Many people have been haunted by their past minor transgressions, which on any view bare no indication of who they are and have become in the present day. Naturally, many people have probably been fearful of applying for jobs knowing that their past will hinder them.
Following a tumultuous 2018 for the Serious Fraud Office, Iskander Fernandez, Partner and white collar crime expert at BLM, addresses the agency’s recent investigations, whether recent changes in senior leadership could steady the SFO ship, and issues surrounding corporate criminal liability.
For senior qualified legal staff, the world really is their oyster. There are a wide range of potential career options available for solicitors, not least the path to partnership.
Some weeks back the Attorney General appeared before the Commons Justice Committee and vowed to “crack the whip” to rectify the all too well known failings in the criminal disclosure process.
The Supreme Court has this week handed down judgment in Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5, a much-anticipated decision on the court’s approach to causation and quantum where the claimant’s claim is that the breach of duty has caused him to lose an opportunity he would allegedly otherwise have had.
On 8 February Justice Secretary David Gauke announced that no-fault divorces are to become law in the UK; something to really celebrate for many people faced with undergoing the often emotionally-distressing process of separation.
Employment tribunals are already widely perceived as being predisposed towards employees. This is largely due to the disparity in resources, personnel and negotiating power between an employer and employee.
Is Valentine’s Day a romantic celebration of love or retailers’ delight, given that Brits spend £1.5 billion on this day alone. Born from the remembrance of St. Valentine, the University of Melbourne found across a study of European couples, those who got married on the 14th are at a much higher risk of divorce than ANY […]
Lawyers currently face a technology learning curve that is challenging the procedural status quo of the due diligence processes they apply to mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
As we spend most of our week in the company of our colleagues, romantic relationships in the workplace can be common and are one of the most obvious ways to meet someone.
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