All articles by Michael Cross
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NewsLaw firm mother ship AIIC Group reports underlying profit rise
New-model legal services business remains bullish despite threat of client interest seizure.
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OpinionTruncheons, trade unions and the law: 100 years since the General Strike
The question of legality emerged surprisingly late in the nine-day national walkout which began a century ago this week.
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NewsCourt of Appeal clears way for SDT to rehear Dentons money laundering case
Judges agree that an allegation of a breach can only be upheld if the conduct 'is sufficiently serious' - but uphold High Court's decision.
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NewsCommission considers consumer class action regime
Government-sponsored project will seek views on benefits and risks of a new jurisdiction run at 'proportionate cost'.
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NewsVexatious private prosecution an abuse of process
Chief magistrate finds 'profound breaches of duties of candour' in attempt to prosecute dual national serving in Israeli armed forces.
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NewsMachine age law is already changing practice, says master of rolls
TikTok generation will still consult human lawyers - but in a different way, Sir Geoffrey Vos predicts.
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NewsAI to get a court transcription try-out
Research will test accuracy of in-house system in recording Crown court proceedings.
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NewsIn depth: Who owns the moon?
The Artemis II mission has brought back into focus the extraction of space resources for commercial gain. But laws governing the exploitation of lunar materials remain an untenable fudge.
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NewsFirm failed to keep client updated on $35 million fees, judge rules
Partner charged for 370.7 hours in a month - and $11,367.54 to travel from New York to London, costs judgment reveals.
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NewsAI is mainstream in law - but clients are not told
Despite the pace of adoption, only 27% of firms have fully embedded the technology, survey shows.
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NewsTribunal backlog could hobble Fair Work Agency, Society warns
New body brings together three agencies 'to ensure employment rights can be enforced more effectively and efficiently'.
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NewsLawtech programme wins three-year extension
Competitive process to award £4.5 million in new funding will be launched in due course, MoJ says.
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NewsIn depth: Gaming tokens 'theft' case stakes out new legal terrain
A landmark case on the alleged theft of gold gaming tokens stakes out more legal ground on the unfamiliar terrain of digital assets.
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NewsReform bids to mobilise legal allies
Special interest group's first task is 'outreach into legal community' as it aspires to ditch Blair reforms, launch event hears.
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NewsBiggest civil fraud trial concludes with £177m award
After 11 years, 1,800 pages of judgment and £120 million in claimant costs, the curtain falls. At least for now.
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NewsClearer guidance needed on AI harms - Society
UK Jurisdiction Taskforce prepares statement on liability for physical and economic damage cause by autonomous systems.
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NewsUncertainty as government parks AI copyright reform
Plans to allow widespread ‘data mining’ to train systems are ruled out in the face of trenchant opposition.
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News'Whac-a-Mole' solicitor's negligence claim struck out
Judge finds claimant in dispute dating from 2019 repeatedly failed to complete a compliant trial bundle.
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NewsJudge makes first 'statutory SLAPP' declaration
Claimant's behaviour in Dan Neidle case was 'not recognisable as properly conducted litigation'.