All articles by Michael Cross – Page 94
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OpinionLegal aid’s founding text turns 70
How the 1945 report of a Conservative-chaired committee laid the foundations of state-funded legal aid.
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NewsWebsite organises crowdfunding for ‘public interest’ litigation
CrowdJustice aims to generate funds for cases that ‘capture the public imagination’.
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NewsSupreme Court overturns ban on James Rhodes autobiography
Ruling on publication of concert pianist’s memoirs hailed as a victory for free speech.
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NewsContract chaos fear as France rewrites civil law
Reform of the 1804 ‘Code civil’ was announced by justice minister Christiane Taubira pictured in February this year.
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OpinionLet’s welcome Dominic Raab
‘What rights would you abolish?’ is no longer good enough for challenging the government.
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NewsFalconer returns to front bench
Tony Blair's lord chancellor replaces Sadiq Khan as shadow justice secretary.
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NewsGove in at MoJ as Cameron prepares for a fight
Second consecutive non-lawyer appointed to see through human rights reform.
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OpinionSolicitors and the spirit of VE Day
For the profession, VE Day marked one step on the return to normality.
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NewsClient snooping: concern despite case victory
Law Society and bar repeat calls for statutory protection for professional privilege.
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NewsCall for media access to Court of Protection
Study recommends reforms to enhance accountability and increase public understanding.
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OpinionA solicitor at Gallipoli
The Gazette is fortunate to have a lawyer’s first-hand account of serving in the Great War’s most controversial campaign.
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ProfileWar stories: 'a most interesting time' - at Gallipoli
Solicitor RCW 'Clive' Burn, admitted in 1912, left a graphic account of the discomforts and dangers.
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NewsInternational bar leader attacks trade treaty critics
Erroneous information 'subverting debate' says International Bar Association.
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NewsProfessional services blamed for UK productivity failings
Law firms among leading culprits for stagnation since the downturn, research by national newspaper claims.
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OpinionGoogle is the wrong target
History suggests that anti-trust action is the wrong way to promote innovation in IT.
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NewsVictims and bobbies on beat dominate Labour’s justice pledges
Manifesto has little to say on legal aid and access to justice but promises support on domestic violence.
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NewsScots remember solicitors who served
The Law Society of Scotland has unveiled the first national memorial to the Scottish lawyers who died in the First World War.
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NewsCo-op Legal in profit despite income slump
ABS standard-bearer posts annual loss of £5m – but broke into the black in the second half.
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NewsBar regulator licenses 15 ‘entities’
BSB says it will name new businesses when they have secured insurance to offer services.
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OpinionHuman rights defenders should defend TTIP too
Free trade gives ruling elites a stake in the rule of law.