All articles by John Hyde – Page 33
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NewsAxiom executive offers £1m guarantee to help plug Ince deal gap
Almost half the money agreed as part of the Ince acquisition remains outstanding, administrator reveals.
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NewsInvestigation launched after family judge assaulted in court
Judicial Office says judge is being offered access to counselling after attack.
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NewsBig Stowe acquisition leads spate of law firm mergers
Stowe Family Law takes on practice with 17 offices across the country as Cripps announces merger with PDT.
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NewsNews focus: Cyber-attack hits conveyancing firms – what lessons need to be learned?
A cyber-attack on law firm IT provider CTS plunged many conveyancing firms into crisis. As services are restored, the outage highlights the necessity of due diligence before signing with suppliers.
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NewsCelebratory email over jailed woman ‘not my language’ - Post Office solicitor
Senior in-house lawyer Jarnail Singh was congratulated on conviction by senior executives for ‘brilliant news’.
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NewsMoJ investigating 385,000 backlog of whiplash cases
Officials looking into why nothing is happening for so many low-value RTA claims.
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NewsA&O silent on whether it paid ransom to cyber-criminals
Firm working with forensic specialists to minimise impact to clients.
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NewsAxiom Ince: SRA rules out immediate levy as £33m claims come in
Regulator also opts against capping claims from out-of-pocket clients.
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NewsMoD’s £20m legal costs bill ‘shows system is flawed’
Government says claims are defended robustly but lawyer says this approach extends veterans’ suffering.
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NewsHoliday sickness claimant denied a fair trial, Supreme Court finds
Travel operator had not cross-examined expert witness and offered no expert evidence itself.
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NewsIgnored solicitor did not suffer age discrimination, tribunal finds
Tribunal accepts that firm made an inadvertent mistake by ignoring emails from long serving family specialist.
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NewsCyber incident: Top conveyancer says completions starting to happen again
ONP Solicitor working round-the-clock on manual processes for concluding deals.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked for losing independence in support of client
Cambridgeshire solicitor made assertions which were not arguable to opponent.
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NewsDozens of conveyancing firms paralysed by cyber attack
Regulator says firms have a duty to keep all parties informed about delays as house movers are stuck in limbo.
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NewsRevealed: Stricken SSB avoided court fees by understating claims
Abuse of process ruling also finds that firm knew of concerns about expert witness in cavity wall claims.
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NewsNews focus: Another firm failure highlights pitfalls of cavity wall claims
Solicitors were among those who had high hopes for what appeared to be a goldmine of claims relating to cavity wall insulation, but this mini-industry was always built on very shaky foundations.
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NewsLSB proposes 14% rise in its annual budget
Oversight regulator will ask lawyers to pay almost £30 each a year for its work.
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NewsPost Office lawyer was told case against jailed woman was flawed
Mother of two was jailed but inquiry hears that investigator had doubts about prosecution.
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NewsCredit hire boom powers firm’s 62% profit surge
Winn Group offers one-stop shop for claims process - including personal injury.
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NewsMPs to examine causes of probate delays
Justice committee says time is right to examine why service is struggling so badly.