All articles by Michael Cross – Page 63
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NewsAshfords and Boyes Turner call off merger
Structural differences of Ashfords and Boyes Turner ’currently too far apart’.
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NewsSupreme Court backs insurer in 'unknown defendant' case
Judgment 'emphatically underlines' that current framework is fit for purpose.
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Legal services business Axiom to list in New York
Announcement follows divestment of contracts intelligence and managed solutions subsidiaries.
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NewsJudicial diversity? It's up to law firms, says lord chief justice
Lord Burnett asks what more needs to be done to create 'a properly diverse profession at its senior levels'.
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NewsLinklaters former director agrees to keep silent
High Court judgment reveals litigation over ‘women in workplace’ disclosure has come to an end by agreement.
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NewsVoice-detection for insurance fraud among £13m grant winners
Data anonymisation and online legal advice projects also receive government AI research funding.
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NewsPartnership model hampering lawtech take-up
Research for Law Society finds technology adoption less mature than in other sectors such as finance.
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NewsMajority of in-house teams will take to AI
Systems do not work 'straight out of the box' - or automatically replace humans, market study warns.
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NewsSupreme Court backs law firm in landmark negligence case
Ruling in Raleys restores original county court judgment in ex-miner's compensation claim.
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OpinionDon't chop Robocop
Predictive policing based on AI should be tested under independent scrutiny, not banned.
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NewsPeople who live in glass houses shouldn't make article 8 claims, judge rules
High Court dismisses privacy and nuisance complaint by neighbours of the Tate Modern gallery in London.
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NewsTurkish rights lawyer Elçi fell to police officer's bullet, investigation finds
UK research group sheds new light on 2015 killing of chair of southeast Turkey bar association.
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NewsCourt extends Linklaters gag on former director
Bar on Frank Mellish revealing ’sensitive confidential information’ about incidents involving female staff to run to 22 February.
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NewsUN justice task force backs 'inspirational' England and Wales-type reforms
Regulatory model 'fosters innovation and accessibility', working group report finds.
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NewsLiberty calls for ban on 'predictive policing'
Computer programs unfairly target over-policed communities and undermine community relations, says rights group.
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NewsStrasbourg throws out Briton's Holocaust denial free speech claim
European Court of Human Rights backs German conviction for incitement to hatred.
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NewsDWF to go ahead with £600m stock market float
International practice set to become the largest listed law firm.
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NewsBBC loses 'open justice' bid for Shoreham disaster footage
Benefit of disclosure does not outweigh adverse impact on future safety investigations, High Court judge rules.
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NewsAccountants winning in 'rapidly expanding' alternative legal services market
Nearly a quarter of large firms say they have lost work to one of the Big Four.
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NewsEthical charter for artificial intelligence in justice
Non-discrimination and transparency are among five principles adopted by Council of Europe body.