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A successful law school application is the path to a rewarding and prestigious career, with a world of specializations and prospective employers waiting for you once you graduate. Since the law is a subject that most people study at postgraduate level, one of the questions frequently asked by prospective undergraduate students is, "what degree should […]
With rising cyber concerns among businesses worldwide, security is becoming more and more of a priority, but has the issue always been this prominent, with the need for burglar alarms? What’s worst, having your fleet of devices stolen, along with mouse and keyboard, or have the data stolen and usurped? Here Lawyer Monthly has heard […]
A wholesome £10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who finds the murder weapon that killed a businessman in his £1million home. Guy Hedger was shot during burglary gone wrong in his home in Castlewood, Dorset, UK, at the end of April. The shotgun that killed him is still to be found. Three men have […]
A muslim woman, Faizah Shaheen, 28, was simply reading a book on her outbound flight to Turkey, only to be mistaken as a terrorist and arrested under the suspicion of anti-terrorist police. Arriving at Doncaster airport, South Yorkshire, UK, Shaheen was arrested and questioned for 15 minutes under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. She […]
Two things are on a collision course. The first is Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service's (HMTCS) plan that courts operate on a shift system - so called 'Flexible Operating Hours'. The second is the determination of the legal profession and many within the judiciary to do whatever it takes to retain talented women at […]
“This repeal bill is the start of the mammoth task of transposing EU law on to the UK statute books,” Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC said of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, published last week. “Not only is this a vast undertaking, it throws up some important constitutional questions, such as the extent […]
Coming straight out of school, you may really want to land a job in the legal industry that helps you to get guidance and gain useful experience. It is generally understood in the legal industry that internships and sometimes taking lower rates are necessary for climbing the corporate ladder. Those who graduate from George Washington University and […]
Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) recently welcomed a damning appeals court judgment against Heineken’s 98.8%-owned Greek operating company, saying this clearly supports its claim for damages of €100 million-plus against Europe’s largest brewer. The Administrative Appeals Court, in Athens, has upheld the substance of a 2015 landmark antitrust finding by the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) against […]
Fantasy fiction book to series Game of Thrones is among one of the most illegally downloaded TV shows ever, and now under new rules, penalties for illegally downloading such content could land criminals up to 10 years in prison. Around nine months ago the UK government took further steps to clamp down on internet piracy […]
Campaigning law firm Thompsons Solicitors recently (Tuesday 4th July) highlighted an extract from a report from an insurance law firm that quotes the Department for Work and Pensions admitting that they ‘no longer have the expertise…to produce robust data’ in relation to personal injury claims. Insurance law firm Weightmans, who produce an annual report on […]
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