All articles by Michael Cross – Page 103
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NewsBeware of ‘cloud’ computing snoopers, law firms warned
Cloud technology increases the risk of interception, says chair of the Law Society’s technology and law reference group.
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OpinionPigeon-steps towards open justice
The Law Commission's proposal to publish reporting restrictions is overdue and welcome.
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NewsAlarm as Strasbourg backs bugging of lawyers’ client meetings
Law Society concerned at ruling in favour of Turkish authorities.
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NewsSociety defends sharia wills practice note
Law of England and Wales gives effect to wishes clearly expressed in a valid will, says president.
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NewsRegistry plan could undermine economy, Law Society says
Government proposals could undermine register’s integrity and introduce conflicts of interest, Smithers warns.
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ProfileShot at dawn: time to look at the truth
To learn more about solicitors’ role in capital courts martial of the first world war, we need to discard some myths.
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NewsLords call for delay to LLP tax changes
Tax avoidance measures need further consultation, finance bill sub-committee says.
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NewsGrayling rules out privatised courts
Privatisation not an absolute dogma, says justice secretary.
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NewsSociety criticises Land Registry land-charge grab
No pressing need for registry to extend powers and take over local land charge service, Society says.
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NewsLand Registry extension plans widely condemned
The Law Society said that it is ‘keen to ensure a change of status does not undermine confidence in the register’.
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NewsSpear-phishing warning over bogus SRA emails
Hacking expert says law firms are tempting and easy targets.
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OpinionSerfdom at 70 and the rule of law
Campaigners against justice cuts should claim Margaret Thatcher’s guru as an ally.
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NewsEU-wide contract law receives strong approval
Plenary session backed the Common European Sales Law by 416 votes to 159.
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OpinionLand Registry: let’s have a broader view
Plan to turn the registry into a ‘service delivery company’ deserves greater scrutiny.
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NewsGovernment opts in to expanded EU small claims track
Limit will rise to €10,000 under European Commission proposals.
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NewsHMRC sticks to timetable for partnership tax changes
New rules to come in to force in April, despite protests.
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Land Registry ‘smoke and mirrors’
The row over the future of Land Registry of England and Wales heated up last week when the union representing agency staff accused the government of keeping secret plans for radical changes in its services. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) was responding to a government proposal to transform ...
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NewsLegal regulators must have lay chairs, LSB decides
Super-regulator says reform will demonstrate independence from profession and representative bodies.