Below Francine Ryan, Lecturer in law at the Open University, and responsible for the Open Justice Law Clinic, explains to Lawyer Monthly the benefits to law students of being involved in pro bono. Pro bono is derived from the Latin term pro bono publico which can be translated as ‘for the public good’. In a […]
Civil drone operations in the US may be about to get more civilized. Last month, the Trump administration kicked off “infrastructure week” by touting a plan to corporatize the nation’s dependable albeit “ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible” air traffic control (“ATC”) system. Marc L. Warren and Steven J. Seiden of US based Jenner & Block explain […]
The use of social media by clients is increasingly causing problems for their lawyers and the legal system. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and a wealth of other sites are now routinely consulted in the course of case preparation to glean information that can be used for and against the relevant party. Social media use is also […]
Campaigning law firm Thompsons Solicitors recently (Tuesday 4th July) highlighted an extract from a report from an insurance law firm that quotes the Department for Work and Pensions admitting that they ‘no longer have the expertise…to produce robust data’ in relation to personal injury claims. Insurance law firm Weightmans, who produce an annual report on […]
Victims on the Grenfell tower fire have still not been housed over three weeks later, despite being promised housing would be provided within three weeks. Even before the fire, Chelsea and Kensington, in London, already has the worst reputation in England for housing homeless people locally. Lawyer Monthly asked experts to watch this video and […]
The Queen’s Speech announced a new data protection law to ensure the UK retains its world-class regime protecting personal data along with a new Digital Charter to ensure that the UK is “the safest place to be online.” However, below Mark O’Halloran, Partner in the tech team at Coffin Mew Solicitors, explains that the Government […]
A man in Minnesota recently learned the law the hard way, and in turn found out that Monopoly money, cards and property aren’t real. When pulled over by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office for an arrest warrant on the vehicle the man was driving, he attempted to show the police a Monopoly board game ‘Get […]
An upcoming government review of workers’ rights is set to demand minimum wage, a new working title under ‘dependent contractor’, and benefits such as sick pay and holiday leave. Until now the UK’s working system has been divided into employee, worker and self-employed, but now these categories could be joined by ‘dependent contractor’. Gig workers, […]
Recent reports state that the High Court has ruled that the UK Government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful, despite thousands being dead as a result. The court rejected claims that the UK government’s failure to suspend sales to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is illegal. However, the UN states that Saudi air strikes […]
Online gambling giant bet365 is being taken to court over the denial of payout to student Megan McCann, 20, who had won £1 million by betting on nearly £25,000 on 12 horses across four races in June 2016. The betting company says it will not pay out the £1 million because it believes McCann's stake was provided […]
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