Michael Cross
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NewsLawyers echo Sumption's 'police state' warning
Former Supreme Court justice raises concern about legal over-reach.
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Pandemic prompts global ‘remote courts’ initiative
'We must seize the moment', says online justice guru Susskind.
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News focus: Unified Patent Court impasse - what now?
A German ruling to void membership of the Unified Patent Court highlights the fragility of supranational institutions. But is the UK ready to take advantage of this window of opportunity?
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Covid-19 lockdown: Supreme Court goes virtual
Cases and judgment hand-downs will continue via a web-based video conferencing system until further notice.
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No robot invasion: survey shows low levels of AI take-up
Lack of training data may hinder development of artificial intelligence in law.
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Dieses Gericht ist nicht mehr: Germans deal final blow to patent court
Decision creates window of opportunity for UK, says Law Society.
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Social media ad controls in wholesale electoral law reform call
Law Commission steers clear of 'too political' topics such as voter ID and boundaries.
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Journal of a plague year
Samuel Pepys encounters a couple of 'Sollicitors' in his celebrated diary of 1665.
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Budget 2020: 'No end to austerity' responds Chancery Lane
Legal profession reacts with scepticism to a raft of announcements by chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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Rights body turns its sights on UK over Assange
'Gross and disproportionate conduct by Crown officials' condemned by International Bar Association.
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Chancellor's economic crime levy could hit law firms
Levy will fund investments in new technology for law enforcement.
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Hacking the law: Manchester's legal innovators join global initiative
Teams of lawyers and technologists around the world are this weekend developing digital ways to improve access to justice
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Sheikh Mohammed ruling 'part of transparency trend'
Family court judgments published after Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal by the ruler of Dubai.
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Alternative providers seize 4.4% of market - and are growing strongly
Research also shows US-based firms growing strongly in the UK.
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Electronically signed deeds are legal, lord chancellor confirms
Government to convene working party to consider video witnessing question.
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AI on the radar of top-100 financial directors
Pressure from clients leads list of perceived threats to profitability.
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Downing St deals death blow to UK role in euro patent court
Participation 'clearly inconsistent with our objective of becoming an independent self-governing nation'.
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'Not something to get hysterical about': LCJ on constitutional reform
Lord Burnett of Maldon plays down predictions of clash between executive and judiciary.
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International caseload continues to dominate Commercial Court
Annual report shows rise in banking and financial disputes, along with those involving high net worth individuals.
