All articles by Michael Cross – Page 75
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Opinion
We'll always have Paris
France’s new international court may not be as English-friendly as promoted - but it should be taken seriously.
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NewsNorth Korea still committing crimes against humanity
Euphoria over Trump-Kim handshake should not eclipse human rights concerns, International Bar Association says.
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NewsMoJ loses minister Phillip Lee in Brexit row
Dr Phillip Lee quits government over EU Withdrawal Bill in dramatic conference speech.
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Law firms are ‘neglecting’ training on cybersecurity
Solicitors are being warned to ‘push back’ against clients and managing partners who demand shortcuts that could put data security at risk. ‘Very often staff are the weak link,’ said cybersecurity specialist Peter Wright, a Law Society Council member and former chair of the Society’s Technolog y & Law Reference ...
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NewsComputers will make interpreters obsolete, lord chief predicts
Head of judiciary upbeat on reform of ‘Science Museum’ systems as HMCTS chief admits delays to Common Platform.
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News€100 maximum: Paris undercuts Rolls Building fees
Affordability, predictability and enforcement throughout the EU feature on sales pitch for new commercial court.
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Opinion
Standing up for secret justice
The jailing of a crank does not take us out of our comfort zones. Perhaps it should.
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NewsNew advice on VAT for property searches
Firms 'may wish to follow HMRC’s guidance’ pending upper court decision, Law Society says in latest advice on Brabners.
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News'Shameless' headlines on benefits family not defamatory
Couple with eight children sought exemplary damages over press coverage of council house battle.
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NewsCyber-warfare: retaliation would be lawful, says UK
Attorney general warns that 'hostile actors' cannot strike at UK computer systems without consequence.
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Opinion
We shouldn't celebrate a protectionist GDPR
In seeing off the data cowboys, Europe risks stifling innovation.
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NewsBlow for SFO as court throws out Barclays case
Crown court dismisses charges over emergency cash injections from Qatar.
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NewsTech will see the end of contested trials, says Vos
Chancellor of the High Court warns that high-value litigation will move online.
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Opinion
Courts transformation: history won't necessarily repeat itself
NAO report rings familiar alarm bells about why IT-based reform programmes go awry.
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NewsReject data contracts with solicitor firms, bar told
Bar Council advises self employed barristers they are not mere sub-contractors - and therefore not data processors under new GDPR regime.
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NewsProfessionals to foot entire bill for AML quango
Regulator rebuffs calls for Office of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision to be funded from general taxation.
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FeatureGDPR: down to the wire
Law Society event hears there is no tick-box route to compliance with the new data protection regime – and 25 May will be the start, not the end of the process.
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NewsBoth sides claim victory in surveillance law challenge
Home Office ordered to amend part of 'snoopers charter' - but says it was doing so anyway.
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NewsTreasury finds £20m for legal services - so long as they're digital
Government dangles money for artificial intelligence in 'next generation services'.