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As the Government presses ahead with plans for online and virtual hearings, the Bar Council has warned that the quality and the reputation of our system of justice must not suffer. Chairman of the Bar, Andrew Langdon QC said: “Appropriate safeguards must be put in place to ensure that the quality of justice and the […]
Communicating for America (CA) recently called on Congress to provide "stabilization funds" in the recent Republican-introduced American Health Care Act reform legislation. As noted in a study released by the Council for Affordable Health Care (CAHC), an increase of $9 billion in stabilization funding could reduce health insurance premiums by 25% for consumers in the […]
Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and claim that British workers do not lose out to EU migrant labour. But they agree that the UK Government, not the EU, will now call the shots. In a comprehensive and easy-to-read legal guide on Brexit, the […]
The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee recently published its report Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? This House of Lords report finds that: The current system for civil justice cooperation across the EU member states - in the development of which UK expertise has been prominent - works well. Disputes that cross borders, […]
From overly nude content to sexualised images of children, social media platforms such as Facebook are being heavily criticised for not doing enough to tackle the stream of unwanted content, and moderate the sharing of particular groups and the images therein. According to the BBC, Chairman of the Commons media committee, Damian Collins said he […]
Approximately 900 million -- or just over one in four -- people living in 16 countries in Asia Pacific, including some of its biggest economies, are estimated to have paid a bribe to access public services, according to a new public opinion poll from the anti-corruption movement Transparency International. Transparency International spoke to nearly 22,000 […]
Almost half of UK voters believe that the European Union will collapse if France votes in a right-wing Government later this year that takes the country out of the EU, according to a YouGov poll conducted on behalf of BE Offices, a leading independent serviced offices provider. The survey polled a representative sample of 2060 […]
You would think increased scrutiny and more rules would be bad for business, but that’s not always the case. Here Dan Montagnani, Managing Director at Groundsure, looks at the commercial property sector and explains to Lawyer Monthly how fresh regulations could cause potential shifts in the real estate markets, but surprisingly not for the worse. […]
The House of Lords Constitution Committee recently proposed new measures to safeguard the rights of Parliament as the process of Brexit gets underway. The report argues that Parliament should make sure the Government does not use delegated powers in the forthcoming ‘Great Repeal Bill’ as a way of changing the law in areas currently governed […]
Alistair Kinley, Director of Policy & Government Affairs and partner at BLM, delves into the Government’s new Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill – how does the latest legislation clarify the role of driverless technology on British roads, and what are the key questions that still surround the topic? We won’t be rolling out of bed […]
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