All articles by Michael Cross – Page 112
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Anglo Scottish merger runs in to trouble
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick say the announced merger will not happen on projected completion date.
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OpinionOf nipples and nooses
Facebook is quite free to set its owns rules about what can and can’t be published.
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NewsLawyers asked for opinions on EU rights
The European Union’s framework of fundamental rights is to come under scrutiny as part of the government’s examination of the relationship between the UK and the EU.
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Full court listings could be online by April
At present, most court lists are distributed externally only to established newspapers under the so-called ‘press protocol’.
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LPA electronic signature proposals criticised
A document published last week for consultation proposes offering an all-electronic process.
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OpinionProtest on the high seas
Sometimes we have to ask if activists cross the line when it comes to their methods of protest.
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NewsDWF and HCR announce investments
Harrison Clark Rickerbys and DWF make strategic announcements in the clinical negligence and major injury sectors.
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NewsBSB hits back in row over costs of challenge to QASA
The bar’s regulator describes as ‘grossly inaccurate’ claims that it is prepared to spend up to £500,000 fighting a judicial review of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.
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NewsUS insurance giant buys ABS
Manchester firm Lewis Hymanson Small is to have its second change of ownership this year.
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OpinionOpen sesame
Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online.
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OpinionSomeone had blunder'd
Has this government learned from the policy blunders of its predecessors? Don’t hold much hope.
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NewsLSB calls for all regulators to have lay chairs
Approved regulators are still too close to the profession, the Legal Services Board says.
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NewsEnergy giant picks Pinsents as main adviser
E.ON UK moves to fixed-fee deal with Pinsent Masons.
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Insolvency unit is spun off in ABS first
Ferguson Financial Ltd has been licensed by the SRA as an alternative business structure
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NewsLord Judge signs off with attack on ‘ambush’ advocate
Rejecting appeals in a 2011 terrorist trial, the lord chief justice attacked the conduct of a defence advocate.
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: People Power – A User’s Guide To Democracy
Political party season may seem a strange time to celebrate British democracy, but Dan Jellinek is an optimist.
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NewsUnified patent court will attract 'trolls', tech giants warn
Apple and other major businesses say that the European court will open the way for exploitation by so-called patent assertion entities.
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NewsJudges' religious service 'undermines public confidence'
The Westminster Abbey service to mark the start of the legal year faces a possible legal challenge.
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News'Horror stories' case for third-party complaints
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has stepped up its campaign for the ombudsman to take on third-party complaints.
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NewsDoubts over beneficial owners registry
Plans to create a central registry of ‘beneficial owners’ of companies could threaten the UK economy, a committee of the Law Society has warned.