All articles by John Hyde – Page 214
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NewsLegal services market shrinks for the first time since financial crisis – report
Turnover declined by 5.2% in 2016, with the bar the hardest hit, according to research by consultancy IRN.
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NewsClaims farmer fined £270k for making 22m unwanted calls
Consent was treated as 'an administrative box-ticking exercise', information watchdog rules.
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NewsLitigation funder offers lending package for court fees
Two-year-old firm says it can reduce firms’ dependence on overdraft borrowing.
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NewsLawyers deny PI discount rate ‘conspiracy’ to hike fees
APIL backs Truss decision on compensation as chancellor Philip Hammond warns of potential costs to the NHS.
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OpinionSRA and transparency: 'do as we say, not as we do'
The regulator is vulnerable to accusations of hypocrisy after shutting out the public and journalists.
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NewsSRA closes board meetings to public
Ban on attendance comes as the regulator prepares to make major decisions affecting the legal profession.
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NewsNearly 500 law firms targeted by fraudsters in new email scam
SRA warns solicitors to be wary after revealing increasing numbers of reports of attempted cyber-crime.
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NewsJackson: solicitors tell me costs budgeting is working
Appeal court judge is set to report at the end of July on the potential for increasing the scope of the fixed costs regime.
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NewsRegulator told PII reforms must not threaten trust in legal profession
Battle lines set to be drawn over the potential reduction in professional indemnity insurance minimum terms.
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NewsProlific LiP’s case partly struck out to give her a helping hand
High Court judge says claimant should treat his strike-out as a form of legal advice.
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NewsMinister: solicitor super-exam will not ‘stifle’ legal learning
House of Lords debates future of legal education in response to controversial SRA proposals.
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NewsPI discount rate u-turn fear
Insurers immediately labelled the decision ‘crazy’, while claimant lawyers stressed the 'minus' formula is vital for clients with life-changing injuries.
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NewsMinster Law looks to reinvent its claims model
Managing director says firm has the financial clout to build new systems and reinvent its automated processes for post-reform landscape.
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NewsJudge suggests Facebook for tracing parents in adoption cases
Court laments that birth mother was not even aware of adoption application involving her child.
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NewsCourt denies pre-LASPO costs as litigation work had not started
Firm had taken on client two weeks before new civil justice cost rules came in to effect.
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Metamorph makes second acquisition on expansion trail
'Consolidator' takes on niche landlord practice.
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NewsSRA opens probe into abuse gang’s immigration lawyers
Investigation follows Immigration and Asylum Chamber president’s criticism of Nottingham firm.
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NewsPI reforms will displace fraud but not reduce it, government warned
House of Commons transport select committee chair says reforms are not specifically targeted at the real problems.
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NewsTruss unrepentant over ‘enemies of the people’ row
'I think it is dangerous for a minister to say "this is and this is not acceptable",' lord chancellor tells Lords committee.
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OpinionInsurance lobby ensures new PI discount rate is doomed
Once again the government has rolled out the red carpet to insurers – but where is Liz Truss?