Michael Cross
News Editor at The Law Society Gazette
Correspondent and Editor at UKAuthority
Journalist in Muswell Hill, London (and Broadstairs). News editor Law Society Gazette; free data fan. Views personal, retweet not an endorsement, obviously.
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1 week ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Michael Cross
Judges in England and Wales now have access to large-language model artificial intelligence software on their personal computers, the HM Courts and Tribunals Judiciary revealed today. The availability of a commercial Microsoft product is highlighted in an update to judicial guidance on the use of AI, first published at the end of 2023. The seven-page guidance is a page longer than the original version, with a glossary expanded to cover terms including ‘hallucination’ and ‘AI agent’.
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2 weeks ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Michael Cross
The £1.3bn programme to modernise courts and tribunals may have fallen short on its lofty ambitions and gone over budget, but hope remains that a digital justice system remains ‘within reach’On the face of it, 2016 was not a great year in which to embark on an IT-based transformation programme in the public sector. The government and its preferred IT contractors were still reeling from apparent fiascos in computerising everything from the NHS to the Passport Office.
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3 weeks ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Michael Cross
A three-sentence bill introduced to parliament by the lord chancellor yesterday marks the government's attempt to draw a line under the controversy over guidelines on pre-sentence reports. The Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill contains one substantive clause.
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3 weeks ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Michael Cross
While Rachel Reeves’ spring statement was devoid of a ‘proper investment plan’ for justice, it did propose a crackdown on advisers who promote tax avoidance schemes – with fines running into millionsRachel Reeves’ spring statement was something of a non-event for lawyers. No sign of the chancellor removing the national insurance tax break for equity partners in LLPs, for example.
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3 weeks ago |
lawgazette.co.uk | Michael Cross
A court ruling to remove the president and all board members of the Istanbul Bar Association is an attack on the rule of law, the Law Society has warned as popular unrest mounts in Turkey. The ruling this week was in retaliation to a statement by the association calling for respect for international humanitarian law after the deaths of two journalists.
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The Gazette's virtual swear box (£1 for every mention of 'Queen's speech') now contains £3.
A further - unfinished - chapter in the Craig Wright saga. #craigwright https://t.co/1KSHveJYz7
'£2 billion will be invested to update fragmented and outdated IT systems across the NHS.' Welcome to 2003! #groundhogday
