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The New No Fault Divorce Bill - What Does It Mean?

17th July 2020
This long overdue reform is a welcome start, but much work still needs to be done to eliminate the unnecessary hardship caused by divorce and relationship breakdown. There is only one ground for divorce - that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. The new Act does not change this fundamental principle, but it will change […]
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Getting Your Firm Back on Track Post-COVID

17th July 2020
As we all know Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown has forced many law firms into hardship and although we are gradually coming out of lockdown, that does not mean there aren’t any challenges still ahead. As lockdown is slowly lifted, law firms will be looking to get back into business and onto an even keel […]
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Landmark Legal Cases Which Have Shaped UK Law

15th July 2020
We have listed the top ground-breaking cases that have defined the UK’s legal system, shaping it into what it is today.
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Data Privacy Laws and Rights: Where Are We Now?

9th July 2020
In the UK, our data privacy rights are protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); legislation which came into force two years ago.
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The Most Damaging Patent Disputes Ever

8th July 2020
A look at five of the biggest patent litigation cases in US history and the immense initial damages issued to the defendants.
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Allen & Overy, Slaughter & May Among 17 City Firms Signing up to The Race Fairness Commitment

6th July 2020
Seventeen major city law firms including Allen & Overy, Pinsent Masons and Slaughter & May have joined forces to conduct a data-driven investigation with the aim of finding out where BAME lawyers are falling behind their white peer group.
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Do We Have Privacy Rights Anymore?

1st July 2020
It has been and most likely will be, debated until the end of time: our right to privacy. Here I tackle what privacy means to us and whether we have privacy rights in this day and age.
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Will the Law Ever Evolve Quick Enough for New Technologies?

30th June 2020
With the digital era constantly evolving and thus posing new challenges for businesses and the legal sector alike, William shares with us how technology and the internet have impacted copyright law. New technologies provide new tools for creative expression and new vehicles for sharing those works[1]. But sometimes they also disrupt existing copyright regimes. How […]
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What Happened to the Lawyers Who Represented the “Bad Guys”?

30th June 2020
Criminal cases often capture the public imagination, especially when the alleged crime is especially heinous or the defendant very well-known. The lawyers who handle these cases often achieve an amount of fame themselves, whether or not their clients are ultimately cleared.
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Is the Criminal Justice System Doing Enough to Tackle Racism?

29th June 2020
It has been three years since David Lammy published his Review indicating that the Criminal Justice System (CJS) is lagging behind other institutions in its duty to tackle systemic racism.
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