All articles by Michael Cross – Page 107
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OpinionLocal heroes seek new models
Council legal departments are buzzing with survival strategies in the face of continued cuts.
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NewsFinancial services business snaps up Simpson Millar in £15m deal
National consumer firm to become part of a stock-market quoted financial services business.
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NewsCouncil legal departments ‘could evaporate’ – local government chief
Lawyers in Local Government president says standing still not an option in era of cuts.
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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.