All articles by Michael Cross – Page 39
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NewsJR bill boosts online courts agenda
Legislation would revive measures lost in the 2017 Prisons and Courts Bill.
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NewsSolicitors could be forced down digital route on LPAs
MoJ and Office of Public Guardian consult on plans for ‘mainly digital service’.
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NewsBullish Clifford Chance hails ‘strongest performance to date’
Profit per equity partner up 9% to £1.85m in sixth consecutive year of growth at magic circle giant.
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NewsGovernment seeks regulator for electronic IDs
Consultation on which public body is best placed to regulate providers of secure electronic identity credentials opens.
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NewsHome working helps profits bounce back at Gateley
Dividends return as listed City firm reports double-digit revenue and profit growth.
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NewsData breach claimants lose bid for anonymity in court
Employees of MPs argued that disclosure of identity would undermine the purpose of their claim.
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NewsRetired solicitor sees off harassment claim over ‘puerile’ blog
Case brought by local government officer had no prospect of success, judge rules.
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NewsJudges starting to show restraint on JRs, says lord chancellor
Judicial Review and Courts Bill will be introduced to parliament this week.
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NewsNews focus: LawtechUK proposals for legal data are a tall order
In hailing the transformative effects of digitisation on legal services, LawtechUK has produced a visionary report envisaging an industry worth £22bn a year.
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NewsUnknown blogger liable for £70,000 over #MeToo posts
High Court grants damages and ancillary relief after claims for libel, harassment and data protection breach.
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News'No sacred cows' in lawtech revolution, industry body says
Report cautions legal services sector against 'perpetuating an analogue status quo'.
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NewsChambers takes on cyber-blackmailers in High Court
Order against ‘person or persons unknown’ highlights threat of ransomware attacks from Russia.
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NewsLegal Schema tagging boost for smart contracts
New way of encoding legal documents marks step forward in contracts being managed entirely by computer.
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News'Think before you post' warning to public on contempt
Attorney general to spread cautionary tales of recent contempt of court convictions under the slogan #thinkbeforeyoupost.
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OpinionSolicitor’s campaign to pardon Profumo scandal conviction
'I felt sure that Christine pleaded guilty purely because she knew a fair trial was impossible,' says James Harbridge.
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NewsEcocide defined as 'fifth international crime'
Global expert panel unveils draft proposal for offence under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
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NewsECtHR bolsters ‘right to be forgotten’
Strasbourg judges say order to anonymise archived Belgian newspaper report did not violate freedom of expression.
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News‘Take account but not be bound’ clause backed for HRA
Review of the Human Rights Act headed by Sir Peter Gross is expected to report this summer.
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NewsNews focus: Exhibiting the law’s ‘crown jewels’
As the National Archives takes on BAILII’s role of creating an online hub for court judgments, doubts persist about how to showcase common law rulings in a machine-friendly and comprehensive way.
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News‘Vast bulk of civil disputes’ can be resolved online, says Vos
Master of the rolls says online funnel for all civil, family and tribunal disputes is now in the course of creation.