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The Ministry of Justice says it will support the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill, meaning offenders who attack emergency service workers such as ambulance and NHS staff, firefighters, police officers etc. will receive a twice-fold maximum prison sentence. The new rules, proposed by Former Labour minister Chris Bryant, also require judges to consider the […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on the 25th May 2018 and will change the European privacy landscape. At Deloitte, we see GDPR not only as a challenge, but also as an opportunity. How can you manage all the data you hold efficiently and legally? What exact information do your clients, […]
Anyone who has played Epic Games' incredibly popular Fortnite Battle Royale knows that cheaters have quickly become a major problem. Epic has taken a number of steps to counteract cheating, including new lawsuits against two repeat cheaters.
A new study examining the security practices of law firms has found that only one organisation out of the top 100 UK firms, Walker Morris, has sufficient measures in place to fully protect against email fraud. With the threat of phishing attacks increasing by 65% in 2016, this revelation serves as a stark warning to […]
With the introduction of new EU trademark regulations which came into force on 1st October, Rose Smalley, Amy Galloway and Patrick Cantrill at law firm Bond Dickinson, discuss everything you need to know on the new rules, including all the challenges and opportunities they present for your business. Despite claims that further European trade mark […]
Nailing your first paralegal position was difficult enough, now you’re having a real hard time moving upward. So how do you make Partner? Catherine Thomas, Partner and Co-Head of the London team at JMW Solicitors, talks Lawyer Monthly through the plan. Elbowing your way into a law partnership requires a plan. Very few will stumble […]
Below, Claire Brook, an Employment Law Partner at Aaron & Partners LLP, talks to Lawyer Monthly about the recent case of Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu, and delves into the legal bindings of monitoring private messages in the workplace. In 2016, the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that a Romanian employer did […]
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