From 25th May next year all UK businesses – big or small – will need to comply with strict new regulations around how they collect, store and use personal information as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the current data protection directive. However, despite the GDPR’s two-year transition period which began in May […]
Last week, the Paradise Papers leak made news headlines around the world, revealing that some of the world’s biggest businesses, heads of state and globally renown figures have been sheltering their wealth in offshore tax havens. Some of these are being investigated, and the general consensus is that the actions revealed are terrible and should […]
While legal professionals say directories are genuinely useful a report released by MD Communications shows more than half of law firms believe they don't get the rankings they deserve and 84% are frustrated with the time it takes to make a submission. Firms spend a great deal of time and effort on legal directories, with […]
Following several public allegations against US Actor Kevin Spacey, the public is in uproar about sexual assault being swept under the carpet, about celebrity reactions to accusations, about the lack of public support for victims, but also about the press’s forceful reporting of allegations as if proven fact. When this happened to Weinstein, things went […]
The number of new job openings for executive managers within the legal profession increased by 54.8% in the year to 31st August 2017, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). This is despite the fact that overall vacancies within the sector rose by just 1.8% during the same period. Demand for practicing lawyers, […]
With National Pro Bono Week taking place as of yesterday, Francine Ryan, lecturer in law and member of the Open Justice team at the Open University, talks to Lawyer Monthly about Pro Bono work, getting involved, and the values behind Pro Bono legal work. National Pro Bono Week takes place from 6th to 11th November […]
The Bar has confounded decades of critics and doomsayers through fearlessness and competition for excellence, Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC told the 32nd Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference last week. The Chair’s full speech is available here. As over 500 guests and speakers gathered in central London today for the Bar’s flagship […]
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