All articles by Michael Cross – Page 98
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News‘Public access’ barrister disbarred for dishonest conduct
Michael William Wainwright had worked for client directly despite not completing public access training.
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NewsGovernment grant boosts legal aid management training
Practitioners’ group says grant will help it design management courses for busy legal aid lawyers.
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OpinionA century of death from the air
Christmas 1914 set precedents for a sustained breach of international law.
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NewsLawyers escape sanctions in ‘Google tax’ budget
Chancellor promises new measures against tax avoidance and ‘aggressive tax planning’.
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NewsBar chief says no to ‘super-quango’ regulator
Lavender attacks plans for ‘one-size fits all’ regulator for the profession.
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NewsSociety withdraws sharia wills note
Practice note removed from website in the light of criticism, president says.
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NewsRoyal commission on prison policy proposed
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC wants an end to the ‘perverse’ outcomes of politicians setting sentencing policy.
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OpinionWrong time to put justice above politics
Two distinguished legal commentators call for a royal commission on the penal system. That’s unlikely to happen.
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NewsBar Conference: barristers urged to seize litigation opportunity
‘We are our own best USP,’ says founder of pioneering practice.
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NewsExpert witness critic says no need for regulation – yet
Timothy Dutton QC says lawyers and judges have duty to report malpractice.
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NewsDocuments reveal GCHQ spies targeted lawyers
Law Society calls for explicit protection after documents confirm suspicions that security services advised staff they may target the communications of lawyers.
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NewsSociety condemns strict liability tax offence
Proposal to introduce new strict-liability offence of failing to declare offshore gains ‘undermines the rule of law’.
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NewsCourts service goes to private sector for new chief
Natalie Ceeney, a former chief executive of National Archives joins HMCTS from HSBC UK.
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NewsApp to allow digital signature on legal papers
Version of inCase suited to conveyancing transactions will be available in January.
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NewsHundreds of firms given PII false alarm
Regulator blames poor data from insurers as it informs firms - incorrectly - that they may be entering cessation period.
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NewsSupreme Court turns down flight delay appeals
Decision in Jet2 and Thomson opens way for flood of compensation claims.
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OpinionLand of the rising lawyer
Japan looks to build a global legal services industry. And it’s one that presents more of an opportunity than a threat.
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NewsIBA 2014: US clampdown on ‘hopscotch’ hits M&A activity
Measures against corporate inversions 'extremely significant' for European market, conference hears.
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NewsIBA 2014: right to be forgotten takes root in Japan
Tokyo court orders internet giant Google to remove search links to a Japanese man’s criminal record.
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NewsIBA 2014: barriers to justice begin at birth, report shows
International survey shows social and institutional factors blocking access to justice worldwide.