All articles by Michael Cross – Page 87
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NewsLand Registry: sell-off could imperil property data, says Law Society
Chancery Lane adds its voice to chorus of disapproval as privatisation consultation ends.
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NewsLaw firms’ bank debts jump 36%
Accountants’ survey shows firms borrowing to invest as workloads increase.
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OpinionLand Registry: Why, Minister?
Think the government is clueless about privatising Land Registry? A classic sitcom was there first.
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NewsSharia law review panel named by home secretary
Leading family solicitor to explore whether application of Islamic law is compatible with that of England and Wales.
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NewsJacobs takes helm at Linklaters
M&A specialist elected as senior partner after 26 years at magic circle firm.
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NewsLand Registry: competition watchdog warns against sale
Government’s proposal could create monopoly with incentive to abuse its position, Competition & Markets Authority says.
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NewsLeigh Day ‘paid £75,000 in prohibited referral fees’ – SRA
Regulator publishes details of charges against two solicitors relating to claims against British soldiers in Iraq.
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News‘Handful’ of legal firms using .law web domain
The new ‘top level domain’ was one of a batch made available by the web’s governing body last autumn.
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NewsLand Registry: sale will cost more, says pressure group
Analysis suggests that public will lose out financially within 25 years.
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OpinionDan Dare will need a good lawyer
David Cameron’s ambition for a UK spaceport, announced in the Queen's speech, faces epic legal battles.
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Criminalisation of lesbians on the rise
Human Dignity Trust report finds former colonies and sharia states are extending anti-gay laws to women.
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NewsLegal ‘Airbnb’ pioneers new .law web domain
New online channel to Lawyers on Demand venture opens for registrations.
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NewsBritish bill of rights would send more complaints to Europe – Lords
Justice sub-committee warns that government's proposed bill is not worth the risk of constitutional disruption.
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OpinionBrexit – 1975 was another country
Lawyers were urged to give ‘reassurance’ in the last European membership referendum.
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NewsCall for UN action over Turkish lawyers’ detention
Law Society among 10 bodies urging release of two defence lawyers held unlawfully since 6 April.
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NewsBrexit – lawyers’ leave group says free trade will thrive
Lawyers for Britain says UK would be welcomed back to European Free Trade Association.
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India's top judge pleads for help to clear backlog of cases
India’s Supreme Court has 60,000 cases outstanding.
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OpinionBrexit, law and sunk costs
After decades of denying that Brussels creates very much law, the ‘in’ campaign has changed its tune.
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NewsUK should leave the ECHR, says May
Home secretary says Strasbourg court a bigger threat to sovereignty than the CJEU.