I have been a Practitioner and Solicitor of England and Wales for 33 years. More than 28 years of my Practice has been absorbed by the Immigration, Nationality and Human Rights Practice. The Practice involves applications, representations to the Home Office and conducting cases from the First Tier Tribunal to the House of Lords (in […]
Continuing on with our very special Raising the Bar interviews, Mark Symes talks to Lawyer Monthly about his work in immigration & asylum, with particular expertise on the implications of Brexit on EU and UK business immigration law. Mark also tells us about his most notable cases and notes his opinion in regards to ‘raising […]
As Lawyer Monthly’s first Raising the Bar appearance, Mark Dempsey SC introduces the building & construction sphere in Australia, highlighting the challenges he has encountered throughout his legal career, some of the precedents set and seen in the field, and the standards that have changed in this field over the years. Mark is a highly […]
Technology is an ever moving target. It’s one of the most demanding working environments; every few weeks or months you need to understand and account for new technologies changing the nature of IT. However, the benefits of being in a fast-paced environment are that new opportunities to combine methods or technology occur almost daily. One […]
Leading software provider, Advanced, is experiencing increasing demand for the latest version of its award-winning solution, Laserform Hub, which includes the addition of combined SDLT and Land Registry submissions. Laserform Hub was developed to enable law firms to meet the Government’s ‘digital by default’ strategy by allowing secure electronic form submission to multiple government portals […]
Business women who want to get ahead in male dominated industries such as the financial and private equity sectors need to improve their self-confidence and negotiating skills, Georgina Squire, head of dispute resolution at Rosling King LLP says. Speaking at the BVCA Summit in London, Squire discussed the challenges facing women in business with Claudine […]
When workers are injured on the job, they are entitled to submit a compensation claim that covers the costs of their medical treatment. However, as many lawyers know too well, sometimes the nature of injuries or the behavior of employers warrants additional action beyond the fulfillment of the compensation claim. Though compensation is mandated by […]
Recently the UK’s new Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham who took over in July 2016, published the £400,000 Monetary Penalty Notice issued to TalkTalk on 30 September 2016. This Notice detailed her reasons for imposing the highest ever UK fine for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. Denham was pretty scathing – “Yes […]
National land management charity, the Land Trust has responded to the Communities and Local Government Committee's inquiry into the future of public parks, urging Government to move beyond questioning the need for public parks and to recognize the value these spaces provide to the health and vitality of society and implement policy to support them. […]
Workplace experts, Acas, have launched a new guide to help employers manage staff who have a potentially life threatening or long term illness such as cancer, HIV or multiple sclerosis. It is estimated that by 2020 almost one in two people (47%) will get cancer at some point in their lives but some employers may […]
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