Since the NHS was hit with a ransom based cyber-attack last Friday, the health organisation has suffered continued disruption since, but no further attacks. 47 trusts were hit and 11 are still facing issues, leading to further cancellations and delays in seeing patients. Here below are responses to the attack from reputable sources who voiced […]
Last week saw that giant of British retail the John Lewis Partnership announcing that it is setting aside £36m due to failures to pay the national minimum wage (NMW) to its workers. This is to cover payments which may be due over a six year period. To be fair it doesn’t seem to be intentional […]
Here below Lawyer monthly has collated a number of short responses from highly esteemed legal professionals, in answer to the question: What led you to embark on a career in the legal sector? Whether law runs in the family or a succinct moment in time gave them vision, these lawyers, from all around the world, all started […]
Last week, it was revealed that the car finance industry is the latest to reportedly be lending irresponsibly. Here Wagonex explains to Lawyer Monthly why and how this sheds light on fresh emerging opportunities for business fleets and employee benefits. Car finance has seen the fastest expansion of consumer credit, followed closely by personal loans […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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