All articles by Michael Cross – Page 27
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NewsAccountant granted injunction over hacking blackmail
Application approved following a private hearing without notice concerning ‘ongoing incident’.
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NewsAcquisition creates southern England 'superset'
Pump Court Chambers expands to Canterbury in latest consolidation.
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NewsCorporate criminal liability reform still on agenda, government insists
Three-year economic crime plan includes initiatives to share data and tackle offences involving cryptoassets.
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OpinionCan we regulate what we cannot define?
The government is right to hold off from immediate legislation to govern 'artificial intelligence'.
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News'Impact investors' needed to build justicetech ecosystem
Report by government-backed initiative notes 'tension' between access to justice and viable business propositions.
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NewsLack of data could hinder PM's anti-social behaviour drive
No figures are collected on the effectiveness of sanctions - or the number of unrepresented defendants in magistrates' courts.
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NewsIsrael to freeze judicial overhaul in face of protests
Changes would 'wholly undermine' country's proud position, International Bar Association says.
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News'Legal limbo': Human rights chief steps into small boats bill row
Provisions of Illegal Migration Bill 'create clear and direct tension with well-established and fundamental human rights standards'.
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NewsNews focus: Highlights from Law Society's risk and compliance conference
Law firms and the regulator are ‘playing catch-up’ on anti-money laundering. ‘Government pressure is colossal,’ SRA chief executive Paul Philip warned solicitors at the annual risk & compliance conference
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News'Mistakes were made': court reforms paused
Law Society welcomes acknowledgement by HMCTS that it tried to 'change too much, too quickly'.
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NewsChallenger bank offers challenger legal support
Small business customers of Cashplus will get access to legal services including free 15-minute consultation.
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NewsNews focus: LawtechUK - £2m next phase to focus on unmet legal need
In the shadow of this week’s Budget statement the government announced the LawtechUK programme will continue, under new management. But its focus will shift away from Big Law.
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NewsFirms shy away from verifying overseas entities
Only 27 practices sign up to verify checks on beneficial owners as Law Society warns of risks.
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NewsArrest warrant will make Putin a pariah
'Reasonable grounds to believe that' the Russian leader and commissioner for children’s rights bear criminal responsibility for the unlawful deportation and transfer of children.
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News‘Time has come’: door opens at last to Indian legal market
Law Society hails ‘historic decision’ as India’s regulator publishes regulations allowing the establishment of foreign firms.
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NewsLawtech initiative gets a geeky new home
Edinburgh-based tech incubator CodeBase and ‘no ties’ network Legal Geek awarded £3m contract.
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News‘Matters outstanding’ delay Ince results - again
Hong Kong audit has taken ’longer than anticipated’, firm tells London Stock Exchange.
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NewsCourt set to hear claims of 'secret' IP commissions
Judge refuses bid by Marks & Clerk LLP to strike out group claim brought on behalf of businesses paying patent renewal fees.
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NewsElection court awards costs against petitioner in 'dates bribe' case
Petitioner 'had the audacity to issue these proceedings in the knowledge that the allegations quite properly made by the respondents... were truthful.'
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NewsCity firms' growth rate doubled in 2022
'Cautious optimism' as practices continue to defy wider economic gloom, annual survey suggests.





















