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Court Fight Continues After 'Prorogue Petition' Rejected 

4th September 2019
Lawyers for 78 parliamentarians who claim that Boris Johnson's plan to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run-up to his Brexit deadline was unlawful today said the court fight would continue.
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Staying on the Right Side of the Law in a Digital World

4th September 2019
With greater numbers of companies than ever before conducting business online, it’s never been more important to be aware of the rules and regulations governing global e-commerce.
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What’s It Really Like to Be a Barrister?

4th September 2019
Becoming a barrister is often considered one of the highest achievements for a person’s legal career and most are probably under the impression that it will be plain sailing once they qualify. As with any similar role, being a barrister is much more than knowing your stuff and getting up in the morning.
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A Meeting of Minds: Mindfulness in the Law

3rd September 2019
In this second article in his series on resilience and wise leadership in the legal profession, leadership coach Tim Segaller discusses with Lawyer Monthly how mindfulness skills can help lawyers’ negotiation and litigation skills. My previous article looked at how law firms can respond to the growing problem of stress in their profession. I introduced […]
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The Real Cost of Refusing to Mediate

3rd September 2019
Here Peter Brewer, a solicitor and partner in the national firm of Clarke Willmott LLP, based in the Commercial and Private Client Litigation team in Birmingham, looks at the recent dispute between step-sisters Deborah Cutler and Anna Winter over their parents’ estate. Anna Winter was the daughter of John Scarle. Deborah Cutler was the daughter […]
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Key Things to Know About Wage Arrestment

2nd September 2019
Courts use wage arrestment to deduct money from your salaries to repay your debts directly. In Scotland, it is called an EAO (Earnings Arrestment Order). Moreover, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England use the term “Attachment of Earnings Order” for this process. If you want to avoid a Wage Arrestment order, it is essential to understand particular situations that can increase the chances of this order.
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Judge Rules Against Johnson & Johnson in Historic Opioid Lawsuit

2nd September 2019
Johnson & Johnson denied wrongdoing, but Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman ordered the pharmaceutical company to pay $572 million.
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The Art of Litigation: Bull or Bear?

30th August 2019
It’s no secret that litigators have a reputation for bringing bullish tactics to the courtroom.
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High Court Confirms That the Role of the Courts Is Not to “Discover, Uncover, Or Declare 'The Truth'”

29th August 2019
The recent High Court judgment in Graham Frederick John Auliffe and ors v Susan Ellis [2019] EWHC 1427 (QB) clarified that the role of the court in disputes is not to simply determine the truth but “to identify what needs to be proved, by whom, upon the basis of a correct identification and analysis of the legal rules governing the case; and then to form a judgment”.
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What Is the Process After Criminal Charges Are Filed in Court?

28th August 2019
What initiates the process is the arrest, after which the officer who made the arrest files a police report. This report goes to the prosecutor.
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