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World Mental Health Day: Protecting Lawyers' Wellbeing

9th October 2020
As we approach World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2020, it is a perfect opportunity to consider how those in the legal profession can protect their mental health and wellbeing. Everyone is aware that mental health problems can affect anyone at any time and lawyers are far from immune. In fact, lawyers have been […]
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Citigroup Fined $400 Million for Risk Management Deficiencies

8th October 2020
In addition to the fine, US banking regulators will require an overhaul of internal controls at Citibank.
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Supreme Court Hears Google v Oracle Copyright Dispute

8th October 2020
Whichever way it falls, the outcome of the suit will have a significant bearing on the future of the US tech industry.
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Boris Johnson Backs Patel’s “Lefty Lawyers” Remarks

7th October 2020
The Prime Minister’s echoing of the Home Secretary’s controversial comments have drawn further backlash from legal professionals.
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Congress Antitrust Report Concludes That Big Tech Is Anti-Competitive

7th October 2020
Democratic lawmakers have called for new laws to break up the “monopoly power” of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google.
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Lawyers Condemn Priti Patel’s “Demonising” Comments

6th October 2020
The Home Secretary’s “lefty lawyers” characterisation could provoke physical attacks on immigration lawyers, legal bodies have argued.
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Jalla v Shell: What Does It Mean for Representative Actions?

5th October 2020
The outcome of August's 'Jalla v Shell' has set a precedent that could have significant consequences for coming representative actions.
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Lord Reed Pushes for BAME Appointment to UK Supreme Court

5th October 2020
The president of the Supreme Court called the lack of ethnic diversity on the UK’s top court “shameful if it persists.”
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Bar Council Calls for Commitment to Zero Tolerance on Discrimination

2nd October 2020
As Black History Month begins, the Bar Council has published a collection of equality and diversity guides for the profession.
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One Year on From the Greater Manchester NHS Data Breach: What We Know

2nd October 2020
Affecting more than 2,000 patients, the Greater Manchester NHS data breach was one of the most significant security lapses of 2019.
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