All articles by Michael Cross – Page 24
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NewsSingle AML regulator mooted for professions
State body and consolidation of regulators among options proposed by HM Treasury.
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OpinionDigital assets: already a new kind of 'thing'
The Law Commission’s proposals to protect a ‘third category’ in property law are commendably modest.
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NewsWe’re not like utilities, says bar regulator chief in defence of independence
Mark Neale sets out case amid criticism of Bar Standards Board’s handling of enforcement.
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NewsProfits surge 17% at Eversheds Sutherland
Revenue in 2022/23 grew at same rate as previous year, international firm reveals.
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NewsProfit dips as turnover rises 9% at Osborne Clarke
Net profit and PEP down 'due to the tougher trading conditions, inflation and the significant but necessary investments we’ve made'.
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NewsGovernment is handing competition regulator a blank cheque, thinktank warns
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill would give CMA 'quasi-legislative' powers to intervene in almost any market.
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NewsProfession 'sitting on the fence' with lawtech
Practitioners understand the business case - but see few personal advantages to adoption, landmark research shows.
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NewsDigital assets: call for legislation to protect third category of 'thing'
Common law 'ideally placed' to cope with disputes around cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, Law Commission concludes.
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NewsSociety calls for alignment with Europe on AI regulation
Response to government consultation highlights 'urgent need' for explicit regulations on liability.
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NewsElderly no more: SFE re-brands
From September the organisation becomes The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.
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News25,000 fail to pay £20 fee to stay on the roll
Roll-keeping exercise will not pay for itself for five or six years, SRA chief insists.
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NewsIdentification doctrine reform could put more corporates in the dock
Senior managers will be treated as 'directing mind and will' of a business under amendment to economic crime bill.
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NewsNews focus: How not to regulate artificial intelligence
The EU is adopting a prescriptive approach to policing artificial intelligence, aiming to ‘set the tone worldwide’. But lawyers point to the downsides of a detailed legal framework.
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NewsCarr to be first female lord chief justice
Dame Sue Carr will take up the post on 1 October following Lord Burnett's retirement.
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NewsProfession cautiously welcomes anti-SLAPP measures
Important task is ‘one for parliament, not for regulators’, bar chief says.
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NewsMutual recognition of qualifications in UK-Swiss deal
Standalone deal will require regulators to consider applications from their opposite numbers.
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NewsNews focus: Holistic vision for online dispute resolution
In outlining his ‘funnel’ plan of online dispute resolution to MPs, Sir Geoffrey Vos envisages a streamlined system whereby only disputes of high value and complexity would reach court.
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NewsGovernment acts on SLAPPs - but only in economic crime
New power to dismiss cases will stamp out ‘brazen abuse of our legal system’, lord chancellor says.
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NewsMoR's online procedure committee to meet this month
Team charged with creating the civil dispute resolution ‘funnel’ to include claimant specialist Brett Dixon.