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The Civil Liability Bill: Why You Should Care

5th April 2018
Philip M D Grundy, barrister at St John’s Buildings, with support from Nick Martin, Edward J P Grundy, and Mathew Smith, delves deep into the new Civil liability Bill and what it means for you. It is time for the insurer’s complaints and claimant’s gloating to cease. The Civil Liability Bill was recently introduced into […]
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#WednesdayWisdom: A History of Women in Law

4th April 2018
It was over 100 years ago that Gwyneth Bebb went to Court of Appeal to demand that the Law Society allow her and three others to take their Solicitors exams.
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Bar Council Response to the Criminal Justice System Meltdown

4th April 2018
Having sought the views of its members, the Criminal Bar Association recently issued its statement on the state of the criminal justice system and on the funding of criminal legal aid. This sets out the stance of both the leadership of the association and of the Criminal Bar at a grass roots level. As Chair […]
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VAT Fraud Crackdown: New Fulfilment House Rules Kick In

4th April 2018
Alison Horner, VAT partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, explains the implications of the new HMRC Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme (FHDDS), launched on 1 April 2018. “This is a crackdown on certain non-EU businesses which are avoiding VAT regulations and flooding the UK market with cheap, often fraudulent, online goods. This avoidance of the rules […]
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Is My Foreign Divorce Valid in England?

3rd April 2018
When it comes to divorce and family law, different countries’ approaches can vary enormously.  Layla Babadi, specialist international divorce lawyer at East Midlands-based Nelsons Solicitors, regularly receives enquiries from people questioning whether their foreign divorce is valid in England. Here, Layla explains all. “Recognition of a foreign divorce is important as it can affect your ability to remarry and […]
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Your Thoughts: The Brexit Deadline

3rd April 2018
It’s unlikely that the UK and European Parliaments, as well as those of the 27 remaining EU member states, will continue to accept May’s continued deferment. Negotiations have progressed thus far by batting key issues down the field, but the field is only so big. So, realistically, how close is the Brexit deadline? This week […]
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The Key to Understanding Facebook's Current Crisis

3rd April 2018
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.
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Are Law Firms Prepared When It Comes to Data Breaches? Here’s Why You Need to Worry

30th March 2018
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 […]
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30% of Student Tenants “Unfairly” Cheated Out of Their Deposits

30th March 2018
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 […]
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Personal Injury Claims Are Going to Change Post-Brexit

29th March 2018
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 […]
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