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The years of historically affordable mortgage rates look to be ending as rates have steadily increased in recent months and show no signs of turning back. Since the beginning of the year, mortgage rates in the US have increased nearly 50 basis points. Historically low mortgage rates have been the silver lining in today's competitive […]
It has the potential to trigger a serious, decade-defining shake up in employment in Britain but, so far, the requirement on companies to publish data on their gender pay gap has not got the attention it warrants. With just three weeks to go, there’s no time to lose. Alice Wood, Head of Corporate Responsibility at […]
A significant number of EU businesses are sleepwalking towards massive penalties due to a lack of awareness of the scale of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data collection challenge. This is a central finding of a major report released today by Senzing. The research – Finding the Missing Link in GDPR Compliance – is […]
The US Department of Justice has officially submitted notice of proposed regulation to the Office of Management and Budget that aim to prohibit the use of devices, such as stocks, that enable rapid fire on weapons across the US. In detail, the regulation seeks to revise the use of the word ‘machinegun’ in the National […]
The UK Government recently published its cycle safety review, which recommended that a new charge be created for dangerous cycling. The review also recommended a number of other measures aimed at improving cycling safety, for example introducing a minimum overtaking distance for cars passing cyclists and some talks on mandatory insurance for cyclists. The Department […]
With Brexit on the horizon and plenty of legal change to be implemented, Lawyer monthly hears from Nick Vamos, Partner at Peters & Peters, on the implications for criminal law cooperation across Europe. The Brexit deal in which the UK Government is most confident in having both its cake and eating it is criminal justice […]
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Illicit Trade has launched a formal inquiry into the state of illicit trade in the UK. The cross-party group of MPs and Peers have opened a consultation to collect the views and insights of businesses, law enforcement and consumer groups. They are seeking to identify: The main drivers of […]
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