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The New Leasing Standards: Will you Risk Failing an Audit?

10th March 2017
The new leasing regulations are just around the corner, and preparations for implementation should have already have begun in your business. Cameron Nokes, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Accruent here tells Lawyer Monthly all about it and gives expert tips on how you can get ready for the shift. It’s official. New established guidelines for […]
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White Paper Published on Legal Duty of Care Framework

10th March 2017
The International SOS Foundation, the global not-for-profit organization striving to improve the safety, security, health and welfare of the mobile workforce and US based labor legal experts Fisher Phillips, in partnership with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), have published a white paper advising United States organizations of the "Legal Perspective on […]
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Hundreds of Thousands of Wills Need Reviewing After New £1 Mil IHT Limit

9th March 2017
Hundreds of thousands of people will need to review their wills to potentially benefit from the new £1 million inheritance tax (IHT) allowance for the family home, effective in the UK from April this year. From April 6th people might be able to benefit from an additional tax free allowance when a residence is passed […]
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Going Paper Free: What to Look for in an e-Signature

9th March 2017
Business efficiency, whether for your local store or for a worldwide law firm, is often at the core of consequential revenue stream, and for things to be efficient, they need to happen fast. Sending a contract in the post is arguably fairly old-school nowadays, and digital transactions, e-Signatures, and paperless agreements are increasingly the future. […]
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Expert Commentary on Personal Injury Claims Discount Rate Drop

8th March 2017
Following on from last week’s news that the Lord Chancellor announced a reduction to the discount rate for personal injury claims from 2.5% to minus 0.75% - a decision that will have profound consequences in the compensation industry, where discount rates are required – Lawyer Monthly received expert commentary from Amanda Fyffe, Director at RGL […]
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Supreme Court of Canada Agrees No Jury Trials for Securities Offences

8th March 2017
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed two appeals from Alberta defendants seeking a right to trial by jury for Securities Act offences. This decision upholds the December 2015 ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal in the same matters. The appellants, Ronald Aitkens and Jeremy (Jay) Peers, are each facing charges under the Securities […]
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Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Are you Going to be Sanctioned?

7th March 2017
On the 6th April 2017, the new Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 come into force and could affect up to 8000 employers across the UK, but how? Below are some comments from industry experts at MHA MacIntyre Hudson on the impact to UK employers. Chris Blundell, Employment Tax Director, MHA MacIntyre […]
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High Court Case Rules Against Fixed Legal Fees

6th March 2017
A High Court appeal has cast doubt on the government’s plans to introduce fixed legal fees, just a day after the Ministry of Justice unveiled its intention to cap whiplash payouts. The Court of Appeal case of Merrix v Heart of England NHS Trust saw the claimant successfully argue that the current system of cost […]
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Are you Prepared for the EU General Data Protection Regulation?

6th March 2017
With the implementation of GDPR on our doorstep, companies risk serious vulnerability in the face of data protection. This week Lawyer Monthly has heard from Rafi Azim-Khan and Steven Farmer of Pillsbury Law, who gave us a rundown on how you need to prepare for the regulatory changes. From the debate about the UK’s ‘Snooper’s […]
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Historic WTO Agreement Set to Reduce Exporting Red Tape and Boost Trade

3rd March 2017
A ground breaking global agreement to make it easier to trade across borders will enter into force following ratification by two-thirds of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership. The first multilateral agreement successfully negotiated through the WTO, and now ratified by more than 110 countries, will come into force immediately and will see WTO members benefit from greater […]
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