All articles by Michael Cross – Page 75
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NewsCrime agency admits acting illegally in death penalty case
Phone metadata was provided to support conviction of two men over Thailand murder of British nationals.
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NewsSnooping could threaten post Brexit data law
Legal expert says proposals for data protection continuity overlook measures in Investigatory Powers Act.
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Ombudsman's office appoints chief executive as hunt begins for consumer champion
Rob Powell says priority will be to ‘drive the next phase of modernisation’ at the seven-year-old organisation.
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NewsMind your language, SRA warns solicitors
Regulator posts 2,300-word notice on electronic communications after ‘increase in reports of solicitors falling below the standards expected of them’.
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OpinionWe shall fight them in the courtrooms
Spring 1941. Following capitulation at Dunkirk, Winston Churchill is on trial for war crimes. Before a British judge.
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NewsArbitration panel proposed for post-Brexit dispute resolution
Latest Brexit position paper will propose ways to end 'direct jurisdiction’ of European court after 2019.
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NewsBrexit: Government wants continuing judicial relationship
New civil judicial cooperation framework will be 'aspect of the deep and special partnership with the EU'.
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NewsNews focus: Jackson's parting shot
Solicitors greeted Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals to extend fixed recoverable costs with some relief. Just don’t expect ministers to take kindly to judicial review caps.
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NewsUK facing UN censure on costly litigation
International body lambasts UK over application of Aarhus Convention.
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NewsUK litigants only 28% of commercial court users
Annual survey shows commercial court as increasingly global as international competition hots up.
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NewsJackson on fixed costs: the profession reacts
Proposals could deny many claimants access to justice - though they could have been worse.
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NewsSolicitors relieved as Jackson rows back from one-size-fits-all costs
Civil costs proposals include new intermediate track for claims up to £100,000 - and new rules for judicial review cases.
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NewsNews focus: Playing the consumer card
While the appeal tribunal ruled out the massive collective consumer action against Mastercard, lawyers argue that redress over anti-competitive behaviour is still possible.
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NewsCall for rethink on judges expressing opinions
Speaking out could help build public trust in the judiciary, former appeal judge says.
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Opinion
Dodgy motors and the lure of the modern
Like so many bright ideas, abolishing the tax-disc looked a no-brainer. Until it hit the real world.
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NewsPolish president vetoes 'judicial threat' measures
Unexpected decision follows international outcry over independence of judiciary.
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NewsNews focus: digital signatures dilemma
If digital signatures are finally to take their place in the kind of life-changing matters that solicitors deal with on a daily basis, consensus on their robustness is critical.
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News£14bn group action kicked out of court
Competition tribunal dismisses application on behalf of 46 million consumers against MasterCard.
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NewsProfession sounds alarm at Polish judicial reforms
Law Society and bar condemn new law’s echo of ’more turbulent European past’.
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NewsFormer sex abuse suspect loses anonymity fight
Newspapers wins right to identify individual in landmark open justice ruling.