All articles by Michael Cross
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NewsKorean company faces £91m bill for 'exceptionally serious' disclosure failures
Action brought by UK Hydrographic Office over breaches of its maritime data licences.
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NewsTop New York lawyer steps down over Epstein contacts
Paul Weiss chairman announces resignation from his leadership role at Wall Street firm.
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NewsFirm numbers fall - but market continues to grow
Long-running annual survey finds 'some limited signs of improvement' in personal injury/medical negligence sector.
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NewsUS competition watchdog warns 42 firms over DEI scheme
'Sharing sensitive information about pay and benefits, can violate the antitrust laws,' Federal Trade Commission says.
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NewsPartners approve transatlantic merger
Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing will combine officially as Winston Taylor in May.
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NewsCall for anti-SLAPP law following SRA tribunal failures
Coalition urges prime minister to include provisions against abusive litigation in the next King’s speech.
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NewsIn depth: Iranian lawyers vulnerable amid 'campaign of terror'
A shocking new report lays bare the ‘machinery of repression’ and systemic persecution that Iranian lawyers face, but what can the international legal community realistically do?
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NewsAction needed to save City, says lobby group
UK cannot afford to be complacent amid falling output and productivity and fundamental global changes.
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NewsDay of the Endangered Lawyer focuses on United States
'Novel convergence of pressures' on US legal profession 'merits sustained scrutiny,' says coalition.
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News'Like Russia and Belarus' ECHR argument a fallacy, thinktank argues
'It’s a "Here be dragons” argument, devoid of serious meaning', writes Labour former lord chancellor Jack Straw.
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News'Bona vacantia' list back online - but fraud concerns remain
Suspension of the official list of unclaimed estates followed allegations that information on the list had helped criminals create fake wills.
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NewsLammy: 'US will continue to lead the free world'
Lord chancellor hails special relationship at event to mark 250 years of US independence - ahead of fact-finding trip to Canadian judge-only court.
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OpinionA heart-on-sleeve study of war crimes
Michael Cross reviews Geoffrey Robertson's 'World of War Crimes: eyeless in Gaza and beyond'.
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NewsAbd El Fattah citizenship nothing to do with us, says Supreme Court
Unusual statement denies that 2021 decision followed ruling on 'good character' requirement.
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News'Comatose' international claim escapes strike-out
'Unilateral decision to do nothing' amounted to abuse of process, judge finds - but refuses application for strike-out.
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NewsHogan Lovells and Cadwalader in record transatlantic merger
Largest law firm combination in history will create top-five practice with £2.7 billion turnover and more than 3,000 lawyers.
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NewsDrop 'SLAPP' assault, top media lawyer urges SRA
Regulator's campaign against abusive 'lawfare' suffers two tribunal defeats in a week.
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NewsLegal sector defies economy’s contraction
October’s law firm revenues were 3.5% up on last year as GDP shrinks.
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NewsECHR: 27 member states back reforms to simplify removals
Statement calls for Article 8 to be adjusted and for clarity on 'inhuman and degrading treatment' under Article 3.
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NewsSRA intervenes into collapsed north-east firm
Regulator cites 'reason to suspect dishonesty' on the part of a manager in connection with two other firms.