All articles by Michael Cross – Page 43
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One more year: global law conferences on hold
International Bar Association announces Miami and Paris events postponed to 2022 and 2023.
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Veteran barristers among protesters convicted in Hong Kong
Democracy campaigners Martin Lee and Margaret Ng face prison over an illegal march in 2019.
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Lawtech: beware of the big plan
Forthcoming government innovation strategy should be wary of trying to pick winners.
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Lawtech pioneers to get regulation navigator
Government-backed initiative announces success of sandbox pilot.
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UK to fight ‘unnecessary barriers to data flows’
Minister outlines future priorities for independent data protection regime.
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Online court may need only one procedure rule, says Briggs
Supreme Court judge reveals that legislation to set up litigant-in-person-friendly dispute resolution procedure expected this year.
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December was profession’s highest-billing month in history
Official statistics show a difficult start to 2021 - after a 'tremendous performance' at the end of last year.
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Registry unveils 'gold standard' digital ID for property purchase
New standard for digital biometric identity checking marks 'exciting milestone towards a truly digital conveyancing process'.
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Genocide: ‘Clear and convincing’ evidence of Chinese guilt
Independent expert study finds clear intent to destroy Uighurs as a group, in breach of 1948 convention.
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Legal services market marked time in 2020
Most professionals optimistic about the next 12 months, annual survey suggests.
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Tougher sentences on menu in ‘restore confidence’ bill
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill proposes a portfolio of reforms.
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Minister hints at UK departure from GDPR
Government sends first signal of intention for UK data protection laws to part company with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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Budget 2021: New moves on ‘tax avoidance promoters’
Package of measures to strengthen existing anti-avoidance regimes.
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Budget 2021: City welcomes ‘transformative’ review
UK Listings Review proposes dual class shares with enhanced voting rights.
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Environment Agency prosecutor wins libel damages
Senior solicitor suffered 'groundless and upsetting attack on his integrity'.
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Begum's right to fair hearing is not a trump card, SC rules
Justices find that, where public safety makes it impossible to hear a case, proceedings must be stayed.
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IBA chief hits out at 'sustainable development' measure
Concern at recommendation for governments to regulate lawyers in line with 'the demands of sustainable finance and the public interest'.
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Sotoudeh: Speak out on Iran executions
Human rights lawyer writes to the United Nations from her prison cell.
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Opinion
An oven-ready specimen of judicial over-reach?
If the prime minister is looking for excuses to curb public law activity, he has been handed one on a plate.
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News focus: Is it time for a common law rewrite of GDPR?
European Commission approval for the ‘adequacy’ status of our data protection laws has been welcomed by the government. But is the UK making the wrong choice of regimes?