All articles by Michael Cross – Page 87
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OpinionOpen justice: threat is not where you think
Courts transparency in the digital new world will require constant vigilance.
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NewsSlater and Gordon shares dive as UK recovery takes ‘longer than expected’
Update to Australian stock exchange also reveals bank debt now exceeds total enterprise value.
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NewsInternational Bar Association takes aim at Trump
Global legal body warns of principle that law should govern a nation ‘being chipped away’.
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News‘Justice by algorithm’ fear over web pilot
Law Society described the MoJ's online resolution proposals as ‘woolly’.
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: Robots in Law: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Legal Services
A timely and up-to-date survey of AI in law.
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NewsRegistry announces new steps to digital conveyancing
Electronic signatures and paperless mortgages to be enabled through amendments to Land Registration Rules.
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NewsOnline court 'entirely voluntary', government insists
Response to transforming justice consultation dismisses fears about access to justice and 'sentencing by algorithm'.
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NewsHousing white paper an ‘encouraging signal’
Solicitors welcome promises on planning and leasehold reform – and a comprehensive land register.
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News‘Archaic’ official secrets laws unfit for digital age
Archaic 1911 act still provides the principal legal protection against espionage, Law Commission reports.
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NewsNews focus: UK failing ‘open justice’ tests
British justice ranks behind even the poorest US states when it comes to secrecy. A new charter aims to address this at a time when transparency is under renewed attack.
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NewsBrexit will need new dispute resolution mechanism
White paper proposes arbitration panel along lines of the one designed for EU-Canada trade deal.
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NewsBlacker files to Court of Appeal
Former solicitor advocate argues High Court was wrong to say his tribunal listing was a judicial function.
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NewsJudge condemns ‘self-defeating’ mass of evidence in Shell pollution claim
High Court rules that Netherlands-headquartered oil giant cannot be sued in London over pollution in Nigeria.
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China focus of 2017 ‘endangered lawyer’ protest
Harassment and suppression are the lot of lawyers who take up cases with human rights implications.
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Employment specialists warn against online tribunals
Online system should not be compulsory, Employment Lawyers Association says.
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NewsAppeals campaign calls for open justice
UK lags behind US in making court transcripts available, says Centre for Criminal Appeals.
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NewsLibya torture cases must go before UK court, Supreme Court rules
Unanimous ruling against government’s attempt to claim immunity welcomed by rights groups.
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NewsRolls-Royce in £670m deferred prosecution deal
High Court expected to approve 'big league' deal to avoid bribery prosecutions.
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NewsLawyers divided on new white-collar crime offences
Ministry of Justice calls for views on whether further offences are needed to combat money laundering and fraud.
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NewsGig economy needs new employment laws – Law Society
In disputes about employment status, default position should be 'employed', Chancery Lane proposes.