All articles by John Hyde – Page 180
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NewsLord Falconer joins fight against clin neg fixed costs
Former lord chancellor questions plans being drawn up by the Ministry of Justice and Department of Health for fixed costs for claimants running cases worth up to £25,000.
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NewsRegulator sounds out firms over CPD in 'light-touch' era
SRA asked ‘small number’ of solicitors why they refused to engage with new system for assessing continuing competence.
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NewsProbate chaos nearing an end as backlog starts to be cleared
HMCTS also confirms it is going ahead with closure of regional probate registries.
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NewsTraffic defence lawyer shut down by SRA
Intervention confirmed into Lancashire practice Trafficlawyer4U.
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NewsProsecutor wins libel claim over Ben Stokes case criticism
Alison Morgan brought proceedings against The Times over article relating to prosecution decisions.
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NewsSerco subsidiary to pay £19.2m for lying to MoJ about tagging profits
SFO says contractor ‘engaged in a converted effort to lie to the Ministry of Justice in order to profit unlawfully at the expense of UK taxpayers’.
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NewsDefendant solicitor blames 'workload pressure' for file mistake
Former Clyde & Co solicitor's error on the file resulted in his colleague making a mistaken court application.
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NewsLawyers warned to check local rules when serving foreign litigants
Court of Appeal sets aside proceedings in case where claimant solicitors did not take advice specific to United Arab Emirates.
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NewsFirm acquires IP practice - with patents ‘never higher on the agenda’
Lewis Silkin announces acquisition of London practice, at the same time as management changes.
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NewsFormer client refused a fresh look at solicitor’s £340k bill
Court finds little prospect of reducing amount, and no evidence for allegation of negligence on part of Carter-Ruck.
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NewsClaims boss made £1.4m from selling illegal data to solicitors
David Cullen will have to pay back profits from his activities if his finances improve.
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NewsSheffield firm pays tribute to much-loved senior partner
Mary Butler died over the weekend, her firm announced today.
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NewsMilitary under threat from ‘lawfare’
Chair of the Commons defence select committee claims threat of legal action undermines UK military interests.
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NewsWatchdog raids Liverpool offices over data sales to PI firms
Computer equipment seized after ICO swoop on addresses in Liverpool.
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NewsSolicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected
Private client solicitor was on fringes of partnership but still a worker, rules tribunal.
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NewsFormer Schillings manager fined for selling 95 mobile phones
Martin Flowers must pay back £13,547 he made from selling handsets to phone recycler.
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NewsPeers rein in government over sweeping Online Court powers
Government has also admitted that the courts and tribunals estate is being kept under review.
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NewsClaimant awarded 10% after narrowly beating Part 36 costs offer
Court says uplift should be ‘all or nothing’ and not treated like a bonus for successful claimant.
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NewsSolicitor proceeds with discrimination claim against firm and members
Appeal tribunal dismisses appeal from various respondents to claim from former Ince & Co lawyer.
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News‘Troubling’ secrecy on court IT chaos
Justice minister Robert Buckland MP says report into January’s IT meltdown would not be made public.