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Facebook's current data crisis involving Cambridge Analytica has angered users and prompted government investigations. To understand what's happening now, you have to look back at Facebook's old policies from 2007 to 2014. WSJ's Shelby Holliday explains. Illustration: Laura Kammerman.
A significant cyberattack in 2017 brought company-wide disruption for a leading law-firm and raised the question of whether law firms are prepared for a business outage and how would they service clients’ requirements? The Instant Group and Sandpiper Partners conducted a survey to delve into the risk of business continuity for law firms in light […]
New research carried out among more than 2,000 UK adults by SPCE has revealed the challenges faced by university students when attempting to claim back their deposit, finding: 30% of students claim their landlord or lettings agent has unfairly taken money from their tenancy deposit This is nearly double the national average (16%) of Generation Rent who […]
With Brexit is fast approaching, what with this mean for the claims industry? The leaving date is quickly approaching, thanks to Prime Minister Theresa May invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29th 2017 — leading to a new plan that the UK will officially step away from the economic and political partnership […]
An increasing number of leaseholders are reporting they are being forced to pay extortionate RPI linked ground rents. Below Peter Wright at Hunters Solicitors tells Lawyer Monthly about a recent trend in new leases, whereby developers propose ground rent escalation at RPI clauses, resulting in a ground rent increase rate that can render some properties unsalable and stress that […]
Last week saw an uprise against Facebook on the back of its alleged involvement with Cambridge Analytica after a whistle-blower uncovered private data harvesting reveals on Channel 4. As a consequence, Alexander Nix, the CEO of Cambridge Analytica has had to step down and explain the situation to the press and the public. Facebook and […]
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Canal & River Trust v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 342 (on appeal from the judgment of Asplin J, [2016] EWHC 1547 (Ch)). The dispute, which concerns the amount payable by Thames Water in return for taking water from the River Lee, has been ongoing intermittently since […]
This week Lawyer monthly takes a look at the potential for new employment laws in the UK. Below Leon Deakin, Partner and Head of Employment at Coffin Mew, explains what’s happening with employment law in other countries and whether these measures could be adopted in the UK within the near future. Changes in technology, methods […]
US President Donald Trump's legal team is currently seeking $20m (£14m) in damages from adult film star Ms Stormy Daniels, on the basis of her breaking a non-disclosure agreement regarding an alleged affair with Trump in 2006. Jonathan Compton, Partner at DMH Stallard, below provides Lawyer Monthly with his viewpoint on the Stormy Daniels NDA […]
The White House’s spokesman Raj Shah has stated that Donald Trump has repeatedly denied claims that stated he was involved in an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels, that took place in 2006. He says Trump’s story is the only one that remains consistent. In an interview, Ms Daniels told CBS that she […]
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