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According to several news outlets, an alleged ‘Jihadi terrorist’, who is currently fighting deportation form the UK, has been awarded £250,000 in legal aid handouts despite being found with instruction manuals on bombing nightclubs and airports. The question is, under the law, is it just to provide him with legal aid? The Sun claims he […]
Announced this week, UK PM Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to unveil proposals that would fine big companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google for failing to remove extremist content form their sites. This comes following a series of attacks on both France, the UK and other European nations. According to May, […]
As part of Lawyer Monthly’s new series on law school, recruitment and careers in the legal sector, John Oxley, Barrister at Vardags relays an educational piece below on the journey from paralegal to managing partner, and everything in between. Lawyers often have little idea what those above and below them in their firm actually do. […]
The Free University of Brussels (ULB) was accused of being sexist after it asked its female students to wear low-cut dresses for graduation day. It was later forced to apologise. An email sent round to all medical students informed that makes could wear suits, but women were told: “From an aesthetic point of view it […]
Next up on the celebrity internet nudity line-up are TV stars from Coronation Street, Sally Lindsay and Catherine Tyldesley, as well as Melanie Sykes, TV and radio presenter. These celebs are feared to have had their iCloud accounts hacked, as photos and videos, including several explicit snaps and clips, have been leaked to X-rated sites. […]
China's new Cybersecurity Law goes into force on Thursday with an aim to tighten what is already one of the world's most restrictive online environments. With more on this and other news around the world we turn to Ro Aram. Aram… the law seeks to protect China's networks and private user data, but foreign firms […]
The twists and turns of this week's General Election may be enough to befuddle anyone - even TV journalists. On Sunday, two of them managed to make the same big gaffe on air as they reported on Theresa May's reshuffle. As Jeremy Hunt arrived at Downing Street to learn his fate this afternoon, BBC […]
It wasn’t too long ago that hashtags didn’t even exist, but since the birth of Twitter they’ve grown to become so much more than a tool to identify messages on a particular topic. They’ve become stand-alone marketing tools, used in adverts and advertising campaigns to strengthen brand engagement and recognition. This is reflected in new […]
The White House is on fire. Every day – almost every few hours – new scandals are breaking. From investigations about Russian collusion to alleged obstruction of justice, the blaze is white hot. But when it comes to the world of businesses and law, it's not the alleged criminal law bombshells that are causing the […]
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