Last week the motion passed agreeing agreed to firmly limit the scope for the UK Government to allow itself powers to shift legislation through ‘Henry VIII’ powers, and lock-in the utmost Parliamentary oversight of powers given to ministers. This is set to affect people, businesses and sectors all across the nation. Here Lawyer Monthly benefits […]
“Big isn’t necessarily beautiful – in fact things can get quite ugly.” Michael Siebold is chair of elite global legal network Interlaw, and here Lawyer Monthly benefits from his expert opinion on the impact of social and political anti-establishment shifts on the structure and effectiveness of the legal sector. 2016 was undoubtedly a year of […]
As the Government presses ahead with plans for online and virtual hearings, the Bar Council has warned that the quality and the reputation of our system of justice must not suffer. Chairman of the Bar, Andrew Langdon QC said: “Appropriate safeguards must be put in place to ensure that the quality of justice and the […]
Communicating for America (CA) recently called on Congress to provide "stabilization funds" in the recent Republican-introduced American Health Care Act reform legislation. As noted in a study released by the Council for Affordable Health Care (CAHC), an increase of $9 billion in stabilization funding could reduce health insurance premiums by 25% for consumers in the […]
Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and claim that British workers do not lose out to EU migrant labour. But they agree that the UK Government, not the EU, will now call the shots. In a comprehensive and easy-to-read legal guide on Brexit, the […]
The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee recently published its report Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? This House of Lords report finds that: The current system for civil justice cooperation across the EU member states - in the development of which UK expertise has been prominent - works well. Disputes that cross borders, […]
From overly nude content to sexualised images of children, social media platforms such as Facebook are being heavily criticised for not doing enough to tackle the stream of unwanted content, and moderate the sharing of particular groups and the images therein. According to the BBC, Chairman of the Commons media committee, Damian Collins said he […]
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