All articles by John Hyde – Page 199
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ProfileWon £1m KWM compensation fight
Alistair McArthur, partner and head of employment at Herrington Carmichael, Berkshire.
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NewsPartners punished for failing to stop tax fraud colleague
Paralegal was under-declaring stamp duty on property transactions and keeping the money himself.
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NewsFour-day trial confirmed for media lawyer Lewis' fees battle
Arguments over counterclaims finally ended after High Court rejects latest application from firm.
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NewsCashier stole £500k to send to fake US soldier sweetheart
Firm replaced client account money within a day and immediately reported the matter to the SRA.
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NewsTribunal slams immigration judge for 'wholly failing' in his duties
First-tier tribunal judge, who is blind, subect of a string of complaints about his competence.
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NewsPI market a year from cliff edge as damages set to rise
Researchers say the £4bn-a-year industry may not have long left in the sun.
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NewsSRA turning legal sector into 'wild west', says Law Society
Criticism of plans to relax rules on how and where solicitors can practise.
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NewsSRA ushers in 'Uberisation' of legal services
Regulator wants to make it easier for solicitors to operate freelance.
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NewsPrices and complaints data must be published says SRA
Regulator seeks out ’more open, competitive market where people can make good choices’.
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News'Oh dear. Oh dear.' Judge's fury at 'motorway pile-up of a case'
Withering tribunal ruling concludes: ’I hope I do not see this case again.’
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NewsCity firm worker banned after £6.5k personal spend on company credit card
SRA issues penalty against billing worker stopping her from gaining employment in the profession.
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NewsInsurer LV= exits legal market to refocus on core business
Short-lived attempt to break the legal services market ends after 20 months.
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NewsUK's cash for crash capital is revealed
North of England and Midlands most prominent for fraud attempts according to insurance fraud investigators
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NewsSRA 'driving uncertainty' and dismissing solicitors' views - Law Society
Chancery Lane challenges the Solicitors Regulation Authority to ask itself what exactly is the problem its reforms seek to address.
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NewsLawyers say Uber's London fare is not finished yet
Company intends to appeal surprise decision not to renew its operating licence in the capital.
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NewsMoJ says no to accountancy body regulating all legal services
Lord chancellor David Lidington questions whether ICAEW could act as independent regulator.
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NewsNot-so-brilliant end for ABS as liquidation looms
Insolvency experts announce Genus Law has been wound down and successor practice found.
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NewsRecovery stutters at ABS standard-bearer Co-op Legal
Company intends to increase legal services provision in growing number of funeral homes.
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NewsFlexible court hours pilot is postponed
Susan Acland-Hood believes ’strong views expressed reinforce the need for us to proceed on a clear evidence base'.
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NewsSRA fears tax lawyers could be ensnared by revised rules
Regulator concerned solicitors may still be facilitating aggressive tax avoidance schemes.