Michael Cross
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NewsCyber-warfare: retaliation would be lawful, says UK
Attorney general warns that 'hostile actors' cannot strike at UK computer systems without consequence.
OpinionWe shouldn't celebrate a protectionist GDPR
In seeing off the data cowboys, Europe risks stifling innovation.
OpinionCourts transformation: history won't necessarily repeat itself
NAO report rings familiar alarm bells about why IT-based reform programmes go awry.
NewsTech will see the end of contested trials, says Vos
Chancellor of the High Court warns that high-value litigation will move online.
NewsBlow for SFO as court throws out Barclays case
Crown court dismisses charges over emergency cash injections from Qatar.
NewsGDPR warning over boilerplate policy
The Law Society has published a checklist for firms in the latest instalment of advice on compliance with GDPR.
NewsGoodbye Sue, Grabbit & Runne? Defamation cases at new low
Courts in England and Wales heard 49 cases last year, with celebrities making more use of privacy actions.
FeatureGDPR: down to the wire
Law Society event hears there is no tick-box route to compliance with the new data protection regime – and 25 May will be the start, not the end of the process.
NewsTreasury finds £20m for legal services - so long as they're digital
Government dangles money for artificial intelligence in 'next generation services'.
NewsBoth sides claim victory in surveillance law challenge
Home Office ordered to amend part of 'snoopers charter' - but says it was doing so anyway.
NewsProfessionals to foot entire bill for AML quango
Regulator rebuffs calls for Office of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision to be funded from general taxation.
NewsReject data contracts with solicitor firms, bar told
Bar Council advises self employed barristers they are not mere sub-contractors - and therefore not data processors under new GDPR regime.
NewsSupreme Court judge: Prompt action needed on 'impenetrable mess' of Welsh law
Supreme Court justice proposes US-style codification to make devolved legislation accessible.
NewsSupreme Court's Unison judgment 'not sound'
Former first parliamentary counsel says ruling tribunal fees raises question of whether courts should 'second guess' government decisions.
NewsCodification bill would make Welsh law ‘accessible’
Wales would become the first part of the UK to have a codified corpus of law under proposals to be discussed by the Welsh government this week.
NewsDraft bill takes Wales towards distinct legal system
Measure would organise law into comprehensive codes according to subject area, and 'facilitate use of the law in Welsh'.
NewsLegal ranking business sold for undisclosed sum
Private equity investor cites multiple opportunities for ‘enhanced digital offering’.
OpinionNo cause for AI alarmism
Unfounded fears over homicidal robots must not be allowed to stifle innovation.
