District Judge Clare Coates, at Cardiff County Court last week, ruled that nurses and doctors parking outside of wales’ biggest hospital were to pay out a £12.8 million fine, at around £150,000 each. As a result of the three-day trial small claims ruling, staff may lose their homes and consequently their jobs. The staff at University […]
Below Francine Ryan, Lecturer in law at the Open University, and responsible for the Open Justice Law Clinic, explains to Lawyer Monthly the benefits to law students of being involved in pro bono. Pro bono is derived from the Latin term pro bono publico which can be translated as ‘for the public good’. In a […]
Civil drone operations in the US may be about to get more civilized. Last month, the Trump administration kicked off “infrastructure week” by touting a plan to corporatize the nation’s dependable albeit “ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible” air traffic control (“ATC”) system. Marc L. Warren and Steven J. Seiden of US based Jenner & Block explain […]
The use of social media by clients is increasingly causing problems for their lawyers and the legal system. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and a wealth of other sites are now routinely consulted in the course of case preparation to glean information that can be used for and against the relevant party. Social media use is also […]
A man in Minnesota recently learned the law the hard way, and in turn found out that Monopoly money, cards and property aren’t real. When pulled over by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office for an arrest warrant on the vehicle the man was driving, he attempted to show the police a Monopoly board game ‘Get […]
An upcoming government review of workers’ rights is set to demand minimum wage, a new working title under ‘dependent contractor’, and benefits such as sick pay and holiday leave. Until now the UK’s working system has been divided into employee, worker and self-employed, but now these categories could be joined by ‘dependent contractor’. Gig workers, […]
Online gambling giant bet365 is being taken to court over the denial of payout to student Megan McCann, 20, who had won £1 million by betting on nearly £25,000 on 12 horses across four races in June 2016. The betting company says it will not pay out the £1 million because it believes McCann's stake was provided […]
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