All articles by John Hyde – Page 246
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NewsJudge lodges sole complaint about court closure process
Ministry of Justice has admitted to several errors in its original consultation document.
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NewsLCJ: we must start again on civil justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says system must be adapted to do more without lawyers.
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NewsPioneering app set to extend to industrial disease claims
Founder of inCase says 18 law firms have signed up to use the app.
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NewsFinancier enters UK pledging £50m for PI firms
Company claims to be Canada’s leading law firm financier and to have supported more than 750 practices back home.
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News‘Nursery’ firm created for young lawyers
Gunnerbloom, an offshoot of established firm gunnercooke, will be staffed by junior lawyers
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NewsCourt closures open way to less stressful justice, says charity
Details also emerge about the savings the MoJ expects to make from closing 86 courts.
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NewsAccountants’ body applies to regulate all reserved legal activities
ICAEW says it will build on success of existing probate regulation – but stick to services related to tax.
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NewsUS bar sets checklist for non-lawyer ownership
Critics say American Bar Association has given ‘tacit approval’ for advent of alternative business structures.
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NewsLSB demands transparency around PC fees setting
Existing practising certificate rules have been in place for six years, super-regulator points out.
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NewsMoJ confirms 86 out of 91 threatened courts will close
St Helens County Court among five sites to be reprieved.
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NewsCorbyn calls for civil legal aid review
Labour leader cites ‘disastrous’ consequences of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
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NewsClaims firm collapses after crowdfunding £817k
Rebus Group called in administrators on 28 January to handle its affairs.
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OpinionVara’s court fees defence is a charade
Why can’t the minister just admit what we all know? This was a policy pushed through at reckless speed.
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NewsVara rejects Dyson’s description of ‘desperate’ fees research
Justice minister says evidence was not limited to just 31 interviews of court users.
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NewsFirm’s ‘hopeless’ costs case thrown out
PM Law claimed £3m to recover sums 'due and payable' under insurance policies.
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NewsBristol named as UK's biggest legal centre outside London
Research finds top tier of regional centres pulling away from the rest of the country.
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NewsAppeal court rejects dishonesty finding against solicitors
Judgment says High Court failed to deal with two solicitors’ potentially good defence.
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NewsJustice ministry backs Jackson on fixed fees
The judge has urged ministers to make reform an immediate priority.
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NewsSolicitors set for new guidance on complaints
Only a quarter of people approaching the Legal Ombudsman discovered the service through their lawyer.
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NewsManagers fined over legal aid disbursement misconduct
Three admit ‘fundamental and unacceptable error’.