All articles by John Hyde – Page 186
-
News'Meal ticket' divorce ruling sees courts in less generous mood
Judge rules that payments should stop to guarantee husband a ‘clean break’ from his ex-wife.
-
NewsCourt blocks £420k legal aid challenge from litigant in person
Judge finds no grounds for suggestion that Legal Aid Agency acted with ‘hostile intent’.
-
NewsOmbudsman costs jump £1.8m ahead of 20% increase in workload
Complaints chief says organisation ‘under no illusions’ about scale of challenges.
-
NewsPut court closures on hold, say solicitors and magistrates
Technology for 'remote justice' must be tested, evaluated and proven to work.
-
NewsCourt of Protection solicitor convicted for neglect over mother's death
Solicitor of 14 years convicted following two-week trial at Oxford Crown Court.
-
NewsMP urges 'common sense' on exceptions to Civil Liability Bill
Parliament due to hear first debate on personal injury reforms later this month.
-
NewsHacked firm says client and staff details spread on Twitter
Matter reported to the SRA and criminal investigators after latest hack attempt.
-
NewsPlea for European lawyers to work in the UK post-Brexit
Conservative MP says UK lawyers risk ending up in 'perverse position' of registering abroad.
-
OpinionWe can forgive a nurse serious mistakes. How about solicitors?
One regulator is prepared to look at ability to practise, rather than mistakes. It’s food for thought for the conflicted SRA.
-
News25 pages in 11-point: judge's ultimatum to long-winded defendant
Court makes ruling allowing one final attempt after rejecting 'impenetrable’ 55 pages.
-
NewsLeeds firm 'biggest outside London' after single site move
Walker Morris will move 500 employees under one roof next year.
-
NewsCosts challenge: judge blocks historic files disclosure
Latest judgment in which judges have grappled with the issue of clients arguing they have been overcharged.
-
NewsHomes, pets and an Aldi: ultimate fate of court buildings revealed
Justice minister reveals details as campaigners enter last week to oppose latest proposed sell-offs.
-
NewsPI giant NewLaw consolidates ahead of reforms
Claimant sector expected to take a hit from impending legisation.
-
NewsLaw Society hits out at regulator's 'demolition' of client protections
Chancery Lane says plans outlined in SRA consultation on indemnity insurance and the compensation fund are ‘utterly misguided’.
-
NewsNews focus: Coming clean on NDAs
With the Solicitors Regulation Authority taking a hard line on non-disclosure agreements, firms must assess whether they are covering up serious misconduct.
-
OpinionWhy there’s nothing wrong in gold-plating trust in solicitors
Consumers should not be driven away by expensive rules, but don’t underestimate the lure of reassurance.
-
NewsClaims firm loses latest challenge over costs recovery
Latest battle between claimant firm and their former client over costs.
-
NewsClaimant lawyers will lose £81m a year as insurers pocket huge windfall - MoJ
Impact assessment estimates that civil liability reforms will see insurers bank hundreds of millions - as claimant lawyers are told to look elsewhere for work.
-
NewsFirms on notice after collapse of indemnity insurer
Around 200 England and Wales firms are covered by the Dublin-registered company.