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In 2012 CG Naylor LLP (formerly Crabtree Law) made waves as one of the UK’s first newly formed Alternative Business Structure (ABS) law firms. Featured by The Guardian, Legal Futures and Legal Week at the time, it was an innovative experiment in the legal industry. Where once the jury was still out as to whether […]
Over the last few months, and following the recent Orlando massacre, gun violence and weapons law has been highly in debate throughout the US. Now authorities in California have introduced a range of new laws designed to prevent mass shootings by seizing guns from those considered a danger to others or themselves and banning large […]
Youtube prankster Coby Persin recently took to Times Square to photograph himself and his ‘wife’, who was 12 years old, in order to raise awareness of the long-standing legality of young marriage in Virginia. As a result, New Yorkers were stunned at the obscenity, and thus the state of Virginia has now passed a bill […]
Brexit has prompted a surge in enquiries to immigration lawyers with businesses and workers concerned for their future one week on from the EU Referendum, according to UK law firm Simpson Millar. The firm’s Head of Immigration Emma Brooksbank has reported a huge rise in calls from EU migrants hoping to secure permanent residence and […]
Though a definitive decision has been made on whether to leave the EU, the UK’s political and economic future is still very uncertain, and while there are many questions, there are far fewer answers. The pound has fallen 10% as of the 24th June, the day after the vote, and it is expected to take […]
In light of the recent Panama Papers scandal, governments and financial institutions worldwide have upped anti-corruption on their priority lists. The European Union subsequently announced that it would be moving to clamp down on tax minimization and avoidance, and has put together an action plan towards combatting a lack of transparency from corporations and their […]
The UK government is soon to introduce the Investigatory Powers Bill with the intention of cracking down on legal transparency, but while the Human Rights Committee deems this a “significant step forward,” it states that there is a need for more safeguards. UK MPs and their peers have stated that the collection of personal data […]
Business leaders dealing with the Brexit fallout have been told not to panic over the possible impact on intellectual property, trademarks and copyright laws. Leading national law firm Freeths is advising clients that nothing will change immediately. Freeths partner Simon Barker, head of intellectual property based at the firm’s Birmingham office, said: “While the formal […]
More than half of UK legal firms feel that the skilled talent pool within the sector has shrunk over the last year, according to Clayton Legal. A study of over 2000 firms by the specialist legal recruitment consultancy found that 52% had found it more difficult to source skilled professionals over the past 12 months. […]
Whilst the British public has spoken and the decision to leave the EU has been made, the path is far from straight forward. The referendum is merely the start of a two year process of negotiations and decisions. The UK has now to decide if it will join the European Economic Area (EEA), thereby remaining […]
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