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Hong Kong Courts Rule Mask Ban as Unconstitutional

18th November 2019
Amid recent protests in Hong Kong, a high court has ruled that a last-minute revival of laws banning face masks was unconstitutional by the government.
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Senate Bill Could Restrict Police Use of Facial Recognition

18th November 2019
Last week a new bill was introduced by US Senators Chris Coons and Mike Lee with the intention of restricting the use of facial recognition tech by US police nationwide.
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How to Find and Select a Barrister

15th November 2019
Oftentimes, a solicitor will instruct a barrister, which means they seek their expertise on a specialist area of the law, or they will represent a person in court. Members of the public may also instruct a barrister themselves, provided the barrister is registered to do so. If you know that your issue requires the help […]
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Dressing for Success in the Legal Sector

14th November 2019
Oscar Wilde once said that “looking good and dressing well is a necessity”; what we wear and how we dress matters.
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How Will the California Assembly Bill 218 Impact Victims of Childhood Sexual Assault

13th November 2019
The California legislature has acknowledged the devastating impact and unique injury caused by childhood sexual abuse with the enactment of Assembly Bill 218.
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Supreme Court to Settle Trademark Row Over Booking.Com Domain

13th November 2019
Is Booking.com too generic a domain name to trademark? The US patent office seems to think so.
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Supreme Court: Morrisons Could Be Liable for Data Leak

12th November 2019
UK supermarket giant Morrisons recently appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a previous ruling that determined the company liable for a data breach that happened in 2014, but we won’t find out the court’s verdict until 2020.
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Asda Employee: ‘I Want to Sue Asda Over New Employment Contract’

6th November 2019
Asda has recently enacted a major overhaul of its employment contracts and its current employees are not happy.
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US Lawyer Accused of Laundering in Crypto Scam

5th November 2019
A trial has just began in New York, at the centre of which a US Lawyer has been accused of laundering money made in a cryptocurrency scam.
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ICO Releases Damning Report on “Invasive” Police Use of Facial Recognition

5th November 2019
The Information Commissioner Office (ICO), in an unprecedented move, has demanded a new statutory code to govern the police use of “invasive” facial recognition technology.
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