All articles by Michael Cross – Page 20
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OpinionThe Straw man is back - and this time it's personal
Labour's last lord chancellor shares some candid thoughts on his successors.
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NewsRaab’s human rights reform shelved
Bill of Rights Bill ’is unlikely to progress in its current form’, BBC reports.
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NewsCompensation replacement for SIF ‘unlawful’
Regulation expert and largest regional law society question need to change the model of protection from ‘long tail’ claims.
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NewsPaperless conveyancing 'the norm' by 2025, Land Registry suggests
Vision appears in 'Enabling a world leading property market' strategy and business plan.
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NewsSociety ‘in principle’ backs SRA-run SIF replacement
Chancery Lane and sole practitioners respond to SRA discussion paper on post six-year run-off cover.
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OpinionWhen Crown court judges start to look young
The wheels of justice kept turning - just - on day one of the defence barristers’ indefinite walk-out.
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OpinionLawyers who engaged the enemy more closely
A wartime call for 'Gentlemen with yachting experience' attracted some extraordinary legal talent - and courage.
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NewsGlobal firms grew by 12% in UK last year
Annual State of the UK Legal Market survey shows demand growing above pre-Covid levels.
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NewsRaab rejects ‘flawed’ UN criticism of Bill of Rights
Government will respond 'robustly' to letter from special rapporteurs on human rights issues.
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NewsCity warns of 'digital protectionism'
Lobby group TheCityUK calls for clarity on regulation of non-personal data.
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NewsCourt of Appeal to consider crypto ‘duty of care’
Issue is 'of considerable importance', Lady Justice Andrews rules in litigation involving bitcoin entrepreneur Dr Craig Wright.
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NewsLawtech chief signals new direction with funding boost
Next phase of LawtechUK initiative will focus on access to justice with £4m from MoJ.
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NewsRights culture 'causing confusion and distress', says attorney general
Suella Braverman warns against 'the gold-plating of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment'.
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NewsPrepare now for 'internet of brains' - Law Society
Horizon-scanning report examines the legal and professional questions raised by developments in neurotechnology.
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News‘Unduly lenient’ powers to be reviewed
Law Commission announces comprehensive examination of laws of criminal appeal.
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NewsMagistrates' court caseload down 20% in two years
Backlog ‘now close to pre-pandemic levels’, chief executive reports - but ‘still a long way to go’.
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NewsMonopolies watchdog orders sale of searches firm
Merger of two of the biggest players 'would reduce competition and could lead to less innovation', Competition and Markets Authority concludes.
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OpinionDr Bitcoin's pyrrhic libel victory
Latest judgment illustrates the perils of suing as well as being sued for libel.
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NewsSRA proposes U-turn on indemnity fund
Options set out in discussion paper include 'new consumer protection arrangement' within the regulator.
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NewsMoJ doubles lawtech spending for new phase
£4m will support new technology such as machine learning and data analytics, government says.