All articles by John Hyde – Page 19
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NewsVeteran solicitor fined for using client account as bank
Regulator says firm owner’s breaches had the potential to cause significant harm - though none occurred.
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NewsRefusenik solicitor cannot be forced to attend Post Office Inquiry
Former GC Jane MacLeod has provided written statement but will not travel to UK to give oral evidence.
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NewsPaula Vennells: I didn’t want my lawyer to sacrifice her integrity
Former chief executive ‘genuinely very sorry’ for remark about general counsel.
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NewsPost Office live: Vennells faces questions on lawyer integrity and PR spin
Former chief executive from 2012 to 2019 makes her second appearance before the public inquiry, with questions about her top lawyers set to feature.
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NewsMy lawyers didn’t show me key reports, Vennells tells inquiry
Former chief executive also claims to have not known for five years about prosecutions.
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NewsEmployment tribunal hearings delayed to 2026
Targets not being met for recruiting judges to handle huge backlog of cases.
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NewsPost Office live: Paula Vennells 'did not know' her organisation prosecuted people
Paula Vennells, chief executive of Post Office Ltd from 2012 to 2019, makes her long-awaited appearance before the public inquiry, for the first of three days of questioning.
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NewsFirm to pay for staff to get neurodiversity assessment and help
International practice vows to uphold a ‘culture of greater awareness and understanding’.
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NewsPost Office Inquiry: Five legal issues Paula Vennells will have to address
Former chief executive will give evidence over the next three days.
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NewsSRA fines firm £121k after wrong amounts paid to beneficiaries
Norfolk firm failed to rectify client account shortage for eight years.
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NewsNo default costs penalty for failed fundamental dishonesty plea, rules CoA
Court says trial judge was entitled to rule out indemnity costs despite ‘baffling’ allegation.
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NewsCourt approves sale of properties linked to Axiom Ince boss
Administrators have also secured a bankruptcy order against Pragnesh Modhwadia.
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NewsPost Office worried about optics of employing ‘more assertive’ lawyers
General counsel Jane MacLeod said City firm would make Post Office seem like corporate bullies.
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NewsSRA waives £63k fine to protect creditors of collapsed firm
North-west firm submitted 100,000 claims in 18 months but did not do necessary checks.
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NewsManchester firm says £12m bank facility will fast-track acquisitions
Horwich Farrelly says it has ‘numerous targeted’ conversations about potential purchases.
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NewsSenior judge predicts AI will transform the role of experts
Sir Keith Lindblom reassures expert witnesses they will not be made redundant by new technology.
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NewsFormer Post Office GC ‘won’t co-operate’ with public inquiry
Inquiry told that former general counsel lives abroad and is declining to appear.
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NewsFirms to face new demands to raze 'wall of silence' on complaints
LSB says there needs to be ‘step-change improvement’ in complaint handling to ensure firms deal with them effectively, efficiently and fairly.
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NewsJustice secretary expects ‘prompt’ action on Post Office lawyers
Alex Chalk suggests that disciplinary action should follow if disclosure failings are proved.
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OpinionBar watchdog should have let sleeping lawyer lie
Judges get a quiet word, while an unfortunate barrister was exposed to public ridicule.