All articles by John Hyde – Page 250
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NewsCity firm silent on Maclays merger talk
Addleshaw Goddard linked to biggest remaining Scottish independent as senior partner prepares to step down.
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News‘Sloppy’ solicitor admits mistake over £9.5m loan guarantee
Judge suspects property partner ‘regarded himself as a man of commerce rather than a typical solicitor’.
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NewsDWF profits fall as firm reveals ‘modest restructuring’ of staff
Managing partner Andrew Leaitherland said the firm is ‘ahead of the game’ despite profits dropping.
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NewsClaims firm sacrifices 2015 profit for top-100 ambitions
Fletchers says this year’s £12m turnover - up from £11m in 2014 - is expected to rise to £20m by 2018.
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NewsTreasury defends £500k magic circle bill for Eurostar transfer
MP says government was paying for ‘Rolls-Royce service’ and questions tender process.
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OpinionABS failures show law is no easy ride
Pioneers thought they had a game-changer, but this profession is a tough nut to crack.
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NewsAdministrators confirm complex Parabis fire sale
Sale of ABS pioneer as a whole 'not a viable option', administrator announces.
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Call to make electronic filing mandatory in Rolls Building
CPRC advised that electronic filing should become mandatory if not enough parties take it up voluntarily
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NewsSolicitor who juggled client accounts leaves profession
Clients were unaware that thousands of pounds were being withdrawn.
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NewsMPs call for immediate abolition of courts charge
Justice committee says it has ’grave misgivings’ about the operation of the charge.
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NewsNo more acquisitions for now, says Slater and Gordon chief
Group MD Andrew Grech says firm will refocus on improving performance.
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NewsJudge throws out negligence claim after two-year hiatus
High Court says judge was entitled to think claimants had abandoned their case against law firm.
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NewsGove ready to deregulate legal services market 'in the near future'
Justice secretary previously bemoaned the danger of regulators ‘falling over each other’s feet’.
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NewsLitigation funder pulls plug on new investments
Chairman says Juridica lacked the ‘scale and diversity’ to invest successfully.
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NewsSmall claims limit action to be included in fraud report
Justice minister also hints the three-year limitation period for making a whiplash claim could be re-examined.
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NewsConveyancers ‘abusing’ separate representation freedom – CLC chair
CLC to re-examine separate representation for conveyancing deals.
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Half of experts vow not to work with certain solicitors again
Survey also finds many experts enjoying increasing number of instructions.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell silent on merger rumours
Reports have named Irwin Mitchell and Thomas Eggar as potential merger partners.
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OpinionShould the SRA care if a lawyer smokes dope?
Why must the regulator go after solicitors who commit a minor offence in their private life?
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NewsFinancial regulator backs SRA consumer credit plans
The two bodies have been in talks for more than a year over how to handle consumer credit.