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Is Cyber Protection More Important Than Having a Burglar Alarm at the Office?

27th July 2017
With rising cyber concerns among businesses worldwide, security is becoming more and more of a priority, but has the issue always been this prominent, with the need for burglar alarms? What’s worst, having your fleet of devices stolen, along with mouse and keyboard, or have the data stolen and usurped? Here Lawyer Monthly has heard […]
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£10,000 Reward for Finding ‘Millionaire Businessman Butcher Shotgun’

25th July 2017
A wholesome £10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who finds the murder weapon that killed a businessman in his £1million home. Guy Hedger was shot during burglary gone wrong in his home in Castlewood, Dorset, UK, at the end of April. The shotgun that killed him is still to be found. Three men have […]
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Muslim Arrested Over ‘Terrorist’ Syrian Art Book: ‘I’m Suing’

24th July 2017
A muslim woman, Faizah Shaheen, 28, was simply reading a book on her outbound flight to Turkey, only to be mistaken as a terrorist and arrested under the suspicion of anti-terrorist police. Arriving at Doncaster airport, South Yorkshire, UK, Shaheen was arrested and questioned for 15 minutes under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. She […]
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Why Do Men Still Dominate the Higher Tiers of Our Justice System?

21st July 2017
Two things are on a collision course. The first is Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service's (HMTCS) plan that courts operate on a shift system - so called 'Flexible Operating Hours'. The second is the determination of the legal profession and many within the judiciary to do whatever it takes to retain talented women at […]
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Ministers Should Not Abuse Brexit Law Changing Powers

20th July 2017
“This repeal bill is the start of the mammoth task of transposing EU law on to the UK statute books,” Chair of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC said of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, published last week. “Not only is this a vast undertaking, it throws up some important constitutional questions, such as the extent […]
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Ways to Justifiably Increase Your Legal Rates

19th July 2017
Coming straight out of school, you may really want to land a job in the legal industry that helps you to get guidance and gain useful experience. It is generally understood in the legal industry that internships and sometimes taking lower rates are necessary for climbing the corporate ladder. Those who graduate from George Washington University and […]
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Greek Heineken Company Loses Historical Antitrust Case

19th July 2017
Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) recently welcomed a damning appeals court judgment against Heineken’s 98.8%-owned Greek operating company, saying this clearly supports its claim for damages of €100 million-plus against Europe’s largest brewer. The Administrative Appeals Court, in Athens, has upheld the substance of a 2015 landmark antitrust finding by the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) against […]
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