Government parking fines, permit fines and speeding fines are, to the public’s expense’ all very legitimate. But the latest figures show councils across the UK have been raking in the profits as drivers were hit with £1.6 billion in parking fines alone last year. This figure sits as a record revenue to councils, as they […]
A Co-op Funeralcare branch in the UK has been accused of leaving bodies to rot in the heat, absent of cold storage. With grieving loved ones confident their deceased’s body is being taken care of, this Co-op Funeralcare branch in Windsor, UK, allegedly left corpses to decompose during the summer heatwave, in the back of […]
Michel Barnier, chief Brexit negotiator for the European Union, made comments Monday in Brussels on the legal consequences of Brexit. Bloomberg's Emma Ross-Thomas reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
A divorced couple are still fighting in court after 25 years and closure has still not been found. Below, Lawyer monthly hears from specialist family lawyer, Lindsay Yateman at Excello Law, who examines the case and argues that one must seek to look at the bigger picture for this and other family cases, in order […]
Yesterday Phillip Hammond delivered his second and, in some analyst’s eyes, crucial Autumn Budget for the UK. With a range of Tax revisions, changes to the housing market and investment in technology and the NHS there has been some praise for the Chancellor’s proposals. But what are the implications for the Legal Sector and those […]
More work is needed to address judicial diversity and issues with recruitment that threaten the UK’s world-renowned legal system, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned. The Committee has examined the progress made on judicial recruitment and diversity since its 2012 report on Judicial Appointments. The Committee says that: It is deeply concerned that […]
Freelance, corporate or public sector? Choosing a legal career can be a daunting turning point in your life. Below Ken Cutshaw, President and CEO of GCG, talks to Lawyer Monthly about how law students and young practitioners can break into the government sector and beyond. The traditional legal career path, whereby a law student graduates, […]
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