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Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer in June 2016, and many critics say this points to "collusion." Criminal defense attorney Caroline Polisi joins CBSN to discuss exactly what this term means and what comes next in the investigation.
According to reports, the legal team for Donald Trump is getting fed up with the fact that the man refuses to listen to their expert advice, and when they tell him not to do something, he turns around and Tweets out things that they don’t want him to. Trump is his own worst enemy, and […]
Below Francine Ryan, Lecturer in law at the Open University, and responsible for the Open Justice Law Clinic, explains to Lawyer Monthly the benefits to law students of being involved in pro bono. Pro bono is derived from the Latin term pro bono publico which can be translated as ‘for the public good’. In a […]
Civil drone operations in the US may be about to get more civilized. Last month, the Trump administration kicked off “infrastructure week” by touting a plan to corporatize the nation’s dependable albeit “ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible” air traffic control (“ATC”) system. Marc L. Warren and Steven J. Seiden of US based Jenner & Block explain […]
The use of social media by clients is increasingly causing problems for their lawyers and the legal system. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and a wealth of other sites are now routinely consulted in the course of case preparation to glean information that can be used for and against the relevant party. Social media use is also […]
Campaigning law firm Thompsons Solicitors recently (Tuesday 4th July) highlighted an extract from a report from an insurance law firm that quotes the Department for Work and Pensions admitting that they ‘no longer have the expertise…to produce robust data’ in relation to personal injury claims. Insurance law firm Weightmans, who produce an annual report on […]
Victims on the Grenfell tower fire have still not been housed over three weeks later, despite being promised housing would be provided within three weeks. Even before the fire, Chelsea and Kensington, in London, already has the worst reputation in England for housing homeless people locally. Lawyer Monthly asked experts to watch this video and […]
The Queen’s Speech announced a new data protection law to ensure the UK retains its world-class regime protecting personal data along with a new Digital Charter to ensure that the UK is “the safest place to be online.” However, below Mark O’Halloran, Partner in the tech team at Coffin Mew Solicitors, explains that the Government […]
A man in Minnesota recently learned the law the hard way, and in turn found out that Monopoly money, cards and property aren’t real. When pulled over by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office for an arrest warrant on the vehicle the man was driving, he attempted to show the police a Monopoly board game ‘Get […]
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