All articles by Michael Cross – Page 61
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NewsAppeal throws out Post Office bid to replace judge
Recusal application ’never had any substance and was rightly rejected’, Coulson LJ rules.
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NewsRegional tech firm reports 'exceptional' year
Profits up 22% as Boyes Turner reports revenues exceeding £15m for the first time.
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NewsBar chief calls for emergency courts shut-down
Criminal Bar Association’s message comes as prosecutors mull action over fees.
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NewsPanel to clarify legal status of smart contracts
LawTech Delivery Panel taskforce seeks views on crypto-assets under English private law.
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NewsBuckland becomes prisons minister in justice reshuffle
Non-lawyer picks up court reform portfolio as Lucy Frazer QC is promoted to solicitor general.
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NewsPress gets a new window into family courts
Draft guidance says courts should assist journalists and bloggers applying to relax reporting restrictions.
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News'Challenger' firm Keystone reports profits up 57%
Stock exchange listed chambers-style firm says it now has more than 270 self-employed lawyers.
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NewsWe won't lower standards to fill gaps in judiciary - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says lord chancellor agrees that the bar to appointments will not be lowered.
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NewsUS algorithm-based justice ‘flawed’
Computer predictions of offender behaviour ‘still share or amplify many weaknesses of human decision-making’, says AI partnership.
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NewsSmart contracts need legal certainty to take off, says Vos
Law tech delivery panel is to seek views from lawyers and coders on cryptoassets and smart contracts.
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OpinionShow and tell: journalism's little white lie
Reporters should think carefully about claiming to have been 'shown' leaked documents.
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NewsProfits slip at stockmarket-listed Rosenblatt
City firm announces ’excellent start as a public company’ with first dividend and hints at acquisitions.
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News
Poland tightens the screw on judiciary
Parliament cancels the right of appeal for failed Supreme Court candidates.
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NewsOpen banking data tapped to speed up laundering checks
Mobile app that identifies significant unexplained sums in users’ transactions is being tested by conveyancing firms.
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NewsJudge berates global firm's 'lack of rigour' in privacy case
Judgment bars identification of executive under investigation for corruption.
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NewsConveyancers warned of scam email
Cyber security expert says request for quote could be attempt to discover weak spots.
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Opinion
If AI can do Bach, don't write it off for lawyering
Too many artificial intelligence sceptics base their opinions on yesterday's systems.
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NewsConveyancing regulator plans to allow third-party managed accounts
Proposal among several measures aimed at streamlining the handling of client money.
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NewsSolicitor loses libel claim against Facebook critic
In the latest 'serious harm' ruling, court rules that no material harm was done when only disgruntled ex-clients associate post with complainant.
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NewsGovernment promises private tenancy law reform - but does not say when
Consultation response announces repeal of s21 of the Housing Act 1988.