All articles by Michael Cross – Page 79
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Concern for detained Egyptian lawyer
Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy remains in detention after arrest on way to address United Nations - about unlawful detentions.
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NewsSolicitor awarded £70,000 over 'perjury' libel
Judge dismisses part-time volunteer editor’s common-law ‘Reynolds’ defence.
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NewsAutomation to take 67,000 legal jobs, Society predicts
Loss will be offset by continuing growth in demand for legal services, according to sector forecast.
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NewsRobot beats human lawyers in outcomes challenge
Competition between human lawyers and artificial intelligence to predict the success of claims.
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NewsBrussels latest to announce English-language business court
Brexit will increase the amount of commercial litigation - which will not necessarily be conducted in London.
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Opinion
Balfour and the law
100 years on, a 67-word statement by the British government still provokes fury. We should ask why.
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NewsTerror law watchdog warns against thought-crime
Max Hill QC says government should pause before adding more offences to an 'already long list'.
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NewsE-conveyancing back on government agenda
Government seeks views to help accelerate progress of online scheme.
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Opinion
Creativity can't be commanded
Nurturing the lawtech innovation revolution is a good idea - just don't try to predict the outcome.
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NewsTributes paid to Julie Exton, a ‘stellar example’ to others
The profession has united to pay tribute to Bristol family solicitor and district judge Julie Exton, who has died at the age of 59. The Gazette understands she had been suffering from motor neurone disease for some months. Julie Anita Exton was admitted as a solicitor in 1983. Exton was ...
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NewsBlockchain deal bodes ill for conveyancers
Digital exchange contracts which could remove the need for solicitors used in Swansea property acquisition.
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NewsConsent at 13? Internet contract age under fire in Lords
Allowing 13-year-olds to sign away rights is ‘almost certainly illegal’, debate on Data Protection Bill hears.
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NewsWidely respected solicitor judge Julie Exton dies at 59
Lord chief justice announces death of former president of Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges.
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News'Flagship' court plan for City of London
Proposed Square Mile judicial centre would replace all current court services apart from the Old Bailey.
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NewsBrexit: thinktank sets out Court of Justice options
CJEU would not be neutral in resolving future disputes, warns Institute for Government.
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OpinionTories should be the natural party of justice
Through serial incompetence, the Conservatives have allowed the left to set the rule-of-law agenda.
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NewsLord chancellor welcomes lord chief with a dash of Kipling
Welcoming speech stresses ancient rights ‘unnoticed as the breath we draw’.
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NewsPrice transparency proposals 'encouraging' says super regulator
Regulators’ action plans provide ‘sufficient starting point’ for transparency reforms.
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NewsTop 20 firm takes on 33-strong Slater and Gordon team
BLM announces that 11 partners are among those joining commercial advisory practice today.
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NewsNews focus: How big data is transforming legal practice
If data is the new oil that will fuel the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, how can solicitors best exploit it to provide market-leading legal services?