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UK's exit from EU may end five-year boom in corporate profit and stock valuations. A new survey shows that firms that are engaged with Brexit are more confident about managing the impact, whereas 64% believe Brexit will reduce their profitability.
Kroll, the global leader in risk mitigation and response solutions, together with the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, recently released the 2017 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report (ABC Report). The theme of this year's ABC Report is "Beyond Regulatory Enforcement: The Rise of Reputational Risk." Against […]
Government Brexit plans are showing a lack of ambition for equality and human rights standards, Equality and Human Rights Commissions Chair, David Isaac, has warned. Publishing a 5 point plan on how Britain’s status as a world leader on equality and human rights can be maintained and strengthened after we leave the European Union, Mr […]
While global progress on this grey area is still to come, Canadians at least, can now expect to feel safe on the ground and in the sky. The number of incidents involving recreational drones has more than tripled since 2014, prompting the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport to recently introduce a measure to prevent […]
Last week the motion passed agreeing agreed to firmly limit the scope for the UK Government to allow itself powers to shift legislation through ‘Henry VIII’ powers, and lock-in the utmost Parliamentary oversight of powers given to ministers. This is set to affect people, businesses and sectors all across the nation. Here Lawyer Monthly benefits […]
As the Government presses ahead with plans for online and virtual hearings, the Bar Council has warned that the quality and the reputation of our system of justice must not suffer. Chairman of the Bar, Andrew Langdon QC said: “Appropriate safeguards must be put in place to ensure that the quality of justice and the […]
Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and claim that British workers do not lose out to EU migrant labour. But they agree that the UK Government, not the EU, will now call the shots. In a comprehensive and easy-to-read legal guide on Brexit, the […]
The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee recently published its report Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? This House of Lords report finds that: The current system for civil justice cooperation across the EU member states - in the development of which UK expertise has been prominent - works well. Disputes that cross borders, […]
Approximately 900 million -- or just over one in four -- people living in 16 countries in Asia Pacific, including some of its biggest economies, are estimated to have paid a bribe to access public services, according to a new public opinion poll from the anti-corruption movement Transparency International. Transparency International spoke to nearly 22,000 […]
Almost half of UK voters believe that the European Union will collapse if France votes in a right-wing Government later this year that takes the country out of the EU, according to a YouGov poll conducted on behalf of BE Offices, a leading independent serviced offices provider. The survey polled a representative sample of 2060 […]
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