All articles by Michael Cross – Page 52
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NewsSociety condemns ‘special tax on legal profession’
AML levy based on income would be especially harmful to the profession, Chancery Lane warns.
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NewsProfessional services 'overlooked' in trade talks
A bad deal could be worse than no deal for recognition of professional qualifications, peers warn.
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NewsSolicitors feature in birthday honours
CBEs for Wales director of legal services and international firm partner.
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NewsRecovery falters as legal sector revenues slump in August
Official statistics show income down 10.4% on last year.
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NewsSC justices to continue Hong Kong role - for now
Lord Hodge could join Lord Reed on the bench of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
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NewsJohnson opens new front in war on ‘lefty lawyers’
Criminal justice system 'hamstrung', prime minister tells Conservative Party conference.
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NewsCampaign for sanctions against jailers of Turkish lawyers
Initiative will attempt to impose 'Magnitsky Act' measures against those responsible for mass detentions since 2016.
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NewsVos: ‘lawyers face steep learning curve on tech’
Next master of the rolls says all lawyers will need to become familiar with distributed ledger tech, smart legal contracts and cryptoassets.
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NewsLondon’s new justice quarter unveiled
Nine-storey Fleet Street development will house Crown, civil and magistrates’ courts.
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NewsGateley profits slip in year of uncertainty
Swift action allowed the business to continue trading profitably through the pandemic.
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NewsIn-house teams invited to help build dispute-avoidance robot
Machine learning-based tool will sift through corporate data to identify warning signs.
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NewsClooney quits government role over ‘rule of law’ breach
Doughty Street barrister is latest casualty of the row over the UK Internal Market Bill.
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NewsID checks on directors in Companies House reforms
Government promises a 'fast, efficient, 24/7 digital verification process'.
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NewsCost of Supreme Court climbs by nearly 20%
New technology helped top court survive lockdown in its tenth year, annual report says.
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NewsIBA warns against Assange extradition
Removal would set a 'dangerous precedent', human rights institute says.
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NewsDividend on hold at listed firm Rosenblatt
Pandemic hit M&A and litigation funding businesses, firm reports in half-year results.
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NewsTrade deal will boost Japan access moves, says Society
Agreement comes as Tokyo relaxes conditions for foreign lawyers to practise.
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OpinionSecrets and spies
The Law Commission concludes it is time to reform our antiquated official secrets acts. Updating the terminology would be the easy bit.
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OpinionPolemic offers reality check on rule of law
Populism on Trial: what happens when trust in law breaks down | Inigo Bing
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NewsIP Office seeks views on robot inventors
Consultation follows first filings on inventions created autonomously by artificial intelligence.