The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has called for a regulatory crackdown on Bitcoin; comments which can be expected to help fuel a sustainable recovery of the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin and Dash. Mr Carney noted: “The time has come to hold the crypto asset ecosystem to the same standards as the […]
With a month to go until the gender pay gap reporting deadline, only 1,000 companies have submitted their reports. The number of organisations to have reported so far is significantly below the governments expectation. Between now and 4 April, an estimated 8,000 organisations will have to submit their reports – an average of around 240 […]
Poland's recently introduced legislation to minimize the country's role in the Holocaust is facing fierce backlash in Israel, where the Polish embassy was spraypainted with two swastikas. The graffiti is likely a response to a law that was passed in Poland earlier in February saying it's illegal to say that Poland bore responsibility for the […]
Legal professionals are the sector most likely to travel with colleagues on business trips and will add on the most number of nights for leisure, The Heathrow Express Business Travel Insights Report has revealed. The state of the nation report on business travel, commissioned by Heathrow Express surveyed business travellers from across the UK, Germany […]
More than three million couples are in unmarried relationships – the second largest family type in the UK, as well as the fastest growing. Kelvin Henderson, Partner at Nelsons Solicitors, dispels the myths surrounding couples who are not married and then decide to separate. What is the so-called common law marriage? “A common misconception when […]
Calls from health leaders in February in a letter to Justice Secretary David Gauke urged for reform to payments for negligence claims against the NHS. Rob Dempsey, personal injury lawyer at law firm Roythornes Solicitors, discusses the proposed plans and its impact on potential claimants. In 2017, changes to the calculation used to work out how […]
While deadlines and departure dates remain unknown, the UK needs to prepare itself for substantial changes within its legal system when we eventually part ways with the European union. Here, Richard Thomas, employment lawyer and partner at Cardiff and London based firm, Capital Law, shines a light on areas of EU law that might not […]
We now speak with Claudia Ningning Zhao, who speaks on how family law is progressing in China and the difficulties she faces representing her clients. What has been your biggest family law case achievement at the firm, and what challenges did this case present? Being an international family lawyer, the biggest achievement for me […]
Overthrowing the CPS: Has it Failed the Justice System? ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown’. In recent weeks, the issue of Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) failings in the disclosure of relevant material has been in the spotlight following the collapse of two rape cases. The relevant material which had not been disclosed was […]
Speaking on construction law, Tanya Nicole Hendry, Director at Construction Support Services International (CSSi), reveals that it is the multidisciplinary aspect which spurs her on: “It is so easy to develop a passion for this industry. The people involved are hardworking, passionate about the end result they are seeking to achieve, and so very proud […]
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