All articles by Michael Cross – Page 20
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NewsEmotional dysregulation alert in bitcoin identity trial
Computer scientist who claims to be 'Satoshi Nakamoto' began giving evidence today.
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News'Satoshi identity' hearing draws a worldwide audience
Some 400 people have received permission to watch hybrid Rolls Building proceedings remotely, judge reveals.
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NewsNews focus: bitcoin ‘identity’ dispute comes to court
Dr Craig Wright explains why he has faith in the British legal system as he prepares for Monday’s High Court showdown.
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NewsUnmanaged illegal migration brings rule of law into disrepute - Chalk
'We are in a global contest of ideas, a contest between rule of law nations like ours and those who offer an authoritarian alternative.'
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OpinionLabour's great lord chancellor
Richard Burdon Haldane was in the thick of almost every major political and intellectual debate of the day.
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NewsNothing 'inherently improper' about using AI, barristers told
Risks of generative AI systems include anthropomorphism, hallucinations and information disorder, Bar Council warns.
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NewsBT landline group claim opens in CAT
More than 150 elderly claimants in competition case are 'dying every day', representative says.
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NewsIranian lawyer’s IBA plea: ‘help stop executions’
Voice call from Iran was heard at International Bar Association Human Rights Institute event to mark the Day of the Endangered Lawyer.
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NewsLegal privilege: appeal court defines iniquity exception in Dechert case
Ruling is latest judgment in long-running litigation over international firm’s former conduct in the Middle East.
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NewsLawtech and legal aid: Law Society’s spring budget wishlist
Chancery Lane’s submission to Treasury also calls for partnership tax break.
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NewsBitcoin 'identity' trial to go ahead despite surprise offer to settle
Hearing over a claim to be the digital currency’s creator is expected to attract worldwide interest.
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NewsPlight of Iranian lawyers 'extremely dire'
Lawyers continue to face systematic persecution in Iran, an international coalition has warned on eve of annual awareness day.
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NewsNews focus: Rebooting justice - computer is not always right
Experts have long warned of the dangers of the ‘computer is always right’ presumption in law. The Post Office Inquiry has only added to calls for a new approach to the handling of IT-derived evidence.
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NewsPatent 'secret commissions' group claim set for trial
Court of Appeal rules that claim against IP firm may proceed as a representative action.
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NewsOnly one solicitor makes KC grade
KC Selection Panel announces 95 new silks ‘from a diverse range of backgrounds’.
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NewsBig Four firm announces legal redundancies
Announcement follows last month's decision to close subsidary EY Riverview Law.
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OpinionPost Office scandal and the land of the rising computer
IT giant Fujitsu is appearing in the Post Office public inquiry today. This is how it got there.
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NewsIT experts call for review of ‘computer is always right’
Post Office scandal 'shows the danger of courts unquestioningly accepting the output of IT systems as reliable evidence'.
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News‘Significant step forward’ as Hague Convention signed
Accession will boost the appeal of the UK as a forum for international dispute resolution, justice minister says.
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NewsKnights heralds 29% profit growth
Listed consolidator to focus on organic growth - though still ‘very much in the market’ for acquisitions.