The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market is a young phenomenon. So young, in fact, that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is still working out how best to regulate it. This week Lawyer monthly benefits from expert analysis by Angus Dent, CEO at ArchOver, who delves into the potential for consensus on this complex discussion. With the […]
A recent study by Dun & Bradstreet shows compliance professionals anticipate a more complex and uncertain future, which will increase data governance challenges and cause difficulties in the customer journey. The research, which surveyed compliance professionals in the UK financial sector, found that almost half (49%) believe that it will become harder for their organisation […]
There is a sharp drop in the amount of the public expressing concern about identity theft, according to a new survey conducted for Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). Two-thirds (66%) of the respondents agree that they are concerned about identity theft but the number is significantly down from 74% in 2016. At the […]
Houston patent trial lawyer Demetrios Anaipakos of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, has won a $9 million federal jury verdict for Texas-based patent licensing company Saint Lawrence Communications LLC against technology heavyweight Motorola Mobility LLC for patent infringement. After a week-long trial, jurors in the US District Court for the Eastern […]
By Anthony Robinson, Excello Law. WikiLeaks’s latest dump of 9,000 CIA files revealed that US spies, in collusion with British intelligence services, had, as well as targeting smartphones and computers, developed a programme called Weeping Angel, which is allegedly able to turn a television set into a monitoring device – even when it appears to […]
Declan Harrington is a financial advisor at Savage Silk, a multi-disciplinary practice that specialises in offering legal and financial advice. In this article, he offers Lawyer Monthly an auto-enrolment checklist for getting your firm ready for the new pension rules, as well as information about what the penalties are if you don’t. For the best […]
The present wave of automation, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) – the development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence – is creating a gap between current legislation and new laws necessary for an emerging workplace reality, states a report recently published by the International Bar Association Global Employment Institute (IBA GEI). Gerlind Wisskirchen, IBA […]
For Tatiana Sergunina intellectual property has always been an interesting sphere of law she dreamed of when she was a student. Her dreams are now fulfilled as she helps people to protect their intellectual rights; in this insightful interview, we see her passion being wonderfully expressed whilst detailing the movements in Russia’s IP legal sphere […]
An experienced accident attorney will have assisted numerous auto accident victims with their cases that involved vehicle crashes. You want an attorney who has experience with a variety of accidents from minor fender benders to more severe crashes that involved 18-wheel trucks and train accidents. It’s important to note that statistics convey that most auto […]
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