Media is rife that Nirav Modi, an Indian billionaire jeweller, has fled India and is now seeking political asylum in the UK, following allegations of a gigantic fraud. Below Rahul Batra of Hudson McKenzie explains how this has led to a chain of similar cases and developed a form of ‘Quit India Movement’ with a […]
From the very real statistics to the overall atmosphere in the legal sector, below Lawyer Monthly hears from Francine Ryan, lecturer in law and member of the Open Justice team at The Open University, on the problematic lack of work across the legal sphere. Figures from the Law Society show that in 2016-17, 17,855 UK […]
As the deadline for the Package Travel Directive (PTD) fast approaches on 1 July, Rajeev Shaunak, head of travel & tourism at accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson, shares ten top tips to ensure compliance. The new package travel regulations will be the biggest change to the system since the regulations were first implemented 25 years […]
There has been plenty of concern raised about the NHS over the past few years, with the latest headline warning that NHS England is treating too many patients as an emergency. Is it all bad for the organisation though? Join Tilly Bailey & Irvine Law Firm, experts in hospital negligence claims, as they weigh up […]
For a time, the cryptocurrency market has embodied a new “Wild West” for traders. Characterised by mayhem and disorder, we’ve seen a gold rush from traders looking to strike lucky off the back of the meteoric rise of currencies such as Bitcoin – it has been a case of ‘get involved first, figure out what […]
As Artificial Intelligence continues to rapidly merge with the legal sector, is it plausible to suggest that Human Rights can really be issued by a lifeless machine? Below Portia Vincent-Kirby, on behalf of Hudson McKenzie, discusses the development of algorithms in the US legal sphere. Algorithms are a hot topic in law. For instance, new […]
As the business world navigates the political uncertainty of Brexit, Charlotte Allery, Solicitor at Coffin Mew, comments on the skills shortage issues facing employers. Even before the UK leaves the European Union and potential restrictions on EU migrants are imposed, research reveals that the on-going skills shortage is hitting employers. The results of a study […]
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