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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 […]
This week Lawyer monthly heard from Amanda Cunliffe, founder and Chief Officer for Legal Practice at Amanda Cunliffe Solicitors, who below analyses the Government’s proposed changes to small claims limits and offers her expert opinion. There are a number of common misconceptions among the general public when it comes to personal injury law. The most prevalent […]
2016’s trademark filings rose 5.2% yoy, and trademarks on their way to registration jumped a huge 10% compared with 2015, pushing 2016 to be a record breaking year for trademarks. The USPTO’s Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2016 reports a total of 530,270 trademark filings, as opposed to 503,889 the previous year, which […]
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has responded to the Government's consultation on whiplash reform, saying the plans will penalise genuinely injured persons. The consultation proposed to remove, or dramatically reduce, the compensation given to people injured in road traffic accidents that were not their fault, and to make it harder for them to […]
The Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Regulation [849/2015] (MLD4) began enforcement in June 2015 in light of the combat against money laundering and financing of terrorism. Aligned with international standards established by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2012, MLD4 is now set to change, substituting MLD3 across all Member States by 26th June 2017. In addition, the […]
Following news that the UK government wants to implement digital voting in coming years, at the turn of 2017, the former head of MI6, Sir John Sawers claimed balloting with pencil and paper was much more secure. With the way the internet of things is taking the world by storm, and the digital era is […]
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