All articles by Michael Cross – Page 14
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NewsMahmood appointed lord chancellor
Birmingham MP and former practising barrister had served as shadow justice secretary for nine months.
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NewsFreezing order over bitcoin libel claim ‘founded on a lie’
Defamation claim 'should never have been threatened, commenced or pursued', judge rules.
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NewsFieldfisher defies M&A slump with profits rise
Firm-wide revenue rises by 10%; profit per equity partner by 4%.
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NewsCanal company can bring private law claim over sewage, SC rules
Common law claims against water companies can go ahead despite provisions of privatisation legislation.
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NewsFirm hit in latest 'targeted cyber campaign'
Callers to Cardiff-based NewLaw greeted with a message saying NewLaw Legal Limited and NewLaw Scotland LLP ‘were victim of a cybersecurity incident’.
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NewsPrivate equity-owned DWF buys claims management business
Expansion in Australia marks significant expansion in DWF's claims management and adjustment business.
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NewsCAT judges must be trained in technology - president
Competition Appeal Tribunal president speaks at Chancery Lane’s international antitrust conference.
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NewsSociety attacks SRA's CILEX takeover as decision-day looms
'Now is not the right time for the SRA to seek to widen its regulatory scope or take on additional responsibilities.'
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NewsSanctions regime ineffective, legal review concludes
Procedure 'lacks consistency, clarity of process and proportionality and fails to achieve its aims in punishing bad actors', authors claim.
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NewsCall for human right against scares from the air
People should be able to live without physical or psychological threat from above, say rights campaigners.
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News£715m costs battle in warm-up to 'Dieselgate' claim
Three-day costs management hearing will alone run up legal bill of £3.65m.
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NewsSurvey reveals caution about regulation of legal AI
Half of lawyers polled say legal profession should self-regulate its use of artificial intelligence.
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NewsIn depth: Disputes week - No ‘finishing line’ in race to top
Highlights from London International Disputes Week.
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News'Satoshi perjuror' must be referred to DPP, court hears
Judge hears applications for injunctive relief following damning ruling on bitcoin entrepreneur Dr Craig Wright.
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NewsJudges treated 'like cattle' - bar chief
Public confidence in justice is shot, Sam Townend KC tells bar conference.
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NewsLawyers contribute £1.25 trillion to global economy
Only 54% of the public believe lawyers have a positive economic and social impact - compared with 78% of professionals themselves.
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NewsLady chief justice calls for united front on ADR
Judiciary and practitioners need to familiarise themselves with new hybrid forms of dispute resolution, disputes week conference hears.
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NewsJury still out on Europe's new patent court, IP specialists say
Unified Patent Court handled 15% of European patent cases last year, analysis by IP specialists reveals.
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NewsRegulation and PII specialists move to new-model firm
Liverpool firm Legal Risk to shut up shop as partners move to Keystone Law.
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News'Satoshi' impersonation 'a serious abuse of court's process' judge concludes
'Slippery' witness Craig Wright ‘not nearly as clever as he thinks he is’, finds judgment following six-week Rolls Building trial.