All articles by Michael Cross – Page 97
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NewsOnline JAC to ease solicitor applications
New website supports changes to the application process designed to make it more friendly to solicitors.
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NewsSaudi lawyer given five more years in jail for sedition
Court says Walid Abu al-Khair 'refused to show remorse'.
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NewsSRA outlines response to Al-Sweady concerns
Regulator 'will be urgently concluding existing strands of investigation and reviewing the other concerns raised in the ministerial statement’.
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NewsTravel-ban plans need more scrutiny
Powers to seize passports need more judicial oversight - and legal aid for detainees - joint human rights committee reports.
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NewsTribute to ‘shop front’ solicitor pioneer
Kasturi Kalra fought against regulations restricting lawyers to premises disconnected from the public.
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NewsFirm boosts role of Labour ex-minister
Baroness Symons to lead government-relations practice at DLA Piper.
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NewsOnline conveyancing venture calls for views
Survey to collect ‘representative opinions’ on the home-buying process.
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OpinionAtrocities are rarely orphans
2015 will be a year of grim centenaries. They should be handled with care.
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NewsArchives reveal Thatcher’s ‘disquiet’ about solicitors
Cabinet minutes show prime minister concerned about the Law Society’s powers to discipline profession in the 1980s.
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NewsEU court snubs human rights accession
An agreement on the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is not compatible with EU law, Court of Justice rules.
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NewsRival sounds out investor action against Quindell
PI firm Your Legal Friend claims shareholders misled by listed legal services company.
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NewsLord chief justice predicts longer case times
Annual report says cases are taking longer and there is ‘urgent need’ to control the cost of civil litigation.
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NewsChallenge to domestic violence legal aid changes
Four out of 10 victims unable to apply for legal aid, new report by Law Society-backed campaign shows.
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NewsLords lean towards a lawyer lord chancellor
Legal qualification ‘not essential’ but benefits of a ‘legal or constitutional background’ should be given ‘due consideration’, constitution committee says.
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NewsOmbudsman hires lottery fund chief
Ian Brack takes on responsibility for expansion in jurisdiction.
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NewsSelf-service power of attorney taking over, government boasts
Cabinet Office paper says digital lasting powers of attorney process has fewer errors than traditional forms.
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NewsOsborne hits tax break for incorporating firms
Autumn statement announcement reduces advantage of limited company conversion.
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NewsTransparency urged on ‘right to light’
Law Commission recommends clarifications in the law and simplified procedures.