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Should You Become a Dual Qualified Lawyer to Advance Your Career?

29th March 2019
In order to offer as much as you can to your eager clients, qualifying in another country to practice as a lawyer is a viable option that will help you stand out amongst others. With BARBRI International prepping lawyers to seek admission in other jurisdictions, we speak to Victoria Cromwell who shares how the qualification […]
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What Is Foreign Bribery?

29th March 2019
This month, we discuss foreign bribery: what are the challenges facing law enforcement? Dennis speaks about this and the potential changes to legislation. What is foreign bribery? Foreign bribery includes providing or offering a benefit to a foreign public official, or causing a benefit to be provided to a foreign public official, where the benefit […]
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Has the Mutual Trust Between the UK and Poland Evaporated?

29th March 2019
 Insightful as ever, Aleksandra Kowalik takes us through whether this mutual trust is now being tested and the impact the implantation of Article 7 has had. There is no doubt that international criminal justice cooperation demands a solid basis of mutual trust which is reinforced within the legal system of each state jurisdiction, and which […]
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What Is ADR and When Should You opt for it?

29th March 2019
What is the difference between mediation and voluntary arbitration and when is ADR the best option? Read on to find out. What is ADR? ADR allows parties involved in disputes to resolve them without resorting going to the courts. The service is private and efficient and saves parties from the expense, delay, inconvenience and distress […]
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Can Psychology Help Lawyer Wellbeing and Resilience?

29th March 2019
We speak with Professor Hugh Koch, who touches on how he assists in legal cases, as well as how he understands law firms better than usual experts and how wellbeing and resilience assist hardworking lawyers. You are instructed on psychological and orthopaedic personal injury assessments; can you share how the process of devising a report […]
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What Will Brexit Mean for UK and Malta’s Relationship?

29th March 2019
The UK’s decision to divorce from the EU has put into question the status of British citizens, and that of companies based in the UK, in relation to other countries forming part of the European single market and customs union. Since then, Brexit has been characterised by a number of hurdles, with the EU refusing […]
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Are the SRA’s Price Transparency Rules Enough?

29th March 2019
The SRA price transparency rules came into effect in December 2018. They mark a genuine attempt by the SRA in the way law firms are supposed to market themselves and expect to win new business. However, it is now clear that (at least in the area of employment law), law firms are paying lip service […]
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