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The eleven justices of the Supreme Court heard evidence over four days in December before handing down their judgment today, establishing, by a margin of eight to three, that the UK Parliament must have a vote on whether the government may begin the official Brexit process, triggering Article 50. The Supreme Court also ruled that […]
With conflict in South Sudan now entering its fourth year and its people facing dire humanitarian challenges, the United Nations refugee agency has revised upwards its funding requirements for 2017 to address new needs of those who have been displaced due to renewed fighting, increased violence and resulting food insecurity since July last year. The […]
Annapolis Group, a Nova Scotia company, recently gave notice of its intention to commence legal proceedings against Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), claiming approximately $120 Million in damages. HRM has effectively expropriated - without compensation - Annapolis' Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lake lands. On September 6th 2016, HRM finally refused Annapolis' request to initiate secondary […]
The team at Legal Floris LLC is helping FBME Bank customers recover their funds. Legal Floris LLC currently represents 1,000+ FBME Bank customers who are seeking recovery of funds. FBME Bank (the Federal Bank of the Middle East) recently lost its license for banking after a long and winding journey of problems. Legal Floris has […]
There are now over 800 lawyers in the UK working for ‘virtual’ law firms as advances in technology drive the rise of a new business model in the legal sector, shows new research by Hazlewoods, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors who specialise in the legal profession. A ‘virtual’ law firm is a decentralised legal practice […]
Vaultize, a data security, rights management and file tracking company, has announced that ExxonMobil and BNP Paribas, along with several other Fortune 1000 companies, have signed on as new customers. The company has grown its US and European revenue streams by over 700% in FY16 after opening a new global headquarters in San Francisco and […]
FTSE100 leaders, BP, BT, Diageo, HSBC, Shell, Unilever, and Vodafone have pledged their support for The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law’s new Business Network - which will be launched at an event on 18 January 2017. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, The Lord Chief Justice, will welcome this new initiative and will encourage other […]
Families, consumers and businesses all benefit from greater clarity on Brexit, the Bar Council has said today. The Chairman of the Bar, Andrew Langdon QC said: “Today’s speech from the Prime Minister has provided some much needed clarity on the Government’s direction of travel over Brexit. “The announcement that the UK will not seek membership […]
Set to present the UK’s plans for the EU exit today, British Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out any “half-in, half-out” situation, stating that the UK’s 12 point plan aims to not leave the nation with a sort of “partial membership,” but to build a "new and equal partnership" with the EU. Within the 12 […]
Last week UK Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to help schools and companies in England confront the 'hidden injustice' of mental illness of students and employees, in response to mental health experts’ call for further funding. In a speech, the UK PM announced that more backing, approx. £15 million, will over community care, training for […]
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