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LGBTQ+ in the IP Sector – Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going, and How Do We Get There?

29th June 2020
The legal sector in the UK has seen great advances in diversity and inclusion over the last couple of decades.  However, progress has not been equal in all areas, and the field of intellectual property law has been one of the slowest to come to embrace diversity and recognise the need for inclusion.
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COVID-19: Does an Employer’s Duty of Care Extend to Commuting to Work?

25th June 2020
This article covers how employers should deal with staff refusing to travel to work for fear of contracting Covid-19. 
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AML and UK Lawyers: Time to Root Out the Bad Apples?

23rd June 2020
The new draft business plan of the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) says it will regularly visit ‘high risk’ law firms, and a random sample of others, to check their AML compliance.
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The UK Justice System: Is It Racist?

8th June 2020
With tensions rising in the US following the death of George Floyd and protests now occurring in the UK as well as all 50 states in America, we hear from Paula who discusses how racism is prevalent in the UK and how the legal sector is also yet to remove such prejudice from the justice system.
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Avoiding Insolvency: A Powerful Tool Small Businesses in the US Are Overlooking

5th June 2020
Small businesses affected by the COVID-19 virus: “Don’t lose the opportunity to take advantage of the Small Business Reorganization Act while you still can”, says Mark Horoupian, Partner at Sulmeyer Kupetz.
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Huawei CFO Denied Dismissal of Extradition to US

5th June 2020
As tensions ratchet up between the West and China over the coronavirus pandemic, disagreements over Huawei’s activities in the West have become increasingly fraught.
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How Digital Forensics Can Help Solve Legal Cases

29th May 2020
We speak to Chris Collier, a Senior Digital Forensics Analyst, who reveals more about the process of digital forensics and how his findings can benefit legal cases. How has digital forensics developed over the years and what importance does it play in legal cases now, in comparison to a decade ago, when the digital world […]
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Who Will Bear the Risk and Cost for Coronavirus Construction Delays?

29th May 2020
The terms of the contract will, of course, allocate the risk and cost of the Coronavirus. Although I have studied and have a keen interest in the law, I know where my expertise lies and, therefore, I stick to my specialist subject of delay rather than liability. To some degree, I think that the outfall […]
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Maintenance, Custody and Injunctions: Covid-19’s Impact on Divorced Couples

29th May 2020
Carmen Boucher, a barrister and advocate in collaborative law, is answering some questions divorced couples may have. From keeping up with maintenance payments when the economy is weak, to whether or not custody rules have changed during isolation periods, Carmen succinctly explains how the pandemic has impacted her clients.   What impact is the pandemic […]
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Devising a Good Commercial Contract

29th May 2020
We speak with Advocate Ra’ed Qawasmeh, the contract and legal advice manager at Truth Law Firm, where he briefly outlines the contract strategies you should adopt when constructing a commercial contract and the important clauses to include, as well as discussing the law firm at which he practises, sharing how having a ‘dream team’ helps […]
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