The estimated total corporate tax benefit of $74 billion per year is not a game-changer according to Alastair George, Chief Investment Strategist at Edison Investment, who below explains to Lawyer Monthly how the tax reform may in fact result in quite a modest positive for US equities. The prospective headline cut to the US corporate […]
2016 was dominated by news of Trump and Brexit. While those two political issues have remained firmly on the news agenda, this year’s front pages have also been dominated by terrorist attacks, high-profile harassment claims, and catastrophic weather phenomenon. Virtually each story and event, both large and small, has brought an area of law into […]
On behalf of Lawyer Monthly, Richard Thomas, Partner at Cardiff and London based commercial law firm Capital Law, looks at what legal changes will be sweeping administrations in 2018. GDPR European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the result of four year’s work by the EU to bring legislation in line with the new ways that data […]
While housing has been high on the political agenda recently, and significant focus was given to it in the Autumn budget, specialist lawyers ask whether the new measures go far enough, particularly with regards to affordable housing. It was confirmed that, following the Prime Minister’s October announcement, a further £2bn of funding would be given […]
With ongoing controversy surrounding the SFO's conduct in the Libor trials - particularly around the use of an expert witness that turned out to be texting individuals outside the court to clarify basic points - below noted legal commentator Dominic Carman delves deep into the matter. The Court of Appeal have raised serious concerns about […]
New rules to be introduced by the Payment Systems Regulator will in future make banks and financial services liable for payment scams and consequent reimbursement. Andy Barratt, UK Managing Director at Coalfire, explains more for Lawyer Monthly. During the first six months of this year, victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams were conned out […]
From housing and estate planning to employment and diversity, 2017 has been packed with regulatory updates and legislative changes across the UK. Despite Brexit falling through the fingers of government officials, and the Autumn budget bringing into light few new measures, the end of year has still managed to see triumph in the development of […]
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