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US & Canada Agree New Trade Deal on NAFTA

1st October 2018
Canada agreed late to sign on to a trade deal between the United States and Mexico, revamping the three-country North American Free Trade Agreement after more than a year of tortuous negotiations.
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What Happens If You’re Injured at an AirBnB?

28th September 2018
Airbnb is one of the largest online marketplace and hospitality services but what happens if you’re injured whilst renting one of its properties? Rob Dempsey, personal injury lawyer at Roythornes Solicitors, questions the legal issues surrounding the holiday phenomenon. Last week Airbnb – the rental model which has inarguably transformed travel - celebrated its tenth […]
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Can I Sue Facebook?

27th September 2018
Facebook Inc. is built into the daily lives of most westerners, whether in social life, business or communities. Going a day without Facebook is a challenge and many can very easily admit they couldn’t live without it. On the other hand, there is a rising group of people who are unhappy with the supposed exploitation […]
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Here’s Why Time Limits on Legal Claims Are Massively Important

26th September 2018
A recent decision of the High Court has seen the claims advanced by a widow against her late husband's estate, dismissed some 28 years after his death. Below, will disputes expert at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth, Sarah Smith discusses the case. Mr Kashinath Bhusate died intestate on 28 April 1990. A year later his third […]
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Pension Reform is Going to Be Costly

26th September 2018
At companies and institutions around the world, pensions are collapsing and vulnerable consumers are paying the price. Lloyds Banking Group, for example, is in the midst of a multi-million dollar lawsuit that alleges that women received fewer benefits than their male counterparts. At the same time, Future Income Payments, a private pension fund based in […]
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The Big Four Breakup: Greater Choice is Better Than Greater Competition

25th September 2018
Following John McDonnell’s suggestion that the Big Four auditing firms (Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) be split up, Professor Paolo Quattrone, Chair in Accounting Governance and Social Innovation at the University of Edinburgh Business School, argues that unless the public function of auditing is restored, auditing will continue to regularly fail and that greater […]
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Law Firms Need More Effective Defences Against Cyberattacks

25th September 2018
Law firms and small businesses will continue to be victims of cyber-attacks unless they radically change their approach to security. Below David Blundell, Managing Director at CyberHive, points out the risks and dangers for legal practices in today’s digital age. Reports from the National Cyber Security Centre that £11 million of client money has been […]
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ACLU: Facebook Allows Gender-Biased Job Postings

24th September 2018
​The ACLU says Facebook's ad targeting system lets employers discriminate against women in job postings.
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Miami Woman Wins $6.5 Million Award for Father’s Tobacco Death

24th September 2018
A Miami-Dade County jury awarded $6.5 million last week to the estate of Miami man who died following 20 years of cigarette smoking. Jurors found that an addiction to Kool cigarettes from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company led to Glenn Simmons’ cancer and contributed to his eventual death. In a unique twist, attorneys believe this is […]
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Here’s What the SEC Did NOT Say About ICO Enforcement

24th September 2018
Last week, in remarks at an industry conference, Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Division Co-Head Stephanie Avakian described the SEC’s approach to Initial Coin Offering (ICO) enforcement as calibrated to avoid stifling innovation while sending a clear message that unregistered securities offerings and fraud would not be allowed. She cited the Munchee ICO as an […]
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