Michael Cross
News Editor
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NewsNews focus: Land Registry's charter for reform
Registry says it is putting customers first as it unveils initiatives to explore how ‘innovative use of technology could revolutionise the land registration and property buy-sell process’
NewsSeparate Welsh justice system 'inevitable' says counsel general
Legislation (Wales) Bill will set Wales on a journey to develop clear, accessible codes of law, conference told.
NewsIn-house lawyers expect artificial intelligence to cut firms' bills
75% of GCs expect to benefit from lower fees, improved quality and faster turnaround times – report.
NewsStartup raises £400,000 to tackle property fraud
Zoopla founder backs Thirdfort, a venture to verify identites of buyers and hold monies in escrow.
News'Analogue decision in digital age': Google group claimant vows to appeal
High Court refuses representative action on behalf of 4.4 million smartphone users.
NewsMarket slump forces Vannin to shelve listing
Conditions 'not conducive' to an initial public offering.
NewsFirms join university's legal tech initiative
Manchester consortium aims to look at impact of technology on the legal sector.
NewsTurkey: Professional bodies submit concerns to UN
Dire position deteriorating as threats to lawyers are incorporated into law.
NewsID and escrow start-up fights conveyancing fraud
Digital property platform Thirdfort due to begin trials with an estate agent this autumn.
NewsLand Registry picks blockchain partner
Agency to exlore potential of bitcoin-type encryption technology in land registration process.
NewsLitigation funder raises £193m in share offering
Oversubscribed issue latest sign of institutional investors' interest in burgeoning market.
NewsSFO will not appeal ENRC privilege ruling
First major public decision of Lisa Osofsky in her role as director of fraudbusting agency.
NewsRobot lawyers take off with flying taxis
SRA receives £700,000 from government’s ‘pioneer fund’ for regulation of future technologies.
NewsMoJ denies Grayling pulled plug on legal aid cases
Leaked documents suggest former lord chancellor had a role in denying help to challenges, news website says.
NewsSolicitors attack latest 'professional enablers' slur
National Crime Agency says it expects lawyers to file many more suspicious activity reports.
News‘New solicitors not prepared for AI’
Law Society president Christina Blacklaws has questioned whether new entrants are prepared for the growing reality of working alongside artificial intelligence.
NewsOpen court statement may not be anonymous - Warby
High Court rules against claimant who successfully sued DWP over data breach.
NewsPoland suspended from judicial council
'Very sad day' as European body rules institutions no longer meet requirement to be independent.
NewsRosenblatt sets up litigation funder as it posts first profits as plc
Listed City law firm annnounces maiden interim results following float in May.
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'Don't swell the ranks with solicitors' - bar fights training reforms
Future Bar Training proposals would 'unacceptably dilute the high standards rightly required of practising barristers', Bar Council warns.
