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Serious Injury Victims Deserve the New Discount Rate

28th March 2017
One of the UK’s most experienced serious injury law firms has criticised the insurance industry for fighting against the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss’s decision to update the ‘discount rate’ used to calculate the level of compensation paid out to victims of life changing injuries. Thompsons Solicitors argues that insurers have known for years that the […]
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Are You Ready for Article 50 to Be Triggered? Here’s a Checklist to Help

27th March 2017
Successful entrepreneur Jo Fairley has shared her advice for small businesses faced with increased economic uncertainty as the government prepares to trigger Article 50 on Wednesday. Her advice comes after Xero, the beautiful cloud accounting software company asked small businesses how optimistic they felt about the future of their business in relation to Brexit. Three […]
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Planning for Brexit Breeds Corporate Confidence

24th March 2017
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.
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Compliance Professionals Say Bribery & Corruption Risk to Rise in 2017

24th March 2017
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 […]
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Government Brexit Plans Lack Ambition for Equality & Human Rights

24th March 2017
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 […]
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New Drone Safety Laws Are Beginning to be Implemented

23rd March 2017
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 […]
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Could the Great Repeal Bill Take Away Your Pensions & Human Rights?

23rd March 2017
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 […]
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