All articles by Michael Cross – Page 10
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Society calls for alignment with Europe on AI regulation
Response to government consultation highlights 'urgent need' for explicit regulations on liability.
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Elderly no more: SFE re-brands
From September the organisation becomes The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.
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25,000 fail to pay £20 fee to stay on the roll
Roll-keeping exercise will not pay for itself for five or six years, SRA chief insists.
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Identification doctrine reform could put more corporates in the dock
Senior managers will be treated as 'directing mind and will' of a business under amendment to economic crime bill.
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News focus: How not to regulate artificial intelligence
The EU is adopting a prescriptive approach to policing artificial intelligence, aiming to ‘set the tone worldwide’. But lawyers point to the downsides of a detailed legal framework.
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Carr to be first female lord chief justice
Dame Sue Carr will take up the post on 1 October following Lord Burnett's retirement.
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Profession cautiously welcomes anti-SLAPP measures
Important task is ‘one for parliament, not for regulators’, bar chief says.
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Mutual recognition of qualifications in UK-Swiss deal
Standalone deal will require regulators to consider applications from their opposite numbers.
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News focus: Holistic vision for online dispute resolution
In outlining his ‘funnel’ plan of online dispute resolution to MPs, Sir Geoffrey Vos envisages a streamlined system whereby only disputes of high value and complexity would reach court.
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Government acts on SLAPPs - but only in economic crime
New power to dismiss cases will stamp out ‘brazen abuse of our legal system’, lord chancellor says.
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MoR's online procedure committee to meet this month
Team charged with creating the civil dispute resolution ‘funnel’ to include claimant specialist Brett Dixon.
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Updated guidance provides clarity on cryptoassets
Lawyers need to learn quickly to deal with the consequences of systems such as ChatGPT, master of rolls warns.
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Firms focus on organic growth as M&A appetite declines
Latest bellwether study reveals small firms and sole practitioners to be less bullish than in 2021.
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Strasbourg 'had no jurisdiction' to block Rwanda flight
Court is acting beyond the scope of the human rights convention, thinktank Policy Exchange argues.
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News focus: Big Tech's rare victory on data protection
With the strike-out of a claim against Google UK over alleged misuses of private information relating to medical records, and following the ruling in Lloyd, action against Big Tech just got tougher.
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Judge throws out DeepMind NHS data action
Claim for misuse of private information for about 1.6 million patients fails the 'same interest' test for collective redress.
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Merger of elite firms to create 'unique' global giant
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling announce plans to combine.
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'Roaming incubator' to nurture lawtech startups
Government-backed LawtechUK announces access to justice drive.
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Class action pioneer predicts settlements
Certified representatives form network to share experiences.
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Newspaper apologises to KC over 'cab rank' libel
The Times incorrectly reported that bar regulator had made adverse decision against Dinah Rose KC.