All articles by Michael Cross – Page 58
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OpinionJournal of a plague year
Samuel Pepys encounters a couple of 'Sollicitors' in his celebrated diary of 1665.
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NewsBudget 2020: 'No end to austerity' responds Chancery Lane
Legal profession reacts with scepticism to a raft of announcements by chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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NewsRights body turns its sights on UK over Assange
'Gross and disproportionate conduct by Crown officials' condemned by International Bar Association.
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NewsChancellor's economic crime levy could hit law firms
Levy will fund investments in new technology for law enforcement.
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NewsHacking the law: Manchester's legal innovators join global initiative
Teams of lawyers and technologists around the world are this weekend developing digital ways to improve access to justice
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NewsSheikh Mohammed ruling 'part of transparency trend'
Family court judgments published after Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal by the ruler of Dubai.
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NewsAlternative providers seize 4.4% of market - and are growing strongly
Research also shows US-based firms growing strongly in the UK.
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NewsElectronically signed deeds are legal, lord chancellor confirms
Government to convene working party to consider video witnessing question.
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NewsAI on the radar of top-100 financial directors
Pressure from clients leads list of perceived threats to profitability.
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NewsDowning St deals death blow to UK role in euro patent court
Participation 'clearly inconsistent with our objective of becoming an independent self-governing nation'.
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News'Not something to get hysterical about': LCJ on constitutional reform
Lord Burnett of Maldon plays down predictions of clash between executive and judiciary.
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NewsInternational caseload continues to dominate Commercial Court
Annual report shows rise in banking and financial disputes, along with those involving high net worth individuals.
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NewsStar solicitor helped VIP avoid paedophilia prosecution
Report of child sexual abuse inquiry reveals role of legendary defence practitioner Sir David Napley in the 1970s.
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NewsNews focus: Campaign to create repository of court judgments
Following last year’s Digital Justice report calling for a shakeup in the publication of court judgments, there is growing awareness of how opening up the corpus of case law could facilitate justice.
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News‘Misconceived’: ECtHR chief hits back at Sumption over rights
Thesis of Reith lectures on growth of judicial power ’lacks a comprehensive and nuanced understanding’.
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NewsPartner profits up at buoyant Hogan Lovells
Transatlantic firm reports turnover up 10% to £1.76bn.
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NewsActive conveyancers at record low
Conveyancing bore the full brunt of political and economic uncertainty in the final quarter of 2019, market tracker shows.
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NewsUS lawyers stand up for judiciary in Trump row
Bar president calls for end to personal attacks on judges and prosecutors.
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News‘Model statute’ to hold governments to account on climate change
International Bar Association publishes measure to ‘lower procedural hurdles’.
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NewsUS bar votes for ownership reform - with caveats
American Bar Association resolution calls on states to 'explore regulatory innovations'.