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The New No Fault Divorce Bill - What Does It Mean?

17th July 2020
This long overdue reform is a welcome start, but much work still needs to be done to eliminate the unnecessary hardship caused by divorce and relationship breakdown. There is only one ground for divorce - that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. The new Act does not change this fundamental principle, but it will change […]
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Getting Your Firm Back on Track Post-COVID

17th July 2020
As we all know Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown has forced many law firms into hardship and although we are gradually coming out of lockdown, that does not mean there aren’t any challenges still ahead. As lockdown is slowly lifted, law firms will be looking to get back into business and onto an even keel […]
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Renewable Energy: Is the Law Doing Enough?

10th July 2020
Ben Sheppard, Partner in the Energy & Infrastructure Team at Walker Morris LLP, discusses whether the law is doing enough to encourage renewable energy in the UK and tackle climate change.
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Data Privacy Laws and Rights: Where Are We Now?

9th July 2020
In the UK, our data privacy rights are protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); legislation which came into force two years ago.
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Do We Have Privacy Rights Anymore?

1st July 2020
It has been and most likely will be, debated until the end of time: our right to privacy. Here I tackle what privacy means to us and whether we have privacy rights in this day and age.
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Black Lives Matter: How Dafina Started Her Own Law Firm

30th June 2020
Dafina Sharpe, Esq, Attorney and Financial Blogger at Dollars Plus Sense  My story into starting my own firm: I got into law because my mother valued education and encouraged me to continue my studies after college. I was the first and only lawyer in my family and I was excited at the potential of having […]
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Black Lives Matter: Tiffany's Journey into Law

30th June 2020
Tiffany Walker, Attorney at FVF Law My Law School Experience: Law school is a unique challenge that you can never really prepare for and a different learning experience than anything you’ve experienced before.  I went to Loyola University of New Orleans’ College of Law. I was always comfortable as a student there as I felt […]
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An Immigrant’s Journey to Becoming a Barrister at the English Bar

30th June 2020
I was just four when I came to England from Jamaica and when infant school commenced, I was so excited. I loved learning and making friends and I was itching to explore my surroundings. One day I remember queuing up for lunch, and having never done so before I was a little apprehensive. When my […]
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Becoming a Lawyer as a BAME Student: Advice and Tips

30th June 2020
I grew up in Kingston, Jamaica and went to university in the USA.  I moved to the UK after graduating and have been living in London since 2008.  I think my route into law probably began when I was told that I was too argumentative as a child – I was led to believe that […]
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Recent Reforms in the Defence Sector - A Shot in the Arm?

30th June 2020
COVID-19 pandemic, apart from the human cost, has had a severe economic impact worldwide. The Indian economy has not been immune from the economic hit and is currently facing one of the worst economic slumps. In order to combat the economic impact of the pandemic on the Indian economy, the Indian Government recently unveiled various […]
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