of 2020.
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News‘It was asking for a lot’ - Ombudsman cuts budget increase demands
Complaints handler will focus on getting more from existing resources, says head.