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Lawyer Monthly April 2017 Edition Now Available

2nd May 2017
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The Sensitive Data Hidden in Your Professional Documents That You Didn’t Know About

28th April 2017
You’re probably here because you think you don’t know what metadata is or how it is used, but in fact you’ve probably used it every single day. Here Dean Sappey, the President and Co-Founder of DocsCorp, delves into the ins and outs of metadata, including the best uses and risks behind it too. Now don’t […]
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Lawyer Monthly Online Editor’s Picks April 2017

24th April 2017
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Brexit and the Law: The Practical Effects on Litigation

20th April 2017
Brexit continues to generate political dramas and dominate the news agenda in the UK – a phenomenon likely to continue for the next two years and probably beyond. The resignation of the UK’s ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers – apparently because of his views on the complexity and likely timescale of negotiating Brexit […]
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Can Your Employees Wear Religious Symbols at Work?

19th April 2017
The ECJ recently handed down its judgment in relation to the long running cases in Belgium (Achibita v G4S) and France (Bougnaoui v ADDH). These high-profile cases focussed on whether bans on religious symbols constituted as direct or indirect discrimination. Michael Farrelly, employment lawyer at Excello Law, here gives Lawyer Monthly a run down on […]
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Pragmatic & Profitable, But Do DPAs Deliver Justice?

13th April 2017
Following the announcement of the SFO's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Tesco a few weeks back, international business & law journalist Dominic Carman here discusses for Lawyer Monthly whether DPAs are truly in the interest of justice.
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Your Thoughts: The 28 Day Bail Enforcement

11th April 2017
Last week the UK saw the enforcement of a 28-day limit on police bail. This comes after criticism of scenarios where people have been kept on police bail for months, and in cases even years, without charge during investigations, essentially in a legal limbo. There is still the flexibility of an extension up to three […]
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Peer-To-Peer Lending: Will We Ever Reach Regulatory Agreement?

7th April 2017
The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market is a young phenomenon. So young, in fact, that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is still working out how best to regulate it. This week Lawyer monthly benefits from expert analysis by Angus Dent, CEO at ArchOver, who delves into the potential for consensus on this complex discussion. With the […]
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Your Thoughts: Whatsapp’s Privacy Protection & Terrorism

4th April 2017
This week’s ‘Your Thoughts’ has heard from many security specialists, researchers and legal professionals on the ins and outs of Whatsapp’s privacy protection debate.
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Serious Consequences for Tax Avoiders as HMRC Narrows on the GIG Economy

4th April 2017
Ahead of the start of the new financial year, BDO is warning people, especially those self-employed in services, to get their tax affairs in order, Dawn Register, partner at BDO, highlights for Lawyer monthly a few considerations. Requirement to correct The start of the new financial year should act as a significant time for any […]
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