All articles by Michael Cross – Page 45
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News'Compelling case' for regulatory reform, competition watchdog claims
Requiring law firms to publish information on prices has so far made little impression on intensity of competition.
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NewsViews sought on legality and operation of self-executing contracts
Law Commission aims to clear up 'lingering uncertainties' about application of contract law.
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NewsSmall firms should not escape financial crime levy, SRA tells government
Charges should be based on risk profile, which means smaller practices would be liable.
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NewsBAILII grants access to judgments for mass AI analysis
Breakthrough agreement with Oxford University could pave the way for more data-sharing.
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NewsNews focus: 'Wreckers' absent from human rights review panel
The panel set up to review the Human Rights Act appears unlikely to push for its dismemberment. Instead, the review’s restricted scope may pave the way to consensus.
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NewsFive innovators first to play in the Lawtech Sandbox
Participants will have access to data and engagement with 11 regulators, including the SRA.
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NewsSociety ex-president to sit on HRA review
Simon Davis, immediate past president of the Law Society, among two solicitors named today.
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NewsBuckland unveils Human Rights Act review
Government does not have any preconceived ideas, lord chancellor insists.
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NewsReport hails lawtech boom
Law Society president David Greene says the sector is ‘strong and growing exponentially’.
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NewsVirtual Lawyer seeks AI partners
Developers of online letter generator want to build a 'real-life community of lawyers to take more of a collaborative approach'.
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NewsCommission proposes block on 'vexatious' misconduct prosecutions
Eight-year Law Commission study concludes that two new offences should replace the ancient common law offence.
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NewsSotoudeh returned to prison despite Covid diagnosis
Open letter to Iran’s supreme leader cites obligations under international law.
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NewsEmployee-side employment firm secures government tech cash
Free 'virtual lawyer' service helps lay claimants to compose 'without prejudice' letters to their employers.
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OpinionFilm review: An activist lawyer and a half-metre of cloth
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is the subject of a compelling and harrowing documentary.
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News'Exceptional results' boost Ince shares
International firm reports jump in profits - but UK revenues slide.
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OpinionReaching for the stars: new frontiers in the law
Advanced Introduction to Space Law | Frans G von der Dunk
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OpinionOpen justice is our birthright
It is unacceptable that in the digital age court judgments are not available for free to all-comers.
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NewsDeepwater ruling clarifies law on arbitrator bias
Challenge to appointment of arbitrator in claim arising from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster is thrown out by UK Supreme Court.
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NewsWeb giants get their own regulator
Digital Markets Unit will enforce a new code to cover behaviour, government says.
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NewsKeep Welsh JRs in Wales, Faulks review told
Challenges to the decisions of public bodies in Wales should be held in Wales, counsel general says.