2017

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First-Filed Class Action Lawsuit Against Netflix, Inc. After Projected Earnings Sliced in Half

30th March 2017
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., recently reminded investors that they have until May 1st 2017 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Netflix, Inc., if they purchased the Company's securities between July 22nd 2014 and October 15th […]
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Justice Committee Call to Reduce Brexit Uncertainty for Legal Services Sector

30th March 2017
The Bar Council has responded to the Justice Select Committee Brexit report published last week. The report reflects many of the issues raised by the Bar Council both in evidence to the Committee and in The Brexit Papers: Second Edition. A spokespersons said: “The Justice Committee have reached some sensible conclusions in their report. Effective […]
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Is Whatsapp as Safe as Everyone Thinks it is?

29th March 2017
On the back of news today that Whatsapp’s privacy protections have been questioned following the recent terrorist attack in London, Lawyer monthly has heard from Andy Lilly, Director and Co-Founder of Armour Communications, who, as a cyber security expert, explains why WhatsApp might not be as secure as you thought it was, even before The […]
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Don’t Forget the Crown Dependencies in Brexit Talks

29th March 2017
The House of Lords EU Committee recently published its report on Brexit and the Crown Dependencies, calling on the UK Government to ensure that the Isle of Man, and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, are fully involved and engaged in the UK’s Brexit negotiations with the EU. The report highlights that while the Crown […]
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Fraud, Exotic Holidays and Call Girls: The Wolf of HBOS

29th March 2017
Recently hitting the headlines was the prosecution of an ex-HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) manager and five others, all but one of whom were convicted for their roles in a complex and long lasting scam involving £245m of fraudulent loans. With mischief including cash in brown envelopes, exotic holidays, luxury yachts, properties in the sun […]
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Corporate Disputes in Progressive China

28th March 2017
Progressing from an assistant lawyer to Judge, Senior Partner Dao Rina has a vast amount of experience with dispute resolution regarding corporate matters. He has acted for influential companies, and settled cases involving millions of yuan. He speaks with us about the most effective method of solving disputes and how this has progressed in China […]
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Norman Champ, an SEC & Private Investment Specialist with a Hunger for Compliance

28th March 2017
With an array of legal experience and varied sector backgrounds, from being an M&A lawyer in private practice, to a senior officer at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), our guest talks to Lawyer Monthly about the personal and professional rewards of being an Investment Funds lawyer and teaching this subject at Harvard Law […]
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Changing the Legal Game in Cyprus: Dr Christos Clerides

28th March 2017
Dr Christos Clerides is the head of Phoebus, Christos Clerides & Associates LLC which was originally established by his late father Phoebus Clerides, Barister-at-Law in 1950. The firm has handled very important cases in its 67-year history of litigations and Dr Clerides has seen through many influential cases that have allowed the legal sector to […]
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Illegal Cash Flow in China

28th March 2017
Clive Grossman Q.C, emigrated with his parents from London, to what was then Southern Rhodesia, in 1947, where he spent his school years growing up. After a few years as an articled clerk in a solicitor’s office, Clive went to the University of Cape Town and completed his BA and LLB in 1966. After joining […]
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Is it Time for Law Firms to Remodel?

28th March 2017
Legal services contributed £20.3 billion to the UK economy last year. The biggest consumers of legal services are the financial, insurance and pensions sector (17%) followed by construction, IT services, and trade. Of the small business sector, 38% of services consumed relate to trading, compromising of tax, employment and intellectual property. With the rising number […]
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