All articles by John Hyde – Page 234
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NewsPII costs fall – but attempted fraud is rampant, Law Society reveals
A quarter of firms were hit by scammers last year according to Chancery Lane's annual PII survey.
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News‘Immensely prosperous’ lawyers not tempted to the bench – LCJ
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd tells peers of problems recruiting High Court judges.
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NewsLaw Society queries guidance on complaint signposting
'Unnecessary' consultation could lead to duplicate guidance, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsAlan Blacker/Lord Harley has SRA claim struck out
Solicitor-advocate challenged regulator over release of information following FoI request.
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NewsSusskind: ‘you have five years to reinvent the legal profession’
Professor says law schools are ‘churning out 20th-century lawyers’ rather than preparing young people for the future.
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NewsJustice ministers ‘clear’ UK will stay member of ECHR
Position at odds with the statement this week from the home secretary Theresa May.
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NewsHillsborough verdict: solicitors for families call for urgent inquiry into criminal liability
Inquest jury delivers verdict of unlawful killing – lawyers demand 'rigorous investigations' that will lead to criminal proceedings.
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NewsHMCTS cuts jobs despite steep rise in unpaid fines
£612m was owed to HM Courts & Tribunals Service in August 2015, up from £557m a year earlier.
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NewsCrucial privacy costs case heading to Supreme Court
Newspaper argues costs recoverability incompatible with European law.
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NewsJackson: let’s end ‘deadlock’ on new bill of costs
‘We still have a bill of costs that was identified as being seriously deficient many years ago.’
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NewsImmigration case fees hiked by up to 500%
Justice minister Dominic Raab says it is no longer fair that the taxpayer be expected to fund proceedings.
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NewsReforms will leave clients vulnerable to rogue McKenzie friends – APIL
Personal injury lawyers say conditions would be ripe for exploitation by some paid helpers.
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OpinionBite the bullet and raise the court fees cap
If the courts must generate cash, the £10,000 limit is simply too low.
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NewsAppeal judge’s dismay at ‘cavalier approach’ to pleadings
Lord Justice Lewison uses 13-year-old case to rail against parties holding information back.
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NewsFees shortfall helped create £427m black hole – MoJ chief
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton outlines struggles of meeting spending settlement.
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NewsLitigation funder raises £100m to meet demand
Burford Capital says billion-dollar war chest is ready to be deployed immediately in UK and around the world.
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NewsContentious LeO staff payments scheme scrapped
Controversial payments stopped last month as ombudsman seeks to close chapter on difficult two years.
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NewsLawyers who sold up to Slater and Gordon nurse £13m paper loss
Tumbling share price has demolished value of stakes that former owners at UK legacy firms will soon be free to sell.
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NewsConveyancers held liable for rogue client
His Honour Judge Pelling said that Windsor firm A’Court & Co made no serious attempt to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
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NewsGove's reforms 'not getting through' Number 10
Downing Street offering ‘limited bandwith’ for departments seeking progress.