Michael Cross
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NewsJudge demands costs security from ‘Dr Bitcoin’ company
Seychelles company faces jurisdiction challenge over choice of London in action against 16 overseas entities.
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Barrister jailed for understating income
HMRC investigators compared practitioner's VAT declarations with those of his chambers.
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End-to-end e-conveyancing is here, supplier claims
Data company announces system allowing lawyers to manage the entire residential process through a central dashboard.
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Crypto: Let’s party like it’s 1996
The current NFT craze may feel like 17th century tulip-mania. But what if it’s more like the birth of the worldwide web?
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Gateley ‘on track’ as interim profit rises 19.5%
Listed City firm predicts continued trading momentum in second half of the year.
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Every lawyer will require familiarity with crypto, says MR
New guidance published for lawyers advising on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies.
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Listed Gateley announces 11th acquisition
£2.5m acquisition of patent and trade mark attorneys will broaden range of business services.
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News focus: 'Dr Bitcoin' lawyers up for courtroom jamboree
A torrent of litigation relating to Bitcoin appears to have scotched the crypto-visionary dream of technology rendering lawyers redundant.
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International firm stays in City with Walkie-Talkie lease
Kennedys reveals plans to occupy 50,000 square feet in the landmark skyscraper for ‘hybrid working’.
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Lessons from the Theranos scandal
Extraordinary claims about new inventions require extraordinary proof: hype backed by legal threats is not proof.
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World-renowned rights defender held again in Hong Kong clampdown
Barrister Dr Margaret Ng, already under a suspended sentence, is accused of conspiracy to print or distribute seditious materials.
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Bitcoin 'inventor' claim to be tested following admissibility ruling
US anti-patent group seeks a London court declaration that Australian computer scientist is not 'Satoshi Nakamoto'.
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Abramovich settles ‘Putin’s People’ libel action
Case was at the centre of the debate over the use of ‘SLAPP’ legal actions to silence critics.
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Bakers bumps up junior salaries
Talent war shows no sign of abating as NQs receive 16.7% increase.
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Educate as well as legislate, human rights review recommends
Report of independent commission recommends 'a coherent package of reforms to the Human Rights Act'.
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Raab unveils his ‘modern bill of rights’ plan
Controversial reforms will include protections for free speech and trial by jury, lord chancellor says.
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‘Permissions stage’ to intercept frivolous human rights claims
Government to unveil proposals for bill of rights to strengthen 'quintessentially British traditions' while remaining party to European Convention.
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'Aggressive reputation management' harming the rule of law
UK professional service providers enable post-Soviet elites to launder their money and reputation, thinktank alleges.
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Competition watchdog probes search industry giant
Merger between Dye & Durham and TM Group could lead to higher costs for conveyancers, Competition and Markets Authority warns.
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Robot lawyers ‘may stimulate demand for legal services’
Half of lawyers already using artificial intelligence systems, government-funded study finds.
