All articles by John Hyde – Page 220
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NewsVirtual firm receives £3.75m venture capital boost
Business Growth Fund acquires stake in new alternative business structure Setfords Solicitors.
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NewsNHSLA faces new probe into £1.5bn clin neg costs
National Audit Office begins study into the costs of managing clinical negligence claims against the NHS in England.
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NewsWinner takes all: mid-tier firms struggle to turn profits
Research finds mid-tier firms are not keeping up with the profit margins of the biggest outfits.
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NewsFirm's managers pocket extra £400k as profits slip
Macfarlanes explains 2014/15 had been a ‘standout year’ for profits and increase reflects that.
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NewsCourt fee refunds for settled cases to be scrapped
Solicitor says move is ’wholly at odds’ with encouraging parties to settle.
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NewsSolicitor groups say cold call ban - not PI reforms - will fix sector
Neil Sugarman The Law Society today joined claimant groups in calling for an outright ban on claims company cold calling. The Society, aligning with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and Motor Accidents Solicitors Society, said a complete ban is the only way to protect consumers and ...
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OpinionThe high street solicitor can survive - I know, I used one
Tradition is almost a dirty word among the people urging firms to modernise. But it could be the high street’s saviour.
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NewsSRA wants more rulebook waivers for ‘innovative’ law firms
SRA is looking to grant more enforcement exemptions to law firms that want to create new ways of working, along the lines of the exemption that enabled Amazon to test drones for parcel delivery.
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Global firm warns of Brexit effect on UK business
Simmons & Simmons reports pre-tax profits up 13% to £98m in last financial year.
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NewsLitigation funder expands to create world’s biggest legal financier
Burford Capital announces agreement to buy Chicago-based GKC, combining 'two largest finance players'.
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NewsSole practitioners rebut claims they are in decline
Numbers appear to be going down, but representatives say new research is selective and misleading.
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NewsFailed PI firm owed more than £5m when administrators were called in
Creditors’ report on Prolegal reveals unsecured creditors from pre-pack administration will recover 10p in pound.
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NewsShares plummet as law firm owner issues profit warning
Fairpoint PLC says it is making plans to restore income to expected levels.
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NewsScottish society threatens court action on legal complaints
Court proceedings threatened over dispute with statutory complaints-handler over categorising complaints.
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NewsJudge calls for LiP powers after court ‘bombarded’ with emails
Court of Appeal deals with case that has taken nine years and a multitude of applications.
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NewsWhiplash doctor sues for libel over insurer’s ‘guilty’ claim
Medic prepares legal challenge after Ageas released statement on court decision.
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OpinionOut to get lawyers?
The death of lawyers has been greatly exaggerated, but a concerted bid to sideline them from dispute resolution is real cause for alarm.
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NewsSRA sings praises of asylum firms after sector review
Regulator finds areas of poor practice but produces overall positive summary of solicitors handling asylum cases.
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NewsLiz Truss gives hope of imminent LASPO review
Justice secretary tells parliament a timetable for the review of legal aid reforms will be announced shortly.
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NewsGovernment to announce decision on discount rate for PI damages
Confirmation comes after lawyers started a legal challenge to force action.