The Seattle area has become known as an international technology and innovation hub, with first-rate tech companies, universities, and a thriving start-up scene all contributing to the city’s large and growing talent pool. We have an exclusive interview with Elena Donio, CEO of Axiom who speaks more on technology impacting the legal sector. 'Axiom’s research […]
The 2017 UK National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (NRA) highlighted the money laundering risks faced by legal firms, over 10,000 of which now have fewer than ten employees. Donald Toon, Director of Economic and Cyber Crime at the National Crime Agency (NCA), explains why that means that every individual counts in […]
Senior law lecturer and barrister Peter Coe looks at the conflicting legal arguments surrounding the right to a private life at work. I very much doubt that when Mr Bogdan Bărbelsecu created a Yahoo instant messenger (IM) account at his employer’s request to deal with customer enquiries he had any idea it would create such […]
Following the Las Vegas shootings, where 58 people died, much discussion has riled up surrounding US President Donald Trump’s reaction to the massacre, and largely about weapons regulations and restrictions. The man behind the attack, Stephen Paddock, shot and injured a security guard just minutes before the attack. A full timeline of the tragedy can […]
With a variety of sectors being affected by the budget, Lawyer Monthly reports on the effect it will have on certain sectors by hearing from a range of experts on the matter.
Technology has rapidly progressed over the years and now variety technological advancements are pinnacle to daily routines and communication. Where there are many positives aligned with these developments, there are also a selection of negative outcomes, one of those outcomes being online abuse. The previous year saw many reports into cyberbullying, videoed attacks and online […]
Software was traditionally constructed from scratch, however nowadays requirements have gotten a lot more complex; the evolution of software has now resulted in software modularity and developers’ jobs now mostly involve assembling components from a variety of sources, including many components that are freely available on the internet. This ‘open source’ software enables developers to […]
On 26th June 2015, the Fourth European Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU 2015/849) (the Directive) came into force. Member States will have until 26th June 2017 to implement the Directive into national law. The Directive replaces the Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2005/60/EC), which was implemented in the UK by way of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 […]
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