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Criminal Law: The Changes and Complications

1st July 2019
“I hung out my shingle as soon as I passed the bar, and I have enjoyed this work tremendously.  I would up in post-conviction and appeals because that way I got paid to learn the law. Once older trial lawyers knew I was a “book kid” they either hired or offered to have me sit […]
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Waste Management in the Energy IP Sector

1st July 2019
Landon Miller is an experienced Corporate Executive and Technology. Having held significant positions as the CEO, COO of multiple companies, as a large, global strategic business unit Leader, Executive, and technical Leader, as well as working at the most senior levels of large, complex organizations in a leadership role on challenging and technology intensive programs […]
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Is Using Social Media a Lawful Way to Check Your Employee’s History?

1st July 2019
In Italy, the issue is very complex: in fact, we need to find a link between European regulations, national ones, and the provisions that the social partners have included in collective agreements. A possible solution roots back in the 1970s, i.e., in Article 8 of Law 300/1970: the processing of personal data prior to recruitment […]
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What Does an Expert in Clinical Forensic Medicine Do?

1st July 2019
I started Forensic Medical Consultants in 1994 as an impartial private service in clinical forensic medicine. I had been working full-time as a Forensic Physician with Victoria Police and realised that there was a need for expert opinions that were independent, impartial and reflected contemporary medical practice. I wanted to develop a service provided by a […]
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Healthcare Architecture: The Requirements of Becoming an Expert

1st July 2019
Why is an architect best placed to be an Expert Witness in providing accommodation reports? Architects come from a diversity of academic backgrounds, but we all share the common foundation of learning how to decipher our client’s requirements and translate them into 3D design solutions; we are trained to be problem solvers. As a Healthcare […]
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Pride Yourself at Work: LGBT+ Inclusivity in the Workplace

28th June 2019
Talking to the award-winning employment lawyers at Phillips & Associates, we learn what rights the LGBT+ community have and what laws protect them from harassment at work. Do members of the LGBT+ community have protections against discrimination in employment? Employees who are part of the LGBT+ community are generally entitled to protection from harassment in […]
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Life as an Expert in: Clinical Psychology

28th June 2019
I am Dr Kari Carstairs. I am an HCPC registered clinical psychologist who has dedicated her whole working life to gaining a deep understanding of people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour, with a particular emphasis on human distress in its many forms. My career I obtained my BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford […]
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How to: Avoid Construction Claims

28th June 2019
Matthew Finn is a director at Ankura with many years’ experience in the construction industry. He is regularly appointed as an expert witness in the field of quantum (damages) on appointments on construction projects in building, civil engineering, power, nuclear, rail, oil and gas, and building services, and also receives appointments to act as an […]
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Legal Proceedings in the Nursing Sector

12th June 2019
Jeanine Frumenti, DNP, MPA, BSN, RN, CLNC, is an accomplished nurse leader and CEO of Jeanine Frumenti Consulting LLC. She speaks to us about the nursing Standard of Care and legal proceedings in the nursing profession.
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Nick Rowley Tells Us How to Make Record-Breaking Verdicts

6th June 2019
“Breathe life and humanity into the law so that there can be justice…” Born in Iowa and raised between Iowa and Arizona, Rowley moved out on his own at age 15, working full time ever since.  He joined the United States Air Force and was able to work for his undergraduate degree at the age of 19.  He started law […]
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