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Following on from recent news regarding facebook’s poor Q318 results, Jon Tipple, Chief Strategy Officer, Worldwide at FutureBrand, discusses further bad news for the firm. Facebook’s disappointing Q3 results – despite strong earnings, the social media giant failed to reach analysts’ estimates on revenue, daily active users and monthly active users – reflect some difficult […]
Following the disclosure of the ‘Paradise Papers’ in 2017, an onslaught of misguided moral righteousness resulted, villainising the wealthy for using perfectly legal means of investing their wealth in offshore corporations in order to achieve tax efficiency. In the process, many august journals blurred the lines between entirely legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion. […]
Hungarian-American businessman and philanthropist George Soros has become a divisive figure in global politics and has been ostracised by his home country. He was the first person targeted in the recent mail-bomb attacks against high-profile critics of President Trump in the United States, and has been the topic of numerous fake news stories and conspiracy […]
The level of understating of forensic science among lawyers, judges, and juries is poor, according to evidence submitted to parliament by a group of researchers from Queen Mary University of London. The researchers suggest that forensic science is contributing to injustices because of misunderstandings about matching trace evidence to a particular person. The group have […]
When the Statute of Frauds 1677 stipulated that contracts must exist in writing and also bear a signature, the practice soon became commonplace. But the traditional written signature may soon become a thing of the past: The Law Commission has decided that, for many legal documents, it can be replaced with an electronic signature ('e-signature') […]
Five months after General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) officially came into effect, and as news breaks that Facebook has been fined the maximum data breach penalty for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Barrister-at Law Quentin Hunt has been examining the implications of early test cases under the regulations – and reporting on what this might mean […]
Legislation passed five years ago has failed to meet its aims and has created an unfair and inefficient justice system, says the Bar Council as new research shows the true impact of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO). The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England & Wales, has said that […]
As Halloween dawns on us and the trick or treaters come flocking, homeowners are being urged to think about claims that could be brought against them as a result of injuries or accidents that occur on their property. Victoria Stevenson, head of personal injury at Roythornes Solicitors, shares her top tips for avoiding liability this […]
Yesterday UK Chancellor Phillip Hammond made a number of announcements and updates in the Autumn Budget 2018. You can see all things Autumn Budget and several summaries on the BBC website here. In our most in depth Your Thoughts piece to date, Lawyer Monthly rounds up the country’s leading experts in a variety of sectors, […]
Authored by Fraser MacLean, Executive Legal Search & Management Consultant at MacLean Legal Search, the piece below shines a light on the actual revenue and profits of the London offices of some of the leading US Law Firms. Profits remain the main indicator of a company’s health and success. Here in the UK, we can check […]
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