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A mass action lawsuit has been filed, under the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, against Ford Motor Company claiming a defective PowerShift transmission in Ford Focus models from 2012-2015 and Ford Fiesta models from 2011-2015. Currently, there are more than 4,000 past or current owners who have joined the lawsuit. Thousands of Ford Focus and Ford […]
EY has announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft on a broad approach to help address many of the challenges clients are facing around the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR applies to all businesses offering goods or services to the EU and aims to […]
In recent news we saw that Noel Edmonds is seeking more that £50m in compensation over the HBOS fraud scandal. Here Stuart Benzie, civil fraud barrister at 2 Temple Gardens, talks to Lawyer Monthly in regard to Edmonds’ argument that HBOS and its former employee Mark Dobson destroyed his business, and the possible legal remedies in […]
Retail Industry Leaders Association Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Jennifer Safavian recently issued the following statement as the House Ways and Means Committee began its hearing examining the economic and consumer impact of a border adjustable tax: "As the nation's largest private-sector employer, retailers support pro-growth tax reform that lowers corporate rates, scrutinizes all […]
The Labour Party has promised to tackle the gender pay gap, regardless of being criticised in the past for not having enough women within the party. They have assured the public that they would match the Tories’ policy of providing 30 free hours of childcare weekly for working mothers, with children aged 2-4 year olds. […]
With increased vigilance, bans and restrictions on internet use, is this something the public should be opposing, and what are the legalities behind it? Also, what is and isn't legal for the public nowadays? Awareness of what is restricted has become confusing and with the Investigatory Powers Act coming into force, what does this mean for […]
The UK Government has refused to publish a report on whether the rules about pensionable age are appropriate. Section 27(2) of the Pensions Act 2014 required them to publish it "before 7th May 2017." Government lawyers acting on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions said they won't publish it, and that even if […]
Consumer Watchdog recently endorsed a proposed bill in the New York State Assembly that would provide the so-called "Right To Be Forgotten," allowing people to request removal of material and search engine links from their name to information that is inadequate, irrelevant, no longer relevant, or excessive from the Internet. Another key provision of the […]
Given the large-scale cyber-attack on NHS systems a few weeks back and the ongoing impact of the ransomware which has since spread globally, firm leaders are now beginning to understand that it only takes one click to take down a whole business. Here Matt Rhodes, Quiss Commercial Services Manager, points out for Lawyer Monthly what […]
More than half of the UK fears their personal information has been compromised. New research from Experian found that 54% of people believe they have been the target of fraudulent activity online – up from 39% on last year’s figures. Experian’s third annual data breach preparedness survey revealed: Over a third (36%) of people had […]
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