All articles by Michael Cross
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NewsNew date set for court documents pilot
Access to public domain documents pilot to begin on 1 January.
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NewsCounty court improving, insists government as it rejects call for civil justice review
New digital services are proving their worth in supporting swifter access to justice, minister tells MPs.
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News'Debate must start now' on AI judicial decision-making, says master of the rolls
Artificial intelligence can be used - but whether it should be poses 'difficult and potentially troubling' questions, Sir Geoffrey Vos tells lawtech gathering.
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NewsStrasbourg warns UK on policing of demonstrations and trans rights
Human rights commissioner cites arrests of Palestine Action demonstrators and interpretation of Supreme Court's decision in For Women Scotland.
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NewsWeightmans floats top-30 ambitions
'Being in the middle isn’t a good generator of critical mass,' says Sarah Walton, national firm’s newly elected managing partner.
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NewsInterest income fuels PEP surge, bellwether survey reveals
NatWest’s Legal Report 2025 shows profits per equity partner grew by an average of 23% to a median £340,000 in 2025.
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NewsDebt soars at troubled class action firm Pogust Goodhead
PGMBM Law lost £91 million in 2023, overdue accounts reveal, but position 'consistent with expectations'.
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NewsMost Britons unaware of class actions in their name
Industry-sponsored survey says regime is simultaneously undermining business investment and failing to deliver fairness for consumers.
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NewsWhistleblower solicitor condemns eight-year cum-ex litigation
High Court dismisses £1.4bn claim by Danish tax authority despite defendant's 'implausible claims and obvious lies'.
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NewsStarmer promises action on ECHR 'interpretation'
Laws must be 'applied in the circumstances as they are now', prime minister says in broadcast interviews.
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NewsScepticism over Starmer’s digital ID plan
Digital ID will be mandatory for right-to-work checks by the end of this parliament, prime minister says.
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NewsObituary: Her Honour Judge Valerie Pearlman CBE
Pioneering woman barrister and judge gave a judicial summing up from a hospital bed.
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NewsLegal professionals remain hesitant over digital justice services
Ministry of Justice publishes evaluation of digital services introduced under the HMCTS reform programme.
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NewsLitigation funder broadens portfolio with consultancy investment
Deal opens the way for Burford Capital to invest in firms backed by specialist consultancy Kingsworth.
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NewsNews Focus: Reform UK’s plans for a ‘big beautiful reset bill’
A Reform government would take a wrecking ball to Blair-era reforms of the justice system, says Arron Banks.
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NewsBarrister named in tax avoidance first
Former solicitor designed four schemes which HMRC says 'do not work'.
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NewsTwo thirds of lawyers using AI - though confidence lags
Nearly half of practitioners are still relying on 'general AI' rather than tools designed for legal sector.
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NewsCAT refuses claim ‘riven with potential conflicts’
'Central problem is that the class is, in a manner of speaking, suing itself,' judges observe.
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NewsECHR withdrawal 'would not imperil Good Friday agreement'
Public debate about human rights law reform 'has been distorted', thinktank Policy Exchange claims.
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NewsGateley adds IP boutique in £9m deal
Acquisition of Groom Wilkes & Wright LLP is Gateley’s 15th in the 10 years since firm's listing.